Notchify on the Microsoft Store, August 25, 2026.

Features

• A Dynamic Island for Windows that lives at the top of your screen
• GPU-accelerated rendering for smooth, fluid animations
• Media controls with now-playing info, album art, and a live audio visualizer
• Shuffle, repeat, and a scrubbable progress bar for your music
• Bluetooth device status with battery level
• Clipboard history, right inside the island
• File tray: drop files to hold, then drag them out whenever you need them
• App Shortcuts: pin your favorite apps, folders, and websites
• Quick System Actions: lock, sleep, mute, switch theme, snip the screen, or open Settings
• To-Do and Notes widget for quick tasks and jottings
• Calendar widget that shows your next upcoming event
• Weather widget with your local conditions
• Timers, battery, system usage, and mic/camera privacy indicators
• "Hover to Show" mode that reveals the island when you need it, even over fullscreen apps
• 14 built-in themes plus a full custom theme editor
• Personalize island size, frame rate, blur, and which widgets appear
• Grid or carousel layouts, with drag-and-drop widget reordering
• Multi-monitor support, available in 10 languages
• Lightweight: stays quiet on your CPU when idle

Description

Notchify brings the Dynamic Island to Windows: a sleek little panel at the top of your screen that quietly keeps your day within reach.

It stays out of the way until you need it, then expands with a smooth, GPU-accelerated animation. Playing music? Control it right there, with album art, a live audio visualizer, shuffle, repeat, and a progress bar you can scrub. Connected a Bluetooth device? See its status and battery level at a glance.

Notchify is also a home for the little things. Keep a clipboard history inside the island, drop files into a tray to carry them between windows, and pin your favorite apps, folders, and websites as shortcuts. Add widgets for your to-dos and notes, your calendar and next event, the weather, timers, and system status, including private mic and camera indicators so you always know when they're in use. Quick System Actions let you lock, sleep, mute, switch theme, snip the screen, or jump to Settings in a single tap.

Make it yours. Choose from 14 built-in themes or design your own with the custom theme editor. Adjust the island's size and corner style, pick your frame rate, toggle blur and animations, and arrange widgets in a grid or carousel with simple drag-and-drop. Turn on "Hover to Show" and the island stays hidden until your cursor reaches the top of the screen, even over fullscreen apps.

Best of all, it's light. Notchify goes quiet the moment you stop using it, so it won't sit on your CPU. Multi-monitor ready and available in 10 languages.

What's new in this version

Notchify 5.0 is a top-to-bottom overhaul. The headline change: the island is now GPU-rendered, so animations are noticeably smoother.

What's new

• GPU-accelerated rendering: everything feels much smoother and more fluid.
• "Hover to Show" mode: when the island is hidden, move your cursor to the top-center of the screen and it appears, even over fullscreen apps. (Settings > Behavior)
• Quick System Actions widget: lock, sleep, switch theme, mute, snip the screen, or open Settings in a single tap.
• To-Do & Notes widget: a checklist and a free-form note, right inside the island.
• App Shortcuts: pin your favorite apps, folders, and links to the island.
• Calendar now shows your next upcoming event.
• Bluetooth: battery level for your connected device and a cleaner, simpler connection card.
• Media: shuffle and repeat controls, plus a refreshed playback view.

Design & personalization

• Redesigned island: softer "squircle" corners and a more authentic notch shape.
• New clock font.
• New "Dark v2" theme.
• Frame rate (FPS) setting, from 60 up to 240.

Performance & fixes

• Much lower CPU usage while idle or hidden.
• Fixed a memory growth issue during long sessions.
• More reliable clicking, and double-tap to reveal the hidden island.
• Multi-monitor improvements.
• General stability and clipboard fixes.