Your Mac's
missing layer. — Docklet for macOS

Docklet is a floating command strip for macOS. Media controls, file sharing, timers, clipboard history, and live updates — all in one place, at the top of your screen.

What Docklet is

A Dynamic Island for macOS — a floating strip that lives at the top of your screen.

Who it's for

Mac users who juggle music, files, meetings, and focus sessions throughout the day.

What problem it solves

You stop switching apps for things that should take one second.

Download for macOS

Free download. macOS 13 or later.

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Available Now

Download Docklet.

Free download for macOS 13 or later. Pro features unlock with a 7-day free trial.

Download for macOS
brew install --cask aramirez087/docklet/docklet

Product walkthrough

Four modes. One floating strip.

Docklet adapts to what you're doing right now.

Now Playing

01

Now Playing

Control music without leaving your current window.

Play, scrub, and switch sources in one floating strip that stays out of the way.

Spotify Apple Music YouTube

Quick Actions

02

Quick Actions

Turn quick actions into muscle memory.

Files, clipboard items, and timers appear where your eyes already are.

AirDrop Clipboard Timer

Live Pulse

03

Live Pulse

Get live updates without notification noise.

Scores, deliveries, and SDK cards show up as glanceable pulses, then fade.

Sports Delivery SDK

Flow Mode

04

Flow Mode

Stay in flow from morning setup to late-night review.

Docklet collapses when idle, expands when needed, and gets out of your way again.

Calendar HUD Focus

Scroll to move through the horizontal story.

What Docklet does.

Native Swift. Near-zero idle CPU. Built for the Mac.

Now Playing

Control Spotify, Apple Music, VLC, or YouTube without switching windows. Scrub, skip, and see what's playing — from the strip.

AirDrop Zone

Drag a file onto the island to share it via AirDrop instantly. No Finder window needed.

Adaptive HUD

Volume and brightness feedback that replaces the macOS default. Minimal, beautiful, out of the way.

Focus Timer

Pomodoro presets and custom countdowns. The timer lives in the strip so you stay on task without checking the clock.

Clipboard History

Scroll through recent copies with the dial. Preview text and images, extract text from screenshots with built-in OCR.

Live Activities

Sports scores and delivery tracking, updating in real time at the top of your screen.

Live Cards SDK

Push anything to the island with a single HTTP request. Build cards for your own tools and workflows.

For Developers

Push anything to the island. One HTTP request.

GitHub PRs, CI builds, delivery tracking — or anything you build. No SDK to install. No auth required. Just POST JSON to localhost.

Read the SDK Docs 
curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:43822/v1/cards/upsert \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"sourceId":"my-tool","card":{
    "id":"hello","kind":"status",
    "title":"Hello from Terminal!",
    "state":"active"
  }}'

What's next.

We ship fast. Here's what we're building.

In Progress

Peripheral Pulse

AirPods and Magic Mouse battery and connection status, right in the island.

Next

Smart Clip Actions

Copy anything, then format, search, or act on it with one tap.

Q2 2026

Audio Visualizer

A fluid animation layer that reacts to your music in real time.

Planned

Network Glance

Live upload and download speeds for when bandwidth matters.

One price. No subscriptions.

Pay once, own it forever. Free tier included.

Docklet Free

$0

  • Now Playing controls
  • Adaptive HUD
  • Focus Timer
  • Battery indicator
  • Calendar events
  • Clipboard history
  • AirDrop zone
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Docklet Pro

$6.99 one-time

7-day free trial · 2 years of updates

  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • Live Sports Scores
  • Delivery Tracking
  • Live Cards SDK
  • Priority support
  • All future Pro features
Buy Now — $6.99 or download free trial

Questions.

Download it from this page or install via Homebrew: brew install --cask aramirez087/docklet/docklet. It's free, with a 7-day Pro trial included.

Yes. Docklet Pro includes a 7-day free trial with full access to every feature.

Your app keeps working forever. After 2 years you can optionally renew for continued updates, or keep the version you have.

Each license covers one Mac. Multi-Mac support per license is planned for a future update.

Yes. Docklet Free includes Now Playing, Adaptive HUD, Focus Timer, Clipboard History, and more. No time limit, no credit card.

Docklet requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. It runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Yes. Docklet detects and controls playback from Spotify, Apple Music, VLC, YouTube in browsers, and other media sources automatically.

Yes. Docklet adapts its size and position based on your display. It works on MacBooks with and without the notch, iMacs, and external monitors.

Near zero. Docklet is built with native Swift and uses adaptive polling that pauses when your display is asleep. Idle CPU usage is under 0.5%, and battery impact is less than 1% per hour.

The Live Cards SDK lets developers push custom notifications to Docklet's floating strip using a simple localhost HTTP API. No SDK to install, no auth required. You can show GitHub PRs, CI builds, delivery tracking, or anything you build.

Stop switching. Start flowing.

Download Docklet for macOS — it's free.

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