- Price
- $49.99 · yes
- Kind
- desktop
- Runs on
- macOS
“Crest Suite: Crest, Take and Minutes for macOS. Pay once.”its own headline
⚿ 8 contact fields stay closed. Everything it says about itself is open; how to reach it needs an account. Open them →
What it says it will not do
“Three native Mac apps that talk to each other instead of the cloud.”Cloud hosted
What it costs2
“Pay once, $49.99 for all three, and nothing you record ever leaves your Mac.”
Price$49.99One-time
“Try free for 7 days”
TrialTry free for 7 days
How it runs3
“Signed and notarized by Apple · Crest and Take need macOS 14 or later · Minutes needs macOS 26 on Apple Silicon”
Kinddesktop
“Does it really work offline? Yes. You need internet once, to activate. After that every feature runs offline.”
Runs offline
“…macOS 14+ · see what each app does”
Runs onmacOS
Where it puts itself2
“Take vs Screen Studio -> https://crestnotch.app/take-vs-screen-studio”
Comparison pagecrestnotch.app/take-vs-screen-studio
“Is any of this a subscription? No. Every app is a one-time purchase with free updates.”
Says it will notsubscription
What it offers as proof3
“Crest changelog -> https://crestnotch.app/changelog”
“Get all three, $49.99 Try free for 7 days”
Instant signup
“No card for the trial, no subscription ever · macOS 14+”
Trial asks fornothing
What it names2
“Answers Claude Code from the notch. Allow or Deny without switching windows.”
Integrates withClaude CodeNamesClaude Code
“Signed and notarized by Apple · Payments by Paddle”
Integrates withPaddleNamesPaddle
What it calls itself1
⚿ Value and quote open with an account.
Company name
How to reach it1
⚿ Value and quote open with an account.
Email
What it works with2 NAMES
Integrates with
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