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Looking for an Alcove alternative?

Alcove is a beautifully animated notch companion: media, battery and activity states rendered with real care. Oreo plays in the same space with a wider surface: widgets and a file tray alongside live activities.

	Alcove	Oreo
Live activities in the notch	Yes: exceptionally polished	Yes
Animation quality	Its signature strength	Good, still maturing
Widget drawer	Focused scope, fewer surfaces	Yes: widgets + file tray
Maturity	Established	Beta (0.1.x)
Pricing model	Paid	$12 once, every Mac you own
Requirements	Modern macOS	macOS 15+, Apple Silicon only

Pick theirs if…

Pick Alcove if animation quality is the thing you care about most, it is the best-feeling notch app you can run today.

Pick ours if…

Pick Oreo if you want the notch to do more than look good: a widget drawer, a file tray, and live activities, for one $12 payment.

Get Oreo: $12 once Oreo in the store

OreomacOS

Live activities and widgets in your Mac's notch.

Now playing, timers and a file tray. Living in the notch you already have.

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