Now playing
Idle Smile
Noggin · Spotify
MacOS 14+ · v0.1.2 BETA
A notch companion for your MacOS.
Noggin wraps the camera notch. Hover to peek, click for home, double-click for Canvas: overdue work, due today, and what’s coming, from any school that uses it.
Free · .dmg · Apple Silicon
Idle Smile · Noggin
Thu 1:21 PM
68°
69%
Timer
25:00
Up next
Design review 2:30 PM
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v0.1.2·BETA
Good afternoon
Your Canvas
2 today
Due today 25 pts
Noggin Arcade
Thirteen games. One smile.
The notch
Hover. Click. Double-click.
Peek
Live activity without opening anything. Music, timers, a little smile.
Home
Modules you actually use: music, timer, weather, clocks, Bluetooth.
Canvas
If your school uses Canvas, assignments land here. Overdue, due today, points.
Esc or click away to close. Noggin lives in the menu bar, not the Dock.
Canvas
School, without another tab.
If your college or university runs Canvas, Noggin already speaks it. Double-click the notch for overdue work, what’s due today, and what’s coming, with points, quizzes, and the course name. Click a row and it opens in your browser.
- Works with Canvas schools across the US
- Needs you · Due today · Coming up
- Token lives in the Keychain on this MacOS
Used by students at
- Evergreen Valley High School
- Independence High School
- Harvard
- NYU
- Valley Christian High School
- Silver Creek High School
- Pepperdine
- UCLA
- SJSU
- UC Berkeley
Modules
Turn modules on. Leave the rest off.
Click a module to open its preview. Size the notch · Volume and brightness · Now playing · Timer · Install extra modules from Settings → Library · Hide shipped tiles in the notch → · Hold files in Pocket → · Voice memos → · Speed test → · Compress → · Mic check → · YouTube and Spotify saves → · How to update → · How to play the games →
Music PlayerNow playing, play bar, visualizer
Now playing
Idle Smile
Noggin · Spotify
TimerAny duration, or 5 / 15 / 25
Timer
25:00
World clocksPacific, New York, London
World clocks
Pacific1:21pm
New York4:21pm
London9:21pm
WeatherTemp, high/low, sunrise
Pacific
68°
Partly cloudy
H 74° L 55°
↑ 6:21 ↓ 7:48
↑ 6:21 ↓ 7:48
CalendarNext event and reminder
Up next
Design review 2:30 PM
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SystemCPU, memory, disk, uptime
System
CPU12%
MEM41%
DISK128G
UP1d 4h
Wi-FiNetwork name and optional IP
Wi-Fi
Home 192.168.1.12
ClipboardLast 5 copies, tap to restore
Clipboard
https://yourschool.instructure.com
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Scratch padA tiny note that stays
Scratch pad
Ship the download page tonight.
Quick actionsScreenshot, password, apps
Quick actions
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Keep awakeStop the display from sleeping
Focus
Keeping MacOS awake On
Daily lineOne line for the day
Today
Quiet is also progress.
BluetoothAirPods and other connections
Bluetooth
Ayaan’s AirPods Pro
Magic Keyboard
Eye strain20-20-20 breaks
Eyes
Watch for eye strain
Next break in 12m
MirrorFront camera in the notch
Mirror
Notch icon — tap to open the camera
Find MyOpen Find My for devices and people
Find My
Notch icon — tap to open Find My
GamesThirteen arcade games in the notch
Games
Notch icon — tap to open the arcade
CalculatorFull pad with fractions, in the notch
Calculator
Notch icon — tap to open the pad
Speed testPing, download, and upload
Speed test
PING—
DOWN—
UP—
Ping, download, upload
PocketHold files in the notch, then drag them out
Notch icon — drop files on the notch, tap to open
Noggin Lock⌃⌥G so hover won’t open home
Noggin Lock
Notch icon or ⌃⌥G — hover stays closed
YouTube savePaste a link, save MP4, MP3, or MOV
YouTube
Paste a YouTube link
Save as MP4, MP3, or MOV. Needs yt-dlp.
Spotify savePaste a link, save an MP3 to Downloads
Spotify MP3
Paste a Spotify or track link
Saves an MP3 to Downloads. Needs yt-dlp and ffmpeg.
CompressZip files from the notch
Compress
Drop files to zip
Pick
Voice memosRename, notes, favorites, save as MP3
Voice memos
Notch icon — record, rename, note, favorite, save MP3
TranslatorType in the notch, translation out
Translator
Notch icon — tap to type in, translation out
Mic checkTones, record, and playback
Mic check
Play a tone, or record a second and hear it back
CanvasAssignments from your school Canvas
Canvas
Notch icon — tap for assignments
Quiet is also progress.
Arcade
Thirteen games. One smile.
A tiny arcade inside Noggin, for the minutes between things. How to play each game →
Noggin Run
Leap the little notches
Noggin Flap
Pipes, floor, or ceiling: you’re out
Five Letter
Five letters, no daily limit
Noggin Pong
You vs the NPC
Noggin Blocks
Drop, rotate, clear a row
Noggin Stack
Drop the slab. Cut the overhang.
Noggin Reflex
Wait, then tap GO
Noggin Tic-Tac-Toe
Three in a row. Local or NPC
Noggin CPS
Clicks per second. Pick a length.
Noggin Snake
Eat apples. Don’t hit a wall.
Noggin Color Patterns
Watch the colors. Tap them back.
Noggin Blackjack
Buy in $100–$1000. Beat the dealer.
Noggin Stack4
Connect four. Local or NPC, easy to hard.
Get it
Download Noggin
MacOS 14 Sonoma or later. Apple Silicon. It appears in the menu bar, not the Dock.
Download Noggin.dmg
MacOS 14+
Free beta
Not the App Store
- Open the disk image and drag Noggin to Applications.
- Open it. Noggin sits in the notch at the top of the screen.
- Allow Calendar and Location when asked, so weather and events can show.
This beta is not notarized yet. MacOS may say the app can’t be opened. Use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. See how →
The disk image isn’t on this site yet. After you host nogginusa.com, put Noggin.dmg next to this page.