Features

Music Stream elevates now-playing to the top of your focus: Island X reads system media sessions, shows title, artist, and lyrics when available, and paints the island with album-driven color. Control playback without leaving your current app—hover, glance, resume flow.

How it worksUses MediaRemote now-playing metadata. Lyrics appear when a source is available; otherwise track info and ambient visuals still run. Pro unlocks full lyric flow and richer visuals.

Calendar & Weather compresses “what matters today” into the island: live/forecast weather (Open-Meteo), lunar date, solar terms, public holidays, and custom countdowns. Before travel or long weekends, temperature, rain, and calendar rhythm sit in one hover.

How it worksWeather via coarse IP or a city you type; lunar/solar terms computed locally; holidays and countdowns from built-in rules plus your settings—no account required.

System Monitor turns the metrics you check most into light island gauges: CPU, memory, and disk rings plus live network throughput and battery/power state. Perfect before a compile, export, or screen share—without opening Activity Monitor.

How it worksSamples metrics locally with denser refresh while expanded; stays cheap when collapsed.

App Launcher pulls “find my app” into the island: pin favorites in a grid or expand a Launchpad-style browser. From fullscreen or deep focus, hover the top edge and launch—less ⌘Space typing, less hunting the Dock.

How it worksScans local app folders; you pin favorites. Pro unlocks larger grids and full browse.

The Shortcuts module surfaces your Shortcuts library on the island: trigger scene setups, file tidy scripts, or work rituals without digging through the menu bar. Ideal if you already invest in Apple Shortcuts.

How it worksLists authorized Shortcuts as a button grid; tap runs them via the system Shortcuts engine.

Todos bridge sudden thoughts and calendar commitments: capture inline on the island or sync both ways with macOS Reminders and Calendar. Add and complete in the hover surface so you stop bouncing between Notes, Reminders, and Calendar.

How it worksLocal list by default; enable sync to request Calendar/Reminders access. Data stays on-device unless you sync to Apple’s stores.

Quick Note is a scratch pad on the island: multi-line text, autosave, one-tap copy. Capture meeting bullets, a shell command, or a paragraph you’ll paste next—collapse the island and the note remains without opening a full notes app.

How it worksStored in local app storage; reopen to continue; copy pushes to the clipboard.

Mirror gives you ten seconds of confidence before video calls: mirrored camera preview, zoom, rule-of-thirds grid, optional capture. Frames stay on-device for preview or clipboard—no server upload.

How it worksRequests camera access for local rendering only; disabling the module stops capture.

Pomodoro embeds focus rhythm in the island: work/break presets, visible remaining time, and streak motivation. When you context-switch, the timer isn’t buried in another window.

How it worksLocal timing and stats; collapsed pill can still hint an active session depending on build.

Photos reads library thumbnails read-only, lets you browse recent captures, preview, and drag into Finder, chat, or mail. Short path for “just shot it, send it” without opening the full Photos app.

How it worksRead-only Photos permission; thumbnails, preview, and system drag-and-drop share.

File Staging is a temporary shelf between Desktop and Downloads: drop files onto the island, finish the meeting or draft, then batch process. Fewer “to deal with later” icons littering the desktop.

How it worksAccepts drag-and-drop file references/copies into an island list for later open or drag-out. Pro.

AI Assist pins chat to the Dynamic Island: bring your own keys, switch among OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, and more. Hover to ask, polish copy, or decode an error. Requests go straight to the provider you choose—Island X doesn’t run accounts or proxy message bodies.

How it worksEnter provider keys and models in settings; island input issues HTTPS to those APIs. No Island X cloud proxy.