Checked October 2026
Is there a Dynamic Island for Windows?
Not from the Mac notch apps. Boring Notch, Alcove and Notchy are all macOS apps, and none of them has a Windows build. A few independent open-source projects copy the idea for Windows, though. Here is what they are, checked against their own GitHub pages, so you can pick one without downloading the wrong thing.
DynamicWin
The best known, with over 600 GitHub stars. Its README lists a media controller, a calendar with Google Calendar, a file tray and a Bluetooth view with device battery. The repository hosts releases only, with no source code, and its last update was in October 2025.
WinIsland
A Rust app that shows a Dynamic Island on Windows, released on GitHub under GPL-3.0. Its README says it collects no telemetry. Its README points to a QQ group for community support.
eIsland
Built with Electron, React and TypeScript. The README shows weather, synced lyrics, timers, a toolbox of system actions and an AI agent screen. It's GPL-3.0 with extra clauses in its licence, so read that before you fork it.
If you also have a Mac
Notchy is the free one on macOS: music controls, a file shelf, timers, AI usage limits, Face Unlock and system HUDs in the notch, on macOS 13 Ventura or later. It also works on Macs without a notch and on external displays.
Everything Notchy does, for free
- Fluid Dynamic Island animations on the Mac notch
- Command palette (⌃⌥K) — every action one keystroke away
- Knock — double-tap a modifier key to open the notch
- AI usage tracker (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot)
- Detach any tab into a menu-bar popover
- Now Playing music controls (Apple Music & Spotify)
- Time-synced karaoke lyrics under the notch
- Mac clipboard history shelf (password-manager safe)
- Searchable clipboard — filter by text, file name, or OCR'd words
- On-device OCR — copy a screenshot, get its text (Apple Vision)
- Window snapping — drag a window to the notch to tile it
- App Launcher — pin apps to the notch, open with one tap
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- Text snippets — TextExpander-style pastes from the ⌘K palette
- One-tap screen capture to clipboard + shelf
- Color eyedropper — sample any pixel, hex auto-copied
- System-wide mic mute for every meeting app at once
- Keystroke HUD for demos & screencasts (secure-input safe)
- Keyboard cleaning lock with countdown island (⌘⎋ unlocks)
- Menu-bar icon hiding — Bartender-style separator & chevron
- Live CPU / memory / network stats flyout
- Custom islands through the local developer API (off by default)
- iPhone-style call island — Answer/Decline FaceTime on the notch
- Notch Terminal — real VT100/xterm shell in a PTY, its own tab
- Camera Guard — alert (or block) when any app opens your camera
- Caps Lock HUD — brief island on every toggle
- Full Charge island with adjustable threshold + low-battery sound
- Alt HUD styles — edge-pinned bar or circular gauge off the notch
- Audio-reactive Now Playing visualizer (real FFT of system audio)
- Custom closed-notch idle animation — drop in your own Lottie JSON
- Drag-and-drop file drop shelf — persists across relaunches
- Zip & unzip files right from the shelf
- Image converter (HEIC, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, PDF) + video → GIF
- Run Apple Shortcuts with one tap
- Screenshots auto-staged on the shelf, ready to drag
- Download finished alerts with Reveal in Finder
- USB drive mount island with one-tap Eject
- Apple Reminders quick capture & due list
- macOS Pomodoro notch timer & stopwatch — streaks + 7-day chart
- Resizable expanded panel (width & height, live preview)
- System HUDs (volume, brightness, battery)
- Audio output switcher (speakers, AirPods, monitor)
- AirPods connection manager & battery
- Magic Mouse, Keyboard & Trackpad battery + low-battery alerts
- Quick notes & Calendar widgets
- Camera Mirror (check your appearance)
- Keep Awake (caffeine toggle)
- Teleprompter (Cuely) for Zoom calls
- Focus-aware alerts & native haptic feedback
- Lock screen widgets & hide-the-notch mode
- 134 languages, fully localized
- Native SwiftUI, tuned for Apple silicon
Dynamic Island on Windows — FAQ
Is there a Boring Notch for Windows?
No. Boring Notch is a macOS app that needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later, and its downloads are Mac-only. On Windows, look at DynamicWin, WinIsland or eIsland instead.
Does Notchy work on Windows?
No. Notchy is a native macOS app written in SwiftUI. There is no Windows or Linux version.
Is there a free Dynamic Island for Windows 11?
The three projects above are free to download from GitHub. Check each project's release notes for the Windows versions it supports before you install.
Are Windows Dynamic Island apps safe?
Only install from the project's own GitHub releases page, not a re-upload. WinIsland and eIsland publish their source; DynamicWin's repository hosts releases only, so you can't review its code.
Can I get the MacBook notch look on a Windows laptop?
These apps draw the island at the top of the screen, so you get the island without a physical cutout. That's also how Notchy works on Macs that have no notch.