🟒Checking Claude status…
Claude API round-tripmeasuring…
Live from status.claude.com Β· click to open Β· this is what the app puts in your real notch
πŸ‘† Hover the notch β€” yes, this one

Your MacBook's notch
tells you when Claude is down

ClaudeNotch watches status.claude.com. On incident: the notch drops down with the details, your screen edges flash red. Resolved: everything retracts.

Free Β· Open source (MIT) Β· Native Swift Β· macOS 13+ Β· Apple Silicon & Intel Β· notch optional

ClaudeNotch demo: first-run tutorial badge, hover confetti, incident alert with red edge pulse

Live demo β€” floating tutorial badge, hover-the-notch confetti, incident alert, red edge pulse that outlines the notch.

Never wonder "is it me or is Claude down?" again

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Notch drop-down alerts

A smooth spring animation extends the notch into an alert card with the incident title and affected components. Auto-retracts after 30 s.

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Hover or click to peek

Mouse over β€” or just click β€” the notch any time: live health panel for every Claude component, plus a real measured API round-trip.

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Red edge flash

While an incident is active, the screen edges pulse red β€” and the flash outlines the notch instead of hiding under it.

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A tutorial with confetti

First launch floats a hint badge under the notch. Complete the hover and the panel celebrates. Respects Reduce Motion.

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Tiny and native

Pure Swift/SwiftUI + AppKit. No Electron, no dependencies, no analytics. Talks to exactly one status endpoint.

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Quiet when it matters

Mirrored or shared screen? Alerts hold back until you're presenting no more. Amber icon for minor wobbles, red for real outages.

Caught a real incident on day one

Notch alert showing a real live Claude incident

Real screenshot β€” an actual live incident, minutes after the app was built.

Hover status panel with per-component health

Hover panel β€” live component health, any time.

Install in 30 seconds

One line, done β€” installs the latest release, clears quarantine, launches (read the script):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hidrogenone/ClaudeNotch/main/install.sh | bash

Prefer clicking? Grab ClaudeNotch.dmg from the latest release, drag to Applications, right-click β†’ Open. If macOS refuses: System Settings β†’ Privacy & Security β†’ Open Anyway.

Then hover your notch β€” the first-run tutorial (and its confetti) takes it from there. Launch-at-login is on by default; everything's a toggle in the menu.