Crest is a Mac notch app that turns your MacBook's notch into a hub: Now Playing, a dashboard, system stats, calendar, tasks, translation and more. Free, Pro $19.99.
Hey everyone
I made Crest because my MacBook's notch always bugged me. It's just a black bar for the camera that sits there doing nothing all day, so I figured I'd make it actually useful.
It drops down from the notch and gives you things at a glance: what's playing (with lyrics), a little dashboard, a spot to drop files, your clipboard history, calendar, system stats, and a bunch more. Four of those are free, and if you want the rest it's a one-time $19.99. No subscription.
It started as a side project for myself. I'd tried other notch apps but they kept killing my battery or freezing after my Mac slept overnight, which drove me nuts, so I put a lot of effort into keeping Crest quiet on battery and making it wake up properly. It's
also notarized by Apple, so none of those "unknown developer" warnings, and nothing it does leaves your Mac.
It's free to try at https://crestnotch.app. I'd really love to hear what you think, or what you'd want it to do that it doesn't yet. I'll be around all day answering.
Thanks for checking it out
Putting something actually useful in the notch is one of those ideas that sounds obvious once you see it - surprised it took this long. The translation feature is an unexpected pairing with system stats. How does it handle technical text or domain-specific terms? That's usually where inline translation breaks down.
Congrats on the launch! 🎉 The notch has bugged me since I got my M1 too. Smart move turning the most useless part of the screen into the useful one. One thing I'm curious about; What happens when I'm docked to an external monitor? I'm working remote and haven't got access to an external monitor to test it out yet.
Honestly the notch has annoyed me for years, so turning it into something useful is a fun idea. The clipboard history and file drop are the two I'd actually use daily. The thing that stands out though is you fixing the battery drain and post-sleep freezing, that's the reason I gave up on a similar app before. Nice work, and the one-time price over a subscription is refreshing. @zack40x@Crest
About Crest on Product Hunt
“System stats and translation on your Mac's notch”
Crest launched on Product Hunt on June 29th, 2026 and earned 154 upvotes and 14 comments, placing #6 on the daily leaderboard. Crest is a Mac notch app that turns your MacBook's notch into a hub: Now Playing, a dashboard, system stats, calendar, tasks, translation and more. Free, Pro $19.99.
Crest was featured in Mac (103.6k followers), Design Tools (261.3k followers), Productivity (656.2k followers) and Apple (15.5k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 201.2k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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