Notch

Hover to open#

Point at the notch and a black island grows out of it with what's playing, the date and a quick question box. Move away and it tucks back in. On a screen without a camera notch, Xeneric shows just its eye in a small circle at the top.

Now playing shows Spotify with playback controls once you connect it in Dashboard → Integrations (no Spotify login; macOS asks for Automation).

Your day#

When Xeneric starts (at login or from Applications) the notch says good morning or evening and shows how your day starts: a greeting, the weather and your first events. Turn it off with Greet me when Xeneric starts, or bring it back anytime with Show my day now (Dashboard → General).

Heads-ups#

• A heads-up before each calendar event (Calendar).
• “Disk almost full” from FreeUp.
• “Now playing on …” when your audio output changes (Dashboard → Sound).
• Other apps' notifications, with Full Disk Access and Show your Mac's notifications on.

Also show in Notification Center keeps notices in the system list too. Send a test notification shows how they look.

The drop shelf#

Start dragging files anywhere and the notch opens into drop zones:

Hold

Keep the files on the shelf for later.

Convert

Change the format.

Edit

One image: crop, draw, filters in the Xeneric Editor.

Share

Send to an app.

AirDrop

Nearby devices.

Files dropped on the open notch go on the shelf. See Files.

Notch settings#

Expand notch on hover

Dashboard → General. Show music, the date and quick ask when you point at the notch.

Drop shelf while dragging files

Dashboard → Files. Open the drop zones while you drag.

Keep shelf after restart

Dashboard → Files. Remembers which files are held (not the files themselves).