The notchDoes the MacBook notch show in screenshots and recordings?No, the notch does not show in screenshots or screen recordings: it is hardware. What a capture contains, what viewers see, and when a black band appears.- The notchMac menu bar disappeared? How to get it backMac menu bar disappeared? It is usually set to hide, or an app is in full screen. How to bring it back, plus fixes for the notch and external displays.
The notchMenu bar icon spacing on Mac: fit more icons beside the notchChange menu bar icon spacing on a Mac with two Terminal commands, so more icons fit beside the notch. What each setting does, and how to apply and undo it.
The notchHow to organize Mac menu bar icons: move, hide and trimHow to organize Mac menu bar icons: Command-drag to reorder or remove them, pick Apple's items in Control Center settings, and keep the bar short.- The notchA notch for Macs without one: how Notchpals works on any MacNo notch on your iMac, Mac mini or external display? Notchpals draws a black island at the top of the main display. How it works, and which screen it picks.
The notchCan you hide the notch on a MacBook? Ways to make it disappearYou can't switch the notch off, but you can make it fade: a black band in your wallpaper, full screen apps, one Finder setting, and a little time.- The notchFull screen apps on a notched MacBook: the black band explainedIn full screen, a notched MacBook blacks out the strip beside the notch and hides the menu bar. Why it happens, what you can change, and what video looks like.
- The notchThe Mac notch and the iPhone's Dynamic Island: what each one doesThe iPhone turned its camera cutout into the Dynamic Island, while the Mac notch mostly stays still. What each does today, and what a useful notch could be.
- The notchMenu bar icons hidden behind the notch: how to get them backOn a notched MacBook, macOS hides menu bar icons that don't fit. Why it happens, and how to rearrange, remove and make room so the icons you need stay visible.
- The notchWays to make the MacBook notch useful instead of ignoring itThe notch doesn't have to be dead space. Blend it into the menu bar, try the kinds of apps that work around it, or let it bring you a friendly reminder.
- The notchWhat is the notch on a MacBook? The camera cutout explainedThe notch is the cutout at the top of newer MacBook screens that holds the camera. Why Apple added it, how macOS works around it, and what lives beside it.
- The notchWhich Macs have a notch? Every model, and how to check yoursThe notch is on the 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro from late 2021 and the MacBook Air from the M2 model on. Which Macs don't have one, and how to check yours.