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Drag an app onto the notch to add it.
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AWNA stands for A Wee Notch App
A wee notch for your Windows PC, like the one on a MacBook. Ten tabs of everyday tools, from your calendar to your clipboard. There's a working one at the top of this page to try.
Today, Tasks, Music and the Shelf are free for good.
Windows 10 and 11 · No admin rights · No account, nothing uploaded
Unlock everything for £8, no subscription · buy a key
Pick any of them to see it open in the notch at the top.
What's on today, and what's left to do. Tick a task off and it nods as it closes.
The last 50 things you copied, where each came from, and a search.
Screenshots of an area, a window or the whole screen, whole scrolling pages, recordings, and text from anything on screen. Or Ctrl Alt S from any app.
Park a file, drag it back out later. The one thing Windows hasn't got. With a key, scan a code to send photos from your phone, or files to it: no app, no cable.
Five more tabs:
And from any app, Ctrl Alt Space opens one box for a task, a link or 12m pasta.
Beyond the tabs, hold Ctrl Win and speak to type in any app. And if you code with Claude Code or Codex, the notch keeps you posted.
It does, in ten different places. Win+V, Win+Shift+S, the Clock app, Quick Settings, Sticky Notes…
AWNA puts them in one. The top of your screen, where you'll find them without thinking.
Plus one thing Windows hasn't got: a shelf. A file waits there until you drag it back out.
Scan a code with your phone's camera to send photos straight to the Shelf, or files the other way. No app to install, no cable, no account.
Press From your phone, on the Shelf.
With your phone's camera. Nothing to install.
They're on the Shelf in seconds, ready to drag anywhere.
Going the other way? To your phone shows a code too. Tick files on the Shelf, and they're on your phone to save.
Straight across your own Wi-Fi, encrypted, never through the internet. The code works for one phone and ends when you're done. Unlocked with an AWNA key.
Leave an agent working and get on with something else. The notch says how it's getting on, so you're not checking the terminal every few minutes.
A dot runs back and forth while it works. The ring is your five-hour plan, used so far.
The moment it asks. Click the notch to go straight back to its terminal.
And how long it took. A click takes you back to it.
A word when your plan's nearly used up, and when it starts again.
AWNA has two friendly LED eyes to accompany you. They glance at a file you drag over, look pleased when you complete a task, and get sleepy late at night.
What people have said on X, left as feedback on launch platforms, and sent from the app.
Nick Smith@mansfieldrv6 on XI’ve no affiliation with this…. But I’m a windows PC user and just took it for a spin! Absolutely brilliant! … Seriously good!
Anonymouson BuildHopLove the simplicity and thoughtfulness of the notch and the design. Stays out the way when you dont need it. Has everything in one place.
Drew Wakefield@DrewWakefield5 on XLooks like it comes with the computer. Seamlessly integrated
tudorbuildsai@tudorxjh on X…I tried it, and I gotta say, this UI is amazing! Clean, minimalist, has everything you need, I really love how the elements and fonts are put here.
Anonymoussent from the appit works flawlessly—phenomenal app
Anonymouson BuildHopTested AWNA and it’s brilliant! Bringing the Mac-style notch to Windows is executed perfectly.
Steven@StevBuilds on XOh wow, looks very handy! Also amazing design!
Thomas Kanze@ThomasKanze on XI would download it if I weren't on Mac 🙌
tudorbuildsai@tudorxjh on Xthat is dope man! so local whispr flow inside the notch, you also got an animation for when you’re speaking
Anonymouson BuildHopWow bringing the notch to a whole new level
Anonymoussent from the appGreat job, honestly idk right now what would make this cleaner … the UI is great
Nick Smith@mansfieldrv6 on XThe coolest feature for me? Screenshot!! I think that makes the product worth it just on it's own it's that good!
Northbank@northbankbuilds on XThis is beautiful
Anonymoussent from the appLoved AWNA so far!
Anonymouson BuildHopThis is honestly soo sick! Congrats windows users, you guys get something cool.
Ilya@IlyaPion on XWhen is it coming to Mac? Or do I need to develop it myself 😢
In spirit, yes: a small shape at the top of the screen that shows what's going on and opens when you need it, like the Dynamic Island on an iPhone or the notch on a MacBook. AWNA brings it to Windows 10 and 11.
It's free to download, and Today, Tasks, Music and the Shelf are free for good. A key unlocks the rest (Notes, Time, Controls, Launch, Clipboard, Capture, voice input, sending files to and from your phone, and Claude Code and Codex status): £8 once, on up to three PCs. Checkout shows the price in your own currency. If it isn't for you, reply to the email with your key within 14 days for a full refund, no questions asked.
Yes. A key works on up to three PCs at once, and it isn't tied to any of them for good. To move it, open Settings on the old PC, go to Licence and press Deactivate. That frees its place, and you can activate the key on the new one.
Windows 11, and Windows 10 from version 2004 onwards: any Windows 10 PC that's been kept up to date since 2020.
No. It installs just for you, without asking for an administrator, and keeps itself up to date from then on.
No. Your tasks, notes, clipboard, shelved files and settings stay on your PC, and there's no account. AWNA only goes online for what you'd expect: checking for updates, fetching your calendars if you connect them, downloading the voice model if you turn voice on, getting a saved link's icon from that site, and sending feedback when you choose to. Files you send to or from your phone go straight across your own Wi-Fi, encrypted, never through the internet or our server. And with Claude Code or Codex status on, AWNA reads only their status, on your PC: never your prompts, your code or what they said. More on the privacy page.
At rest it uses next to no processor time, and it hides itself during fullscreen games, videos and presentations.
AWNA is signed by Afterimage Software Ltd, but Windows is wary of publishers it hasn't seen much of yet, so while AWNA is new it may still say it protected your PC. Choose More info, check the publisher says Afterimage Software Ltd, then Run anyway. The warning fades as more people install it. Or get AWNA from the Microsoft Store, which installs it without the warning.
Like any other app: Settings, Apps, Installed apps, then AWNA and Uninstall. Your notes and settings stay in %AppData%\AWNA in case you come back, so delete that folder too if you want everything gone.
Leave your address and you'll hear when there's something new in AWNA. Nothing else.
Only when there's something to say. No spam. Privacy
Thanks, that's really useful.
