Meet Anclave
Everything you keep glancing away to check,
in the place you were already looking.
Now playing Pause, skip, or see what this song is, from Spotify to a hidden browser tab, without leaving what you are doing.
Calendar Your Apple or Google calendars, Google still in beta. See what is next, and join a call from the row it sits on.
Tasks Your Reminders and Things lists, under the notch. Add one the moment it comes to mind, tick it off when it is done.
Clipboard history No more pasting things into Notes to keep them. Anclave remembers what you copy and keeps anything sensitive hidden.
The shelf Park a file at the notch while you decide where it belongs. Drag it back out when you need it, or AirDrop it on.
Screenshots Every screenshot waits at the notch, ready to drag straight into a chat, with no digging through the desktop or Finder.
Notifications A new track, a meeting in five minutes, a nudge to stretch: said briefly under the notch, with no banners piling up.
Pomodoro Work in rounds with the time at the edge of your vision, and no timer window of its own to keep an eye on.
Activity See where the hours really went, by app and by quarter hour, and get told to stand up before your back complains.
It stays on your Mac Your music, meetings and clipboard are nobody's business but yours. No account, no server, no analytics anywhere.
Everything else you might ask
What does it run on?
Apple silicon Macs on macOS 14 or later. The download is 8 MB.
Does it need a notch?
No. Where there is a notch the panel drops out of it; on any other screen it floats under the menu bar and works the same.
Does it work with several displays?
Yes. You choose where the panel lives: the built-in screen, the main one, or whichever is under your pointer.
Does it get in the way of full screen apps?
There is a switch to tuck it away while a full screen app is in front.
What does it cost?
Everything is yours for two days. After that the player stays free and the rest opens with a licence on up to three Macs. Anclave is in beta, so you name the price: apps like this sell for $15 to $25.
Is it a subscription?
No. One payment, and the licence key arrives by email.
Where does my data go?
Nowhere. Playback, calendars, the clipboard and the shelf are read on your Mac and stay on it; the only network calls are update checks and the calendars you sign into.
What does signing in with Google share?
Anclave asks for read access to your calendars and nothing else. The token lives in your Keychain until you sign out, and nothing is ever written back to a calendar.
How do updates arrive?
The app checks by itself and offers each new build with its notes attached. Updates download as small deltas.