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Islet turns your Mac's notch into a tool built for developers. It changes with the app you're in: AI commit messages and git status in VS Code, localhost to your phone (or a public link) in Chrome, and `islet run` alerts in Terminal. When Claude Code or Codex needs your approval, a hand pops up in the notch with a chime. You also get PRs with CI status, ports and your Claude usage at a glance. Music, meetings, timer and AirDrop too. ~25 MB, 0% idle CPU, no account, free.
Hey Product Hunt 👋 I'm Yash, and I built Islet for myself.
My days are mostly background work: Claude Code sessions, test suites, builds, dev servers. I kept alt-tabbing to check on them, hundreds of times a day. The notch apps I tried were great at music and a file tray, but none of them knew I was a developer. So I built one that does.
What makes it different
🪄 It changes with the app you're in. In VS Code it shows your branch and changed files and writes a commit message from your diff (you still click Commit). In Chrome it puts your localhost on your phone with a QR code, or shares it publicly in one click. In Terminal, `islet run npm test` chimes when it's done. Finder, Figma and Preview get their own tools too.
✋ It tells you when something needs you. Claude Code and Codex are built in (anything else via `islet agent`). When an agent waits for approval, a hand bounces in the notch. One click takes you to the right window.
🧭 A glance at everything else: open PRs with CI status, listening ports, your Claude usage window, and it keeps your Mac awake while agents run.
⌨️ Keyboard-first: double-tap Control, ⌘1–⌘6, single keys for the rest.
And yes, the basics are there: music, next meeting with one-click Join, timer and Pomodoro, a file Shelf with AirDrop, mic/camera indicators.
Light and private: ~25 MB of RAM, 0% CPU when idle, a 2–3 MB download. No account, no analytics, nothing leaves your Mac. Free and source-available.
Honest notes: Apple silicon + macOS 14+ only. It isn't notarized yet (that's $99/yr), so the DMG needs one "Open Anyway". The one-line install skips that:
curl -fsSL https://yashtygi.github.io/islet... | sh
I'd love to know: which app should the notch learn next? Xcode build status and native hooks for more agents (Cursor, Gemini CLI) are on my list. Tell me what you'd want in yours. 🙏
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About Islet on Product Hunt
“Dynamic notch that changes with the app you're in”
Islet was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #390 on the daily leaderboard. Islet turns your Mac's notch into a tool built for developers. It changes with the app you're in: AI commit messages and git status in VS Code, localhost to your phone (or a public link) in Chrome, and `islet run` alerts in Terminal. When Claude Code or Codex needs your approval, a hand pops up in the notch with a chime. You also get PRs with CI status, ports and your Claude usage at a glance. Music, meetings, timer and AirDrop too. ~25 MB, 0% idle CPU, no account, free.
Islet was featured in Mac (103.8k followers), Productivity (663.6k followers), Developer Tools (521.5k followers) and GitHub (41.4k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 302.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Islet?
Islet was hunted by Yash Tyagi. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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