Live · version 3.3.0 · Windows and macOS

The top of your screen, alive

Cortex Island turns the top edge into a living notch: the track that is playing, its synced lyrics, a focus timer, water, a file shelf and your tasks. One pill, three presentations, one uninterrupted spring.

LiveWindows 10 and 11 macOS3.3.0
How it behaves Install

01The site

DesktopThe Island page: hero, the live pill and the full presentation set.
The Island page: hero, the live pill and the full presentation set.

02Panels

Each Live Activity gets its own expanded panel, tinted live by the album art.

LyricsSynced lyrics: the active line lifts, the rest fade back.
Synced lyrics: the active line lifts, the rest fade back.
MusicMusic: cover, transport and the pill following the beat.
Music: cover, transport and the pill following the beat.
FocusFocus: a single ring, no chrome, silence by default.
Focus: a single ring, no chrome, silence by default.

03Details that matter

No resize jumps

Since 3.0 the window never resizes between states; every change is one spring.

Part of the system

Full-screen apps hide it, any monitor can host it, and the Windows accent colour reaches the glow.

Independent

It runs alone, with no dependency on the website or the phone app.