# Notchkin

> Local notes panel that drops down from the MacBook notch

Notchkin is a Mac notes app that lives in the MacBook notch: hovering over the notch, or pressing a shortcut, drops down a panel for writing and searching notes. It handles rich text, checklists, hashtags and pinned notes, and comes with a deliberately sarcastic mascot. Notes are stored only on the Mac, with no sync and no account, and the app is a one-time purchase on the Mac App Store or through Setapp.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** Danny Stankowski (since 2026)
- **Website:** https://notchkin.app
- **Runs on:** macOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Notchkin is a paid product, starting at $4.99 one-time.

- **Pricing model:** Paid
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Notchkin | $4.99 one-time purchase (US Mac App Store) | The full app, with no subscription or account. Family Sharing covers up to six people, and the terms say it is also sold once-off through Setapp. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notchkin/id6773256913?mt=12 on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Notchkin before buying.

## Mac App Store prices by country

"The app", as each country's Mac App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $4.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £4.99 | about $6.60 (32% more) |
| Germany | 5,99 € | about $6.71 (35% more) |
| Canada | $6.99 | about $4.91 (about the same) |
| Australia | $7.99 | about $5.58 (12% more) |
| India | ₹ 499 | about $5.16 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 29,90 | about $5.97 (20% more) |
| Mexico | $99.00 | about $5.44 (9% more) |
| Turkey | ₺249,99 | about $5.08 (about the same) |
| Indonesia | Rp 99ribu | about $5.54 (11% more) |
| Philippines | ₱ 299.00 | about $4.76 (about the same) |
| South Africa | R99.99 | about $6.05 (21% more) |

## Key features

- **Panel in the notch:** Hovering over the notch slides a notes panel down. Macs without a notch get a notch-shaped panel at the top of the screen, and every connected monitor has its own.
- **Quick Capture and paste as note:** A global shortcut starts a new note from any app, and a second shortcut turns whatever is on the clipboard into a note.
- **Rich text and lists:** Notes support bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, highlights and links, along with checklists and bulleted and numbered lists.
- **Hashtags, search and pins:** Hashtags and tag filters take the place of folders. Search runs across all notes or inside a single one, and important notes can be pinned to the top.
- **Local storage with daily backups:** Notes are saved in a sandboxed folder on the Mac and the app makes no network requests. It snapshots the notes once a day and keeps the last 7 backups.
- **Export:** A single note exports as .rtf or .md, and the whole library can be backed up as JSON or as a folder of Markdown files.

## Good for

- MacBook users who want a scratchpad without another window
- Short notes, checklists and clipboard snippets kept on one Mac
- People who want notes that never leave their machine

## Worth knowing

- It runs on the Mac only and requires macOS 14 or later.
- There is no sync: the FAQ says notes cannot be shared with an iPhone or iPad, only backed up by copying the notes folder yourself.
- The Mac App Store listing shows a paid download with no free version or trial; refunds go through Apple or Setapp.
- The built-in backups live on the same Mac as the notes, so the vendor advises keeping a separate backup.

## Works with

Setapp

**Tags:** Notes, Local-first, Works offline, One-time purchase

## Alternatives

- [Quick Note](https://toolgpa.com/tools/quick-note): Menu bar sticky notes that float above other Mac windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/notchkin-vs-quick-note)
- [SideNotes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sidenotes): Screen-edge notes panel for Mac, with a separate iPhone app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/notchkin-vs-sidenotes)
- [Tot](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tot): Seven-note text scratchpad for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/notchkin-vs-tot)
- [Antinote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/antinote): Mac scratchpad for temporary notes, quick math and checklists. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/antinote-vs-notchkin)
- [Heynote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/heynote): Block-based scratchpad for developers on Mac, Windows and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/heynote-vs-notchkin)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notchkin/id6773256913?mt=12
- https://notchkin.app/
- https://notchkin.app/privacy
- https://notchkin.app/terms

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/notchkin
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