Notched 0.9.7: Picture-in-Picture, stream chat, File Shelf & a lighter app

Notched · published · build 26397216

[ NEW ]

  • Picture-in-Picture: dock your browser's video under the notch, always on top

  • Stream chat: live Twitch, Kick and YouTube chat in the notch, no login needed (for streamers)

  • File Shelf: park files on the notch and drag them out later

  • USB drives: see a stick's name and free space when you plug it in, with safe eject

  • Keyboard HUD for Caps, Num and Scroll Lock and layout changes (PT → EN)

  • Inverted corners: an option per theme that blends the notch into the screen edge

  • The music visualizer now reacts to the real audio

[ INTEGRATIONS ]

  • Discord: step-by-step setup with your own Discord app, with saved connections you can switch between

  • Phone Link: hang up, mute and call timer in the notch, plus missed calls and phone battery

[ UI ]

  • Setup now opens in its own window that you can move, resize and minimize

  • Redesigned layout editor and Start menu, with a details page for Workshop items

  • New notch animations (Jelly and Focus) and 4 new desktop switch animations

[ PERFORMANCE ]

  • Background helpers now run inside Notched: fewer processes and less memory

  • Lyrics and the music player use far less CPU and GPU

  • Notification history is much smaller

  • The desktop switch effect only loads when you turn it on

[ FIXES ]

  • Fixed the Workshop not connecting on Steam installs

  • Start with Windows rebuilt, with a Repair button in Settings

  • Clicking the Start button always opens the Windows Start menu again

  • Fixed crashes and broken characters with accented names and paths

[ PRIVACY ]

  • Workshop verification now applies only to the reviewed version of an item, and unverified items can be allowed one at a time

  • Notification text is no longer written to logs

  • New usage ping every 30 minutes: a random ID, the app and Windows version, and whether it crashed. Turn it off in Settings → About, which also deletes this install's record