Vibe Notch for Mac
Vibe Notch (previously Claude Island) A macOS menu bar app that brings Dynamic Island-style notifications to Claude Code CLI sessions. ? Actively maintained Launched v1.2 in December 2025, then took a 4-month break.
Vibe Notch — overview
Vibe Notch (previously Claude Island)
A macOS menu bar app that brings Dynamic Island-style notifications to Claude Code CLI sessions. ? Actively maintained Launched v1.2 in December 2025, then took a 4-month break. v1.3 (April 2026) works through the backlog of contributor PRs and bug reports and kicks off a regular cadence again. Open PRs and issues are being reviewed — thanks for your patience.
Features Notch UI — Animated overlay that expands from the MacBook notch Live Session Monitoring — Track multiple Claude Code sessions in real-time Permission Approvals — Approve or deny tool executions directly from the notch Chat History — View full conversation history with markdown rendering Auto-Setup — Hooks install automatically on first launch
Requirements macOS 15.6+ Claude Code CLI
Install
Download the latest release or build from source:
How It Works
Vibe Notch installs hooks into ~/.claude/hooks/ that communicate session state via a Unix socket. The app listens for events and displays them in the notch overlay.
When Claude needs permission to run a tool, the notch expands with approve/deny buttons—no need to switch to the terminal.
Analytics
Vibe Notch uses Mixpanel to collect anonymous usage data: App Launched — App version, build number, macOS version Session Started — When a new Claude Code session is detected
No personal data or conversation content is collected.
License
Apache 2.0
Details
适用于 Claude Code CLI 会话的动态岛风格通知
How to install Vibe Notch
- Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
- If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the command below first.
- Run this command:
Latest 10 releases
Last updated 2026-04-20; current version v1.3.2, with the latest 6 releases listed.
| Version | Released | Type | Size | macOS | Windows | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.3.2 | 2026-04-20 | Stable | 4.0 MB | Download | — | — |
| v1.3.1 | 2026-04-15 | Stable | 4.5 MB | Download | — | — |
| v1.3 | 2026-04-12 | Stable | 4.0 MB | Download | — | — |
| v1.2 | 2025-12-12 | Stable | 3.9 MB | Download | — | — |
| v1.1 | 2025-12-09 | Stable | 3.9 MB | Download | — | — |
| v1.0 | 2025-12-09 | Stable | 3.9 MB | Download | — | — |
Data from GitHub Releases; stable releases first, each group sorted newest first.
Supported systems
- macOS 27（Golden Gate） (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 26 Tahoe (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 15 Sequoia (Apple silicon + Intel)
Compared with similar apps
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| App | Version | License | Architecture | 30-day installs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vibe Notch | v1.3.2 | — | Universal binary | 18 |
| Codexia | 0.59.0 | — | Universal binary | 12 |
| Clarc | v1.4.1 | — | Universal binary | 17 |
| ChatALL | v1.85.110 | — | Universal binary | 18 |
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