NewMac & Windows

Read less. Listen instead.

Copy any long message, post or AI answer. Notchman explains what matters out loud, on your iPhone, Mac or Windows PC.

Notchman on iPhone: Tap your Dynamic Island. Start listening.
Download free Run it yourself, free

INTRO

Notchman turns anything long into something you can listen to.
Copy a message, a post or an AI answer, then tap TL;DR to hear what matters or Read to hear every word, straight from your Dynamic Island.

Read less. Understand more.

  1. 01

    Copy anything

    A WhatsApp thread, a LinkedIn post, a 2,000-word ChatGPT answer or just a link. If you can copy it, Notchman can read it.

  2. 02

    Tap the Shiba

    Press and hold the Dynamic Island, then choose TL;DR or Read. Notchman shows each step until your audio starts.

  3. 03

    Just listen

    A natural voice explains what matters, or reads every word. Pause, skip and change speed from the Lock Screen.

Notchman’s Dynamic Island onboarding screen
01

Copy anything

A WhatsApp thread, a LinkedIn post, a 2,000-word ChatGPT answer or just a link. If you can copy it, Notchman can read it.

Notchman home screen with recent TL;DRs
02

Tap the Shiba

Press and hold the Dynamic Island, then choose TL;DR or Read. Notchman shows each step until your audio starts.

Notchman reading a TL;DR aloud
03

Just listen

A natural voice explains what matters, or reads every word. Pause, skip and change speed from the Lock Screen.

Download

On iPhone, Mac and Windows

FEATURES

From walls of text to clear answers

ChatGPTClaudeLinkedInWhatsApp
Notchman

Works with anything

ChatGPT and Claude answers, LinkedIn and X posts, WhatsApp chats, emails and articles. Copy it, or share it to Notchman.

1,240-word answer
+86 messages
Accumulated in one
Your 40-second TL;DR is ready

TL;DR

Not a shortened copy: an explanation. It keeps the numbers, names, dates and caveats that matter, and drops the filler.

NATURAL VOICES14
PLATFORMS3
LANGUAGES29

Made for listening

Natural voices that sound like a person, not a robot. Pick the one you like and change the speed any time.

DOWNLOAD

Now on your Mac and Windows PC

Notchman on a Mac: the floating Shiba offers TL;DR or Read while paragraphs glow, ready to pick

Notchman for Mac

A pixel Shiba floats on your screen. Click it, pick any paragraph, and hear its TL;DR, or the whole thing.

Download for Mac Intel Mac?
Notchman on Windows: the floating Shiba speaks a 38-second TL;DR of an article

Notchman for Windows

The same Shiba, on Windows 10 and 11. Drag it anywhere, and it reads articles, emails and chats out loud.

Get it from Microsoft Store

On iPhone? Join the beta

Notchman lives in your Dynamic Island. Get early access before the App Store launch.

Free to start, for texts up to 8,000 characters. Pro adds long texts like reports and papers, and more of the natural Notchman voice.

PLANS

Start free. Upgrade when you listen every day.

Free

$0

See if listening beats reading.

  • Your first TL;DRs in the natural Notchman voice, on us
  • Works on iPhone, Mac and Windows
  • No account or card needed

Pro

$5.99 / month

Get through your reading every week.

  • About 40 long reads turned into TL;DRs you can hear
  • Reports, research papers and long AI answers, not just short texts
  • Pick any paragraph on your screen and hear it
  • 7 days free, cancel anytime

Pro+

$9.99 / month

For people who listen every day.

  • About 100 long reads turned into TL;DRs you can hear
  • Over an hour of the Notchman voice every month
  • Everything in Pro
  • 7 days free, cancel anytime

Start free. Upgrade inside the app when it becomes part of your day. Prices in your local currency (Pro is ₹399 in India).

COMMUNITY EDITION

Run Notchman yourself, free with your own keys

The code is on GitHub. Clone it, add a free Groq key, and the same Shiba reads you TL;DRs. No account, no server: your text goes straight from your computer to the AI you choose.

git clone https://github.com/Iamritupatil/notchman-community.git
cd notchman-community
npm install
npm start

Needs Node.js 20+ and git, on Windows or Mac. npm install asks for a free key from console.groq.com/keys, right in the terminal. ElevenLabs is optional; without it, a free voice runs on your computer.

Step-by-step guide View on GitHub Free for personal, non-commercial use (license)
CommunityNotchman Pro
TL;DR of copied or selected text, links and postsYour key✓
Read aloud, free voice on your computer✓✓
Natural ElevenLabs voicesYour keyIncluded
Pick any paragraph on screen–✓
TL;DR that checks nothing important was left out–✓
No keys or setup, automatic updates, iPhone app–✓
Use at work or for business–✓
Get Notchman Pro
TL;DR: Use Postgres. Keep the flexible parts in JSONB, and test your backups.
Notchman
Copied: a 1,200-word ChatGPT answer comparing Postgres and MongoDB.
ChatGPT

Long in, clear out. This is what a TL;DR sounds like.

TL;DR: Dinner moved to Saturday at 7. Priya is bringing dessert, and someone needs to pick up Nani at 6.
Notchman
Copied: 86 unread messages in the family WhatsApp group.
WhatsApp

Illustrative examples. Every TL;DR keeps the numbers, names and dates that matter.

A NOTE

Year 2026

Why Notchman exists

Hi, and thank you for trying Notchman. It started with a simple problem: long messages pile up faster than anyone can read them. AI answers, work threads, family group chats, posts that go on for pages. Most of the time we didn’t need every word. We needed to understand what it said, and we wanted to listen while walking, cooking or commuting. So that’s what Notchman does. Copy anything long, tap the Shiba, and hear what matters in a voice that sounds like a person. It’s early and it gets better every week. If something feels off, tell us. We read every message. Thank you for listening.

NOTCHMAN

FAQ

Your questions, answered

What does Notchman send to the cloud, and is it stored?

To make a TL;DR, the text you choose goes to Groq, which writes the summary, and then to ElevenLabs, which makes the voice. Notchman’s server doesn’t store your text, and your history stays on your device.

Which apps does it work with?

Anything you can copy: ChatGPT and Claude answers, WhatsApp and iMessage chats, emails, LinkedIn, X and Reddit posts, articles and links. Copy a link and Notchman opens the page for you.

What’s the difference between TL;DR and Read?

TL;DR explains what the text says in plain words, keeping every important number, name, date and caveat. Read speaks the whole text, cleaned up so it sounds natural.

How do I use it on iPhone?

Copy something, press and hold the Shiba in the Dynamic Island and tap TL;DR or Read. Notchman opens, shows each step and starts playing. You can go straight back to what you were doing while it reads.

Is Notchman open source?

The Community edition’s code is public on GitHub: run it with your own free Groq key, read it and change it, for personal, non-commercial use. It isn’t licensed for commercial use. For work, business, Pick on screen and no-setup voices, use Notchman Pro. How to run it.

Is there a desktop app?

Yes. Notchman runs on Mac and Windows. A floating Shiba lets you pick any paragraph on your screen and hear it. Download it above; it’s free to start.

Notchman is for your computer

This is the Mac app, and a phone can’t install it. Send yourself the link and open it on your Mac or Windows PC. The iPhone app is coming soon.

Download anyway

Download Notchman for Mac

Join the iPhone beta

Opening Notchman on your Mac

  1. Open the Notchman download in your Downloads folder and drag Notchman into Applications.
  2. Open Notchman from Applications. Your Mac checks it with Apple and asks once if you want to open it: click Open.
  3. The first time you use it, allow what your Mac asks for in System Settings → Privacy & Security: Accessibility (to copy the text you selected) and, for reading straight off your screen, Screen Recording.

Notchman is signed by its developer and notarized by Apple.