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title: "System HUDs for Mac, built into Droppy"
description: "Droppy replaces the macOS volume, brightness and keyboard backlight HUDs with ones that grow out of the notch, and shows battery, Caps Lock and Focus changes the same way."
canonical: "https://getdroppy.app/features/huds"
last-updated: "2026-10-27"
---

# Volume and brightness, at the notch

System HUDs

Droppy replaces the macOS volume, brightness and keyboard backlight HUDs with ones that grow out of the notch, and shows battery, Caps Lock and Focus changes the same way.

![System HUDs in Droppy on a MacBook Pro, a real render of the app](https://getdroppy.app/assets/features/screens/huds-20261027.webp)

[Download for macOS](https://getdroppy.app/download/latest) [Purchase](https://getdroppy.app/#pricing)

Built into Droppy. Free to try for three days.

## Inline or open

A slim bar beside the notch, or a full HUD in the open shelf.

## Battery and charging

See when you plug in, when it runs low and when it is full.

## AirPods and devices

Connect them and they appear with their battery.

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## Related features

[Live Activities Downloads, timers, calls, AirPods and coding agents slip in beside the notch, then step aside when they are done. Learn more](https://getdroppy.app/features/live-activities) [Audio Control Turn every app into its own volume slider right in your notch. Quiet the music while a video stays loud, hush system alerts without touching the player, and every app remembers its level between sessions. Powered by macOS audio taps, entirely on your Mac. Learn more](https://getdroppy.app/features/audio-control) [Notch Shelf Hover the notch and it opens into a shelf: Now Playing, your calendar and any widgets you pick, right under the camera. Learn more](https://getdroppy.app/features/notch-shelf)

## Ready to try Droppy?

Every feature and every Droplet, one price, yours for good.

[Download for macOS](https://getdroppy.app/download/latest)