Native macOS Menu Bar App · Works in Do Not Disturb

Physical notification lights & trackpad vibrations for macOS.

Keep notification banners off and stay in flow. Notification blinks your MacBook's Caps Lock LED, pulses the green camera light, and vibrates your Force Touch trackpad when important apps message you.

⬇ Download Notification.dmg View Source on GitHub

macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · Free & Open Source by @humairaambreen

Notification
🔔 Tue 9:41 AM
Alerting: Blink + Camera + Buzz
typing stays lowercase while blinking_ ✓ Normal Typing Preserved
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Force Touch Trackpad Haptics Vibrates without resting your hand
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WhatsApp
Only when it contains
Anything — or a name / website
More settings ⌃
Stop after
10s 30s 1m 2m 5m
Remove

Caps Lock LED (Light Only)

Drives the physical Caps Lock LED via IOKit HID without toggling Caps Lock on. Your letters never turn uppercase while the key blinks.

Camera Indicator Light

Pulses the green light next to your MacBook's FaceTime camera on a separate schedule—with zero video capture and no preview window.

Trackpad Haptic Buzz

Fires your MacBook's Force Touch actuator directly with customizable tap counts and strength, even when your hand isn't on the trackpad.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I get a notification light on my MacBook?

Notification for macOS turns your MacBook's existing hardware LEDs—the Caps Lock key light and the green indicator light next to the FaceTime camera—into customizable notification lights for any app like WhatsApp, Slack, Messages, or Discord.

Does blinking the Caps Lock LED mess up my typing or turn on uppercase?

No. Notification drives the Caps Lock hardware LED element directly via IOKit HID without flipping the macOS Caps Lock modifier state. Your typing stays 100% normal while the light is blinking.

Does the camera indicator blink record video or open the camera?

No video or photo is ever captured or displayed. Notification pulses the hardware indicator circuit in the background with a frame-discarding node so no preview window opens and no frames are read.

Does it work when macOS Do Not Disturb (Focus) is on or banners are disabled?

Yes. Because Notification listens to macOS usernoted delivery events in addition to on-screen banners, it blinks and vibrates even when Do Not Disturb is enabled or when you set an app's banner style to None in System Settings.

How do I stop a blinking or vibrating notification?

It stops automatically in three ways: (1) press the physical Caps Lock key once, (2) open or Cmd-Tab into the app that sent the notification, or (3) let it reach the 'Stop after' duration you configured (from 5 seconds up to 5 minutes).

How does the MacBook trackpad vibration work without touching the trackpad?

Notification actuates your MacBook's Force Touch haptic engine directly, generating crisp physical taps and vibrations you can feel on your desk or palm even when your fingers aren't resting on the trackpad.