Start it in one click
Hover over the notch and click the stopwatch button, or choose Start Stopwatch from Notchiko's menu bar icon. It starts at 00:00.00 right away, with nothing to set up.
Right in your notch
While it runs, its Chiko sits by the notch with the elapsed time underneath, like 12:37, so you can check it without opening anything. Hover over the notch and its card shows hundredths of a second (00:37.42); from an hour on it reads 1:02:37, so it never gets too wide. Click the card for Pause, Lap, and Reset, or Resume once it's paused.
Laps
Press Lap to record the time at that moment. The card shows which lap you're on, and the full list, like “Lap 1 00:32.41, Lap 2 01:17.82”, is in Settings › Timers › Stopwatch, where you can also clear them. The notch itself stays clean.
It keeps time even when your Mac sleeps
Notchiko remembers when the stopwatch started instead of adding up seconds, so the time stays exact through a busy Mac, sleep, and even quitting and reopening the app. Close your MacBook for lunch and the stopwatch still includes the hour you were away.
Stopwatch, Focus Timer, or Pomodoro?
- ⏱ Stopwatch: count up. Start, and see how long it's been.
- 🎯 Focus Timer: count down once. Focus for 45 minutes, then done.
- 🍅 Pomodoro: focus and breaks, repeating on their own.
Each has its own spot on the notch, so you can run them side by side.
A native Mac app
Notchiko is built in Swift for macOS, works offline, and has no account or tracking. On Macs without a notch, it shows as a small floating pill you can put at the top, sides, or bottom of the screen. It needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later. The stopwatch is free, laps included; Lifetime is a one-time $4.99 for more Chikos, countdowns, and customization.