How to reorder or hide tools in NotchStar
To reorder or hide tools in NotchStar, open Settings, go to the Tools tab, drag a tool up or down to change the order, and use the switch beside it to hide it. The tab bar in the notch follows this list. At least one tool always stays visible.
Steps
- Click the star in the menu bar, choose Settings and open Tools.
- Drag a row to move it. The header reads “Drag to reorder. Switch off the tools you don’t use.”
- Switch a tool off to hide it from the tab bar. Switch it on to bring it back.
Rules
- The switch for the last visible tool is disabled, so the notch is never empty.
- If every tool were somehow hidden, the first tool stays visible.
- A new tool added in a later version is appended at the end of your order, so an update does not scramble the layout.
- Hiding a tool does not delete its data. Quick Notes you wrote stay saved if you hide the tab.
A tool seems to be missing
If a tab you expect is gone, it is probably switched off here. Open the Tools tab and look for a tool with its switch off. This is the first thing to check before reading a tool is blank.
What the tools are
There are ten: Home with Now Playing, Shelf, Clipboard, Calendar and Reminders, Quick Notes, Timers, Teleprompter, Mirror, System and Disk. The Clipboard feature is a good one to keep near the front. Settings are stored on your Mac and are not synced.
