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hover-to-open on macOS 14 Sonoma

NotNotch’s deployment target is macOS 14, so hover-to-open is built to run on Sonoma and later. Moving the pointer into the chin can open the notch after a configurable delay.

Last updated 2026-09-16

Why Sonoma is the floor

The SwiftUI notch host and several system APIs assume macOS 14. hover-to-open follows that floor.

Later systems

The same hover-to-open path is intended to keep working through macOS 27 without bumping the minimum.

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