We collect
nothing.
Knotch is a local macOS utility. It has no servers, no accounts, and no telemetry. Your data never leaves your machine.
What Knotch does
Knotch is a native macOS application that extends the MacBook notch with music controls, a calendar view, a file shelf, and system HUD overlays. All of this happens entirely on your device.
The app communicates with Spotify via the local AppleScript / SpotifyAPI bridge and with Apple Music via MusicKit — both are device-local APIs. No playback data, track history, or metadata is transmitted to any external server.
Data we do not collect
To be unambiguous: Knotch does not collect, store, transmit, or process any of the following:
Personal identifiers (name, email, IP address) · usage analytics · crash reports or diagnostics · music listening history · calendar event content · file names or contents from the shelf · device identifiers · location data.
There is no telemetry SDK included in the app bundle. You can verify this yourself — the full source code is available on GitHub.
Local storage
Knotch stores your preferences (e.g. which widgets are enabled, layout settings) using macOS UserDefaults. This data lives in your macOS user account and is never read by or synced to any remote service.
This website
The Knotch landing page is a static HTML file served from GitHub Pages. It uses no cookies, no tracking pixels, no analytics (Google Analytics, Plausible, etc.), and no third-party scripts beyond the Google Fonts stylesheet and the React/Babel CDN bundles used to render the interactive demo.
If you download Knotch using the button on this page, the download is served directly from GitHub Releases. GitHub may log standard server access information per their own privacy statement.
Third-party services
Knotch integrates with services you already have on your Mac. If you use Spotify or Apple Music, those services' own privacy policies govern how they handle your data — Knotch merely reads what they expose locally.
Calendar data is read via EventKit (macOS system framework) and is never stored by Knotch or transmitted anywhere.
Open source
Knotch is open source. Every privacy claim on this page is verifiable by reading the code at github.com/seshyweshyy/Knotch. If you spot anything that contradicts this policy, please open an issue or email us — we'll fix it immediately.
Changes to this policy
If this policy ever changes, the updated version will be published here with a new effective date. Because we collect no data, there is no retroactive impact on you — future changes would only affect future behaviour of the app.
Questions?
Reach out any time — we're a one-person project and we read everything.