Top-flush notch
Sits against the top of the display (notch-friendly). Expands downward on hover with a spring tuned near 120 Hz.
macOS · v26.0 · free
Dynamic Island for your Mac.
HaloIsland is a top-flush notch utility for macOS — hover expands with a ~120 Hz spring, then tabs for Music, System, Calendar, and Apps. Prefers Apple Music Now Playing. Always-on-top LSUIElement — no Dock icon.
Download App ZIP
HaloIsland-26.0-macOS.zip
Top-flush notch · hover to expand (~120 Hz spring)
- Version
- 26.0
- Platform
- macOS
- Windows
- Windows 10/11
- Price
- Free
- Installs to
- ~/Applications/HaloIsland.app
Features
What you get. A lightweight always-on-top island that stays out of the way until you need it.
Music
Apple Music Now Playing preferred — track, artist, and transport without leaving the island.
System
Live CPU, RAM, and battery readout in one glance.
Calendar · Apps
Upcoming events and quick app access from dedicated tabs. Agent-style LSUIElement — no Dock clutter.
Install
macOS App ZIP + Terminal. Requires a modern macOS with a notch or enough top margin for the island. Installs to ~/Applications/HaloIsland.app and clears the quarantine flag.
Terminal install (recommended)
Saves the installer to /tmp first — same trust style as MacBar. Review the script, then run it.
$
curl -fsSL https://chopstickshq.com/haloisland/HaloIsland-v26.0.sh -o /tmp/haloisland-install.sh && bash /tmp/haloisland-install.sh
The script downloads HaloIsland-26.0-macOS.zip, unzips, dittos into ~/Applications, then xattr -cr.
App ZIP
Unzip and move HaloIsland.app to Applications (or ~/Applications). If Gatekeeper blocks: right-click → Open → Open.
Current: v26.0. Metadata: version.json.
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Windows
Install on Windows. HaloIsland v26.0 for Windows 10/11. MSI installer or one-line PowerShell.
PowerShell (recommended)
Paste in PowerShell. Downloads the MSI and installs per-user.
PS>
irm https://chopstickshq.com/haloisland/install.ps1 | iex
MSI installer
Double-click to install. Starts with Windows and lives in Start menu.
HaloIsland-26.0.msi Portable .exe
Requires .NET Framework 4.5+ (included on Windows 10/11).