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Your Mac, tuned around your ears.

Music and video through a personal notch filter you tune by ear, with calming soundscapes for relaxation, focus and sleep. This panel is the app. Switch it on.

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Then play a song: Canon in D

Pachelbel · U.S. Air Force Strolling Strings · public domain

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The preview has 12 of the app's 20 sounds and 6 of its 12 scenes. Birds, crickets, stream and fire are the app's own recordings; the rest are simpler browser versions. Keep the volume at a comfortable level.

I have tinnitus, and I love music. I built Notched so my Mac sounds comfortable for hours. It is not a treatment. It is a listening tool I use every day.

Brian RheaMaker of Notched

1 octave notch, tuned by ear

20 sounds none on a loop

12 scenes to start from

0 accounts ads or analytics

One filter, on everything you play

Set the notch once from the menu bar. Notched filters your Mac's sound on its way to your headphones or speakers.

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Tune it by ear

Pick the pitch that matches what you hear, in small steps. Change it any time.

A pitch for each ear

If left and right are different, give each ear its own notch.

L8,160 HzR6,480 Hz

All apps, or only Spotify

Music, video, podcasts and browsers. You choose the scope.

✓All appsSpotify only

Watch it on the spectrum

See your music and the gap the notch leaves, live.

Stays attached

Change headphones or restart Spotify and the notch picks back up. Nothing to convert, nothing to upload. All processing stays on your Mac.

Twenty sounds. Nothing on repeat.

Calming soundscapes for relaxation, focus and sleep. Sixteen are generated live as you listen, and four are field recordings shuffled with crossfades, so you never hear a loop point.

Twelve scenes to start from
Rain, ocean, fire, birds, trains and more
Chimes, bowls and a band of noise at your pitch

Soft rainQuiet officeMixing pointRain and chimesThunderstormOcean nightForest streamCampfireNight trainLong flightWaterfallSinging bowls

Ocean night ⌄edited

Ocean

Crickets

Wind

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Mix your own

Layer any of the 20 sounds and set each one's level. Adding a layer changes the color of the mix, not its volume.

Save mixes under your own names
Reset a scene to how it came
Darker, neutral or brighter tone

A small daily goal, counted for you

Notched counts the minutes you listen through the notch. Set a daily and a weekly goal and watch two rings fill. There is nothing to log.

Today and this week at a glance
The last seven days as bars
A streak for days you reach 15 minutes

Built for everyday listening

Steps back for music

When music starts, the background sound lowers itself. When the music stops, it comes back.

A timer that fades

Set a timer and the sound fades out gently at the end. No sudden silence.

◷ 45 min

Lean left or right

Balance the background sound toward either ear.

Truly Mac-native

A small menu-bar app. Works offline, with no sign-in and no streaming.

The whole library

NoisePink, white, brown

WaterRain, downpour, stream, waterfall, ocean

WeatherWind, thunder

NatureBirds, crickets, fire

Rooms and travelFan, cabin, train

TonesChimes, singing bowl, drone, your pitch band

Also inside: a plain "When to see a doctor" list, one click away.

Privacy

Your audio never leaves your Mac

Processed locally

The filter runs on your Mac in real time. Nothing is recorded, stored or sent anywhere.

No account

Buy it, download it, open it. There is no sign-up and nothing to log in to.

No analytics

Notched has no trackers and no ads. Your settings stay in the app on your Mac.

Pay once. Use it forever.

No subscription and no account. If it isn't for you, get your money back within 30 days.

Notched for Mac

One-time purchase

~~$29~~$12once

Launch price. Goes to $29 after launch.

The notch filter, for all apps or only Spotify
20 sounds, 12 scenes and your own saved mixes
Daily and weekly rings
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30-day refund

If Notched isn't for you, email within 30 days and get your money back. No questions.

What you need

A Mac with Apple Silicon running macOS 14.2 or later.

Why it asks for audio access

To filter sound, Notched has to hear what your Mac is playing. macOS asks you to allow "System Audio Recording" the first time. The audio is filtered and played straight back. It is never saved.

Questions

What is a notch filter?

A filter that turns down one narrow range of pitches and leaves the rest alone. Notched removes a band one octave wide, centered on the pitch you choose. You can hear it in the preview at the top of this page.

Is Notched a medical device or a treatment?

No. Notched is a general wellness and listening-comfort app. It does not diagnose or treat any condition. If you have concerns about your hearing, see a doctor or an audiologist.

Which apps does it work with?

Any app that plays sound on your Mac: music, video, podcasts, browsers. You can also limit it to Spotify only.

Does it change my music files?

No. Notched filters sound as it plays. Switch it off and everything sounds exactly as before.

How do I find my pitch?

Use the free Find your frequency tool, or do it in the app: play a sound, open the pitch menu and step through until the gap sits where you want it. Matching by ear is not exact, which is one reason the notch is a full octave wide. You can retune at any time.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once and the app is yours.

Does it run on Intel Macs, iPhone or Windows?

Not today. Notched needs a Mac with Apple Silicon and macOS 14.2 or later.

How do refunds work?

Email support within 30 days of buying and you get a full refund.