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Take meeting notes with the call on top.

You are on a Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams call and want to write notes without losing sight of who is talking. TopShelf pins the meeting web app as a floating always-on-top window on macOS, so the call and your notes stay visible at the same time.

How to do it with TopShelf

  1. 1 Open TopShelf from your menu barClick the TopShelf icon in the macOS menu bar.
  2. 2 Paste the meeting URLPaste your meeting URL (zoom.us, meet.google.com, teams.microsoft.com) into the New Website field.
  3. 3 Pin it into a cornerTopShelf floats the call above every other window. Snap it into a corner of your screen and open Notes or your favourite doc app in the middle.

Also works with

Zoom WebGoogle MeetMicrosoft Teams (web)WherebyAroundButterAny browser meeting

Any video meeting that runs in a browser. TopShelf keeps the call in view while you type, without the pop-out player getting hidden behind another window.

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