# How to see your next meeting on a Mac without opening Calendar > The NotchStar Home tab shows your next two events and reminders. Hover the notch, read the time and tick off reminders. Today and tomorrow only. Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/check-your-next-meeting-without-opening-calendar-on-a-mac/ Last updated: 2026-11-04 Published 2026-11-04. Hover over the notch and look at the Home tab. It lists Today with your next two events, and Reminders with up to two open items. Each event shows the colour of its calendar and its start time. For more, choose the Calendar tab, which lists up to four events and four reminders. You do not need to open the Calendar app to see what is next. ## Steps 1. Hover over the notch, or click it if you use click to open mode. The Home tab is the first screen. 2. Read the Today section on the right. Events that have not ended yet appear in time order. 3. Choose **Calendar** for more. Under Up Next it shows up to four events, through the end of tomorrow, and Reminders shows up to four items. 4. Click a circle in the reminders list to mark one done. 5. Move away. The notch closes. ## A pre meeting routine A common pattern is to check the time, open [Mirror](https://www.notchstar.com/features/mirror/) for a look at your framing, and join from your meeting app. If you need to read from notes, put them in a [Quick Note](https://www.notchstar.com/features/quick-notes/) in advance. If the meeting has a hard stop, start a countdown in [Timers](https://www.notchstar.com/features/timers/). ## How the data gets there NotchStar reads Calendar and Reminders through macOS. The first time, macOS asks permission. Every calendar that is visible in the Calendar app appears, including iCloud, Google and Exchange accounts you have already added to your Mac. Nothing is copied off your Mac. ## What it does not do - **It does not create or edit events.** Make them in Calendar. - **No alerts.** It will not tell you a meeting is about to start. Use Calendar's own alerts for that. - **No join links or meeting details.** It shows the title and time. Open the event in Calendar for the link. - **Only to the end of tomorrow,** so next week's meetings do not show. - **If you declined permission,** the tab shows a card telling you how to allow it in System Settings. - **Home shows only two of each,** so a busy day is cut off there. The Calendar tab lists up to four of each. ## Keep the tabs you need If you never use some tools, you can hide them in Settings under Tools, and reorder the rest, so the notch opens faster to what you use. The [Calendar and Reminders page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/calendar-reminders/) lists the limits, and the [deadlines page](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/see-assignment-deadlines-without-opening-calendar-on-a-mac/) covers the reminders side in more depth. ## Quick answers. ### Does it join the meeting for me? No. It shows the time and title only. NotchStar has no meeting join button. ### Why is an event missing? It may have ended, be more than a day ahead, or be in a calendar that is hidden in the Calendar app. ## Keep reading. - [Your day, at a glance, in the notch](https://www.notchstar.com/features/calendar-reminders/): See your next events and due reminders in the notch, with calendar colours and one tap completion. Uses the accounts already in your Mac. - [Timer, stopwatch and Pomodoro in the notch](https://www.notchstar.com/features/timers/): A timer, stopwatch and Pomodoro with session tracking, always one hover away in the Mac notch. It keeps counting while the notch is closed. - [How to see today's events and due reminders without opening Calendar on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/see-assignment-deadlines-without-opening-calendar-on-a-mac/): The NotchStar Calendar tab lists upcoming events and open reminders from your Mac accounts, and ticks reminders off. It looks to tomorrow only. - [A quick mirror before every call](https://www.notchstar.com/features/mirror/): Check how you look before a call with a live, mirrored camera preview in the notch. The camera runs only while the Mirror tab is open. ## More in Work and files. - [How to AirDrop files from the Mac notch](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/move-files-to-airdrop-with-the-shelf-on-a-mac/): Drag files toward the notch, drop them on the AirDrop zone and pick a device in the macOS sharing sheet. Steps, the shelf alternative, and the limits. - [How to collect files from different folders before attaching them on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/collect-several-files-before-attaching-them-on-a-mac/): Park files from different folders on the NotchStar Shelf, then drag them out one at a time or AirDrop them together. The shelf holds references, not copies. - [How to keep a screenshot for a bug report on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/keep-a-screenshot-for-a-bug-report-on-a-mac/): Capture the error, check it in the NotchStar tray, then attach or save it before the five minutes are up. The file stays where macOS saved it. - [How to move files between folders without two Finder windows on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/move-files-between-folders-with-the-shelf-on-a-mac/): Park files on the NotchStar Shelf, switch to the destination folder, and drag them out. A quick way to move files without two Finder windows side by side. - [How to paste something you copied earlier on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/reuse-text-you-copied-earlier-in-an-email-on-a-mac/): Find an earlier copy in the NotchStar Clipboard tab, search it, click it and paste it. Holds 50 items, clears on quit and skips password manager copies. - [How to find large folders and duplicate files on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/find-large-folders-and-duplicate-files-on-a-mac/): Use the NotchStar Disk tab to rank folders by size, find duplicate files and move extras to the Trash. Scans start only when you press a button.