# Winotch > A notch for Windows: tasks, calendar, focus timer, files and apps at the top of your screen. A notch for Windows: tasks, calendar, focus timer, files and apps at the top of your screen. Pay once, no subscription. ## Facts - Website: https://winotch.com - Pricing: paid - Categories: Productivity - LotsDirectory page: https://lots.directory/products/winotch - Listing state: Unclaimed. We listed this product from its public website, and its owner has not claimed it yet. ## Detailed info ## What is Winotch? Winotch is a Windows notch with a file shelf, tasks, a calendar, a focus timer and an app launcher. Data is saved locally on the PC. ## What Winotch does Park files at the top of the screen, keep priorities, due dates and filters on a To do, Doing and Done board, and land anything with a due date on the calendar. A 25-minute focus session keeps the countdown and task name in the pill until the break. Tasks, settings and the file shelf are saved locally. The shelf keeps a shortcut to each file, so nothing is moved or uploaded. ## Who Winotch is for Winotch runs on Windows 10 and Windows 11, on desktops and laptops. It sits at the top of the main screen and can be moved left, centre or right. ## How Winotch works Run the installer and the notch appears at the top of the screen. Sign in with Google or GitHub so the purchase follows to other PCs. Pay once through Stripe checkout and the notch unlocks when the payment goes through. There is no licence key. ## Key features - Drag anything onto the notch to park files, open a file, show it in its folder, drag it back out, or scan a QR code to send it to a phone on your own network. - While the notch is closed, the pill counts what is due today. The board has To do, Doing and Done, with priorities, due dates and filters. - Anything with a due date lands on the calendar. Switch between month and week, and tick things off there. - Pick a task and start a 25-minute session. The countdown and task name stay in the pill until the break. - Calculator, Snip, Notepad and Task Manager are built in. Drop any exe or shortcut to pin your own. - Eleven themes run from Purple to Graphite, plus a glassmorphism theme, with both sizes and every animation speed. - The space around the notch lets clicks pass through. Sliding along the top edge makes it fade, and it can be moved left, centre or right. - Winotch checks for a new version a few seconds after it starts, downloads it in the background, and shows a restart button in Settings when ready. ## Pricing As listed on winotch.com, checked 13 October 2026. Prices can change; see the site for current terms. - Winotch lifetime is a single payment of $9.90. Launch price, down from $15. - You pay $9.90 once and updates are included. There is no monthly plan and no paid tier hiding features. - Automatic updates are at no extra cost. Use it on every PC you sign in to, with secure payment by Stripe. ## Facts from winotch.com, checked 13 October 2026 - Five tools sit in one notch: file shelf, tasks, calendar, focus timer and app launcher. - Eleven themes, from Purple to Graphite, plus a glassmorphism theme. - Sign in with Google or GitHub. Payment is Stripe checkout. - The notch closes when the mouse leaves, and clicks pass through the space around it. Written from Winotch's own website ([Homepage](https://winotch.com/)). The maker can claim this listing to edit it. ## FAQ ### Is Winotch a subscription? No. You pay $9.90 once and Winotch is yours, updates included. There is no monthly plan and no paid tier hiding features. ### Which versions of Windows does it run on? Windows 10 and Windows 11, on desktops and laptops. It sits at the top of the main screen and can be moved left, centre or right. ### Why sign in with Google or GitHub? The purchase is linked to that account instead of a licence key. Reinstall, switch PCs or install it on other machines, sign in, and it is unlocked. ### Where are tasks and files kept? On the PC. Tasks, settings and the file shelf are saved locally. The shelf keeps a shortcut to each file, so nothing is moved or uploaded. Sharing by QR code only works on your own network. ### Windows showed a SmartScreen warning. Is that normal? Yes. Windows shows a SmartScreen warning for apps from small, independent developers. Click More info, then Run anyway. Only download the installer from winotch.com. ### How do updates work? Winotch checks for a new version a few seconds after it starts, downloads it in the background and shows a restart button in Settings when it is ready. --- Source: https://lots.directory/products/winotch ยท Machine-readable context by LotsDirectory.