How to uninstall NotchStar from your Mac

Settings Published 4 November 2026

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To uninstall NotchStar, quit it from the menu bar star, then drag NotchStar from the Applications folder to the Trash. Before that, deactivate the license if you want to reuse the key, and switch off launch at login.

Steps

Choose Settings… from the star menu, open License and press Deactivate this Mac if the key should free a slot. The button appears only while the Mac is licensed. See deactivate a Mac.
In Settings, General, switch Launch at login off. See launch at login.
If Show screenshots instantly is on, switch it off so the macOS screenshot preview is back. It is also restored when NotchStar quits.
Choose Quit NotchStar from the star menu.
In Finder, open Applications and drag NotchStar to the Trash.
Empty the Trash.

Files that remain

The app keeps a little data outside itself:

~/Library/Application Support/NotchStar/license.json holds your trial start and license.
~/Library/Application Support/NotchStar/screenshots.json holds the list of screenshots shown in the Screenshot Tray. The screenshot files themselves stay where macOS saved them.
Settings and notes are in your preferences, in ~/Library/Preferences/com.notchstar.app.plist (bundle ID com.notchstar.app).

You can delete the NotchStar folder in Application Support. It holds your license key, so keep your purchase email first. NotchStar stores the trial start in that file too. Deleting preferences removes your notes, so copy any text you want first.

Does it leave anything running

Not once you quit it. Quitting stops the app, and launch at login is off if you switched it off in step 2. A reinstall is covered in install from the disk image.

Quick answers.

Does uninstalling refund me?

No. For a refund, email within 7 days of buying.

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Keep reading.

How to deactivate NotchStar on a Mac: Open Settings, License and press Deactivate this Mac. That frees one of your 3 activations so the same key can go on another Mac.
How to make NotchStar open at login: Switch on Launch at login in NotchStar Settings, General. macOS may ask you to allow it in System Settings, Login Items.
How to quit NotchStar: Click the star in the menu bar and choose Quit NotchStar, or press Command Q while its menu is open. Quitting clears clipboard history and the shelf.
Screenshot Tray: your screenshots wait under the notch: Every screenshot lands in a tray under your Mac notch. Drag it into a chat, an email or a folder, or send several at once.

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