Fide Island turns your MacBook notch into a compact, fluid command surface. Control media, check your calendar, keep files and clipboard items close, run quick calculations, and see system feedback - without leaving what you're doing.
The MacBook notch has always felt like a lot of space doing… not much.
When Apple introduced Dynamic Island on iPhone, I loved the idea of turning a hardware limitation into something useful and interactive. And I kept thinking: why shouldn’t the Mac have something like that too?
But there was also a more practical reason.
I often need to do tiny things while working - quickly calculate something, convert one currency to another, check something without losing focus. And every time, it meant opening Calculator, switching to the browser, searching for a currency converter, or jumping between apps for something that should take a few seconds.
I wanted those little actions to be available instantly, without interrupting what I was doing.
That’s how Fide Island started.
Instead of letting the notch just sit there, I wanted to turn it into a small utility space that’s always within reach - for quick calculations and currency conversions, but also media controls, calendar events, files, clipboard history, system feedback, and more.
My goal wasn’t simply to copy Dynamic Island onto macOS. I wanted to explore what this space could become when it’s designed around the way we actually use a Mac.
Fide Island is still evolving, and I’d genuinely love to hear what you think.
What’s one small thing you constantly open another app or browser tab for - that you’d rather have instantly available in the notch? 👀
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@sergey_murzak this actually makes a lot of sense for the notch. i’d probably use quick notes the most though — especially when i don’t want to open another window. congrats on the launch!
@kamal_sharma26 Yeah, quick notes would be a great fit. Love that idea! I've added this idea to the list for the next update - stay tuned for the release)
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Hey Sergey, the product looks super cool. Unfortunately, I couldn't install it on my mac as it flagged for malicious files.
@seomaxtech Hey Soumyadip, thanks for checking it out! There are no malicious files in the app. macOS shows this warning because the app is currently not signed and notarized by Apple - I don’t have an Apple Developer account yet.
If you’d still like to try it, you can allow it manually via System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
I’m planning to get the app properly signed/notarized so this warning won’t appear in the future. Thanks for flagging this!
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notch utilities feel like a crowded lane right now, i counted at least 3-4 similar apps on this same page. what's pulling people to fide island specifically over the others - is it the currency/calc stuff, or something else
@galdayan Fair point - it’s definitely getting crowded :)
I think what makes Fide Island different is less about one specific feature and more about the overall experience: a polished UI, a very accessible price, and small but genuinely useful features you can use every day.
Currency and calculator are part of it, but I’m building Fide Island as a broader everyday utility for the MacBook notch. I’ve also got several new features on the roadmap, so there’s quite a bit more
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@sergey_murzak makes sense, price + polish is a real moat even in a crowded lane. curious what's next on the roadmap, will keep an eye on it
The notch is dead space on my MacBook. The apps I work on run long file transfers, and a glanceable progress bar up there would earn its spot. What does the island show when nothing is running?
@yelyzaveta_kibets Right now it doesn’t track progress from arbitrary third-party file transfers, but a glanceable progress indicator for long-running tasks is exactly the kind of thing that makes sense for this space. I’m looking into how to support that across apps. Thanks for the idea, Lisa!)
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@sergey_murzak this actually makes a lot of sense for the notch. i’d probably use quick notes the most though — especially when i don’t want to open another window. congrats on the launch!
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@kamal_sharma26 Yeah, quick notes would be a great fit. Love that idea! I've added this idea to the list for the next update - stay tuned for the release)
Hey Sergey, the product looks super cool. Unfortunately, I couldn't install it on my mac as it flagged for malicious files.
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@seomaxtech
Hey Soumyadip, thanks for checking it out! There are no malicious files in the app. macOS shows this warning because the app is currently not signed and notarized by Apple - I don’t have an Apple Developer account yet.
If you’d still like to try it, you can allow it manually via System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
I’m planning to get the app properly signed/notarized so this warning won’t appear in the future. Thanks for flagging this!
notch utilities feel like a crowded lane right now, i counted at least 3-4 similar apps on this same page. what's pulling people to fide island specifically over the others - is it the currency/calc stuff, or something else
Fide Island
@galdayan Fair point - it’s definitely getting crowded :)
I think what makes Fide Island different is less about one specific feature and more about the overall experience: a polished UI, a very accessible price, and small but genuinely useful features you can use every day.
Currency and calculator are part of it, but I’m building Fide Island as a broader everyday utility for the MacBook notch. I’ve also got several new features on the roadmap, so there’s quite a bit more
@sergey_murzak makes sense, price + polish is a real moat even in a crowded lane. curious what's next on the roadmap, will keep an eye on it
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@galdayan Thanks! Plenty more planned for Fide Island )
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The notch is dead space on my MacBook. The apps I work on run long file transfers, and a glanceable progress bar up there would earn its spot. What does the island show when nothing is running?
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@yelyzaveta_kibets Right now it doesn’t track progress from arbitrary third-party file transfers, but a glanceable progress indicator for long-running tasks is exactly the kind of thing that makes sense for this space. I’m looking into how to support that across apps. Thanks for the idea, Lisa!)
Softorino 💻📲
@sergey_murzak Got it. That's the one I'd use daily, so I'll keep an eye out for it.