A private notch workspace for every Mac.
Private notch workspace
A private notch workspace
for every Mac.Aurora brings notes, clipboard, calendar, focus, media controls, widgets, and writing tools to your Mac notch or top edge. Works on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, including Macs without a notch.
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Native Feels built in Built with macOS materials, accessibility settings, and system shortcuts in mind.
Private Local-first defaults Notes, clipboard, calendar, and actions stay on your Mac wherever possible.
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"Onboarding flow feedback — tighten first-run permission copy."
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Quick NotesReady
Capture the thought before it turns into another window.
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Why Aurora
Built for the moments
between tasks.Change a song, save a clip, start a timer, check the next meeting, or jot a note without opening another full app.
Less switching Stay in the app you are using
Common actions open from the top edge, so the current window keeps its place.
Faster checks Glance first, expand only when needed
Media, calendar, timers, and notes stay compact until a task needs more room.
Native feel Built around macOS habits
Keyboard shortcuts, system materials, and local-first defaults keep Aurora predictable.
Choose your flow
Start with the job,
Aurora shapes the surface.Pick the kind of moment you are in and see how Aurora moves between a compact notch pill, the widget shelf, and focused utility surfaces without becoming another window to manage.
Media Focus Calendar Widgets Writing
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When sound is part of the work
Control playback without leaving the window.
Keep track art, progress, and transport controls at the top edge. Expand only when you want seeking, source details, or a calmer Now Playing surface.
- Spotify, Apple Music, and supported Google Chrome web playback
- Compact pill first, expanded player on demand
- Useful on Macs with or without a notch Media details
- Quick start presets for deep work
- Breathing ring and compact countdown
- Session history when you want to review patterns
- Meeting Mode for calmer calls Focus details
- Multiple calendars in one compact view
- Next-event preview that does not steal focus
- Quick event creation from the menu surface Calendar details
- Drag, remove, and reorder shelf widgets
- File tray, devices, audio output, camera, and notes
- Surface styles, themes, and compact layouts Widget details
- On-device model when supported by your Mac
- Explicit actions instead of background guessing
- Graceful fallback when the model is unavailable Writing details
- Prepare updated onboarding flow
- Finalise paywall copy
- Confirm 72-hour trial copy
- Refactor focus widget
- Add writing help to Quick Notes
- New keyboard-shortcut sheet
- Submit to Setapp
Deep Work42 min
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Focus 30/5MeetingHistory
When context is fragile
Start focus without opening a timer app.
Run a short timer or a Pomodoro session, reduce interruptions during calls with Meeting Mode, and return to your work without rearranging windows.
Next Event14 min
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When time is the question
Check what is next, then move on.
See Google and iCloud events together, glance at the next meeting, and create an event from the same top-edge surface.
Widget ShelfHome
AudioCameraNotesFiles
Custom layoutFour widgets readyDrag, remove, or pin your shelf
DevicesClipboardToggles
When the shelf should match the job
Build a top-edge utility layer.
Arrange the widgets you use most: Clipboard, Quick Notes, camera preview, audio output, connected devices, system stats, files, and quick toggles.
Writing HelpLocal
Summary ready3 actions extractedInsert into Quick Notes
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When text needs shape
Ask for help only when it saves time.
Summarize copied text, extract action items, or title a note from the surface where the work already is.
Four everyday workflows
Pick what Aurora
does for you. 
Playback Media Supported media sources with artwork, progress, and quick controls. 
At a glance Calendar See Google and iCloud calendars side by side, then add events without opening Calendar. 
On device Writing help Summarize, extract action items, and title notes on-device when available. 
Deep work Focus Run Pomodoro sessions and keep deep-work timing visible without a separate timer app.
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What you get
Six workflows from the top of your screen.
Aurora is a polished native Mac control surface for the tools you reach for all day: media, calendar, clipboard, notes, focus, and widgets.
Media controls for music and Chrome playback
Control Spotify, Apple Music, and supported browser media, then open an expanded Now Playing view with artwork and progress.
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Custom widget shelf for everyday utilities
Arrange audio output, connected devices, system stats, camera preview, file tray, quick toggles, Calendar, and Quick Notes in the shelf you actually use.
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Calendar, kept close New
View Google and iCloud calendars together, check the next event, and create new events from the top of your screen. See how →
Tue Design review2:30 PM - Create event
Quick Notes with optional writing actions
Capture a note from the top edge, then summarize, extract action items, or suggest a title when Apple's on-device model is available. See how →
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Focus Timer, Pomodoro, and Meeting Mode
Start deep-work sessions, run Pomodoro cycles, reduce interruptions during calls, and review completed sessions later.
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Clipboard notifications and quick saves
See copy confirmations, save useful clips, and return to clipboard history with copy and reuse actions close by.
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Built for macOS
Native, permission-aware, and calm.
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Calendar Notes Focus
Permission requested only when needed
Native app Feels like it belongs on your Mac
macOS materials, keyboard shortcuts, menu-bar habits, and clear settings.
macOS 13+ Works with or without a notch
Aurora adapts to the top screen area on supported Macs without a notch.
Layout
Accessible motion Respects Reduce Motion
Transitions are polished, but Aurora follows your macOS motion preference.
System
Permissions Prompts explain the feature
Calendar, Automation, Screen Recording, camera, microphone, or Accessibility access is requested only when a feature needs it.
Privacy
Aurora
The top of your Mac, redesigned.
Apple's on-device model when available
On-device writing help, when you want it
Aurora can summarize copied text, extract action items, and suggest note titles when you ask it to. When Apple's on-device model is available, Aurora uses it. When it isn't, Aurora falls back gracefully so the workflow still holds.
Clipboard Quick Notes
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Hey team — pushing the design review to Tuesday 2:30pm so Maya can join from Berlin. Please have the updated onboarding flow and the paywall copy ready. Also: please confirm the 72-hour trial copy before Tuesday.
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Design review moved to Tue 2:30pm so Maya can join remotely. Need updated onboarding flow + paywall copy, and final confirmation of the 72-hour trial copy before the meeting.
Quick note — no title yet
Q3 planning — ship the focus widget refactor, wire writing help into Quick Notes, design a better keyboard shortcut sheet, and finalise the Setapp submission. Stretch: a watchOS companion.
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On-device suggestion
Q3 shipping plan & stretch goals
Summarize
Long articles, meeting notes, pasted transcripts — condensed to the essentials in a sentence or a paragraph. Choose short, medium, or detailed.
Short Medium Detailed
Extract action items
Turn a copied brief or a meeting scratchpad into a clean to-do list. One click in Clipboard or Quick Notes.
Suggest a title
Untitled note? Aurora reads the content and proposes three concise titles you can accept with a keystroke.
On-device when available
Aurora uses Apple's on-device model when supported on your Mac.
Only when you ask
Summaries, action items, and note titles run only when you trigger them.
Graceful fallback
If Apple's on-device model isn't available, Aurora uses built-in fallback behavior and does not claim a cloud writing model.
Background completion
Longer actions can finish in the background and return as a lightweight Aurora notification.
Text actions depend on Apple's on-device model when supported on your Mac. Aurora still works on earlier supported macOS versions, with fallback behavior where needed.
Aurora is one native Mac app, built by one person. Media, calendar, focus, clipboard, and notes stay close without pulling you out of the app you are using.
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FAQ
Quick answers.
What is Aurora?
Aurora is a native macOS utility that lives around the notch or top screen area and gives fast access to media controls, clipboard history, calendar, Quick Notes, Focus Timer, widgets, and quick actions.
How does the 72-hour trial work?
Aurora starts a 72-hour full trial the first time you launch it. All Pro surfaces and widgets are unlocked during that window, with no account or payment required. After it ends, an active license is required to continue using Aurora.
Is Aurora privacy-conscious?
Aurora keeps app behavior local wherever possible and requests permissions only for features that need them. Website analytics run only through the consent choices managed in the cookie preferences.
Which macOS versions are supported?
Aurora requires macOS 13 Ventura or later. It is designed for MacBooks with a notch and adapts its top-screen placement on supported Macs without a notch.
Can I switch plans later?
Yes. You can upgrade from the trial to Aurora Pro Monthly or Aurora Pro Lifetime at any time. Aurora Pro Monthly subscribers can switch to Aurora Pro Lifetime for one-time long-term access.
Do taxes or VAT apply?
Taxes may apply at checkout depending on your location. VAT is calculated automatically where required by Lemon Squeezy, which handles payment processing and tax compliance as merchant of record.
How does writing help work, and where does my text go?
Only when you explicitly trigger it in supported areas such as Clipboard or Quick Notes. Aurora uses Apple's on-device model when available on your Mac and falls back gracefully when that model is unavailable.
What media sources does Aurora support?
Aurora works with Spotify, Apple Music, and supported Google Chrome web playback. No extra plugins required.
What is Aurora not trying to replace?
Aurora is not a full calendar replacement or a full notes replacement. It is a quick control surface for common actions. Writing help availability depends on your Mac and macOS support for Apple's on-device model.
Studios, schools, reviewers
Need Aurora for more than two Macs?
Aurora Pro is for individuals today. For more than 2 Macs, studios, schools, or reviewers, contact us before rollout for manual custom licensing.
01 Custom multi-device licensing Manual licensing help for groups that need more than 2 Macs.
02 Product walkthrough See media, widgets, calendar, focus, and writing flows in context.
03 Press and education Review copies, classroom/lab needs, or launch coverage questions.
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