What each does, of the 14 things in the table below, by its own site.
Why people choose Tilora
- Tilora is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens like any app, with no Terminal command or Open Anyway.
- Updates install by themselves; Boring Notch’s last stable release was in November 2025.
- Clipboard history, file conversion and share links, window snapping, screen and text capture, weather and live scores.
| Tilora | Boring Notch | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 once | Free, open source (GPL-3.0) |
| Macs per license | 3 | Any |
| Free trial | 7 days, every feature | — |
| Requires | macOS 14 | macOS 14 |
| Intel Macs | Yes | Yes |
| Signed and notarized by Apple | Yes | No (you allow it by hand) |
| Now playing in the notch | Yes | Yes, with a visualizer |
| Lyrics | Yes, synced | Yes |
| Music on the lock screen | Yes, a full player, and your day when nothing plays | The notch can show there |
| File shelf | Yes | Yes |
| Convert, merge and trim files | Yes, on your Mac | No |
| Share links | Yes, 3-day links | No |
| Clipboard history | Yes | No |
| Meetings with Join | Yes | Yes |
| Volume and brightness HUD | Yes | Yes |
| Window snapping | Yes | No |
| Screen capture and text capture | Yes, both | No |
| Weather | Yes | On its roadmap |
| Live football scores | Yes | No |
| Displays without a notch | Yes | Yes |
| Analytics in the app | None | None found |
When Boring Notch may suit you
- It’s free and open source.
- If you only want music, a calendar and a shelf, it may be all you need.
Sources
Boring Notch is made by TheBoredTeam. Everything said of it here is from:
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