r/MacOSBeta

I know you can run windows natively on Intel Mac with bootcamp but what is the current state running windows natively on m series Mac’s?

Hi all,

What are currently the best note taking apps for mac os? For the past 2 years, i've had several crash outs on Apple notes which led me to try other apps, but ended up going back to Apple notes every single time.

I've tried:

- Craft: Great UI and it's like they have feature in the world, but completely fail at doing one thing: Taking notes. (Constant struggle with copying text, blcoks move everywhere, Completely loosing it in the organization). I had a paid plan for a year and ended up trashing it in 2 weeks.

- Notion: great for cloud stuff and team work, but

- Bear this is the only non Apple notes app that i used for more than a month. I mostly used it because of the syntax highlight in notes, but I hate how it keeps switching between showing you the markdown elements when you're tying.

To clarify what I am looking for:

A simple note taking app that takes clean, good looking notes fast, and allows for quick editing, copy/pasting, etc.

What I specifically don't like about Apple notes:

- It takes too much time to format a note. Ex: adding links, adding titles,....
- No syntax highlights for code blocks

Finally we get green LED if the battery limit is set below 100%, it used to be red even if the limit was reached.

Been using a MacBook Pro for years and the notch has always just been dead space — Apple put it there for the camera and that's it.

I got fed up and built Notchbase. Hover over the notch and a panel drops down with:

• ▶ Media controls — skip tracks without switching apps
• 📈 Live stock prices — AAPL, BTC, NVDA, whatever you follow
• 🖥 CPU, RAM & GPU usage at a glance
• 🔊 Per-app volume mixer

Move your cursor away and it vanishes. Doesn't take up any screen space, doesn't interfere with anything — it just uses the notch area that was sitting there doing nothing.

Works on every notch MacBook Pro (14" and 16"). £2.99 one-time at notchbase.org — no subscription ever.

Happy to answer any questions about how it works!

I’ve kept track of the following visual bugs/inconsistencies (all submitted in the Feedback app) that have persisted since macOS 26.0. Have others reported any of these?

Various apps missing icons for some list items in the menu bar
- Podcasts (Settings and Notifications)
- Phone (Settings)
- Weather (Settings)
- Mail (Accounts)
- Contacts (Accounts)
- FaceTime (Settings)

Various apps do not maintain window size and scale when closed and reopened
- Phone, Shortcuts, Journal

Inconsistent eclipses styles (parts of some apps use incorrect eclipses style for overflow menus that displays 3 dots + chevron, rather than standard 3 dots design)
- News, Stocks

Reminders app
- Settings page is unresizable and displays partially cut off behind dock

Maps app
- Report Issue toolbar button is not outlined/styled with Liquid Glass
- Search bar in “Report Place Issue” displays incorrectly

Games app
- Account page displays unusual borders
- Back buttons in account pages are scaled and styled inconsistently

Books app
- Reading Goals can not be disabled; always re-enables itself after app is closed
- Sidebar section label fonts are inconsistent with standard styling

Other
- Missing the new Reflection ringtone varieties
- App icons are slow to load when opening Spotlight > Apps
- Several app icons in System Settings do not respect selected dark/clear/tinted icons
- Several headers in System Settings are not left-aligned (using older center-aligned style)
- Photo picker in Reminders appears to use very old UI
- Add to Photos icon in Share Sheet does not respect selected dark/clear/tinted icon mode
- System Settings > General header style is inconsistent with other Settings pages (too large)
- System Settings > Sensitive Content Warning toggle is scaled too large
- Wallet Passes icon missing in System Settings > Advanced Data Protection