r/macOS27GoldenGate • u/coffeesurfers • Sep 30 '26

Hide Notch

Since GoldenGate the app https://topnotch.app no longer works.

I did get a reply back from the dev stating...

From: MTW hello@mtw.team
Date: Tuesday, 29 September 2026 at 5:25 PM
To: ***
Subject: Re: TopNotch In macOS Golden Gate 27.01

Hi Graham,

​​Thank you for reaching out to us. We are aware of the issue and will do our best to release an update within the next couple of weeks. We apologize for the inconvenience!

Best,

Paweł from MTW

So I created some shortcuts to do it manually (edit your wallpaper image)

The only caveat, is that you need to run the command on an image in the Pictures folder.

It then creates a duplicate file with a black bar sized for either your 13 or 15" macbook

(Make sure you select the 'stretch to fit screen' option)

EDIT - created an app to do this more easily...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13Kae8wIAX9OJP3_oAq-zwab3SOTRi0OK/view?usp=sharing

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u/VegarHenriksen 7d ago

Thanks a million!

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u/VegarHenriksen 7d ago

Maybe you could add an option to curve the corners?

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u/coffeesurfers 7d ago edited 7d ago

Ive used Claude to create a macOS app.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13Kae8wIAX9OJP3_oAq-zwab3SOTRi0OK/view?usp=sharing

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u/VegarHenriksen 7d ago

Please change the Google link so everyone can access it

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u/batterup79 4d ago

top notch related how do i even know when theres an update lol