# PFCove: Dynamic Island for Mac, right in the notch

URL: https://pfcove.com/en

PFCove is a Dynamic Island for Mac that lives in your MacBook's notch. The song playing, your next meeting, AirDrop files, AirPods battery, volume and brightness show up right when they matter, then fold away.

macOS 15 or later · Apple silicon and Intel. 14-day free trial on every Mac. No account, no card.

- [Download the free trial](https://pfcove.com/en/download)
- [See pricing](https://pfcove.com/en/pricing)

## Everything you need, right in the MacBook notch

Each one appears in the notch when it matters, then folds away when you are done.

### Every day

- **Music controls in the notch**: Artwork, a scrolling track title, play, pause and seek right in the notch, on a background tinted by the artwork. Works with Music, Spotify, Safari and YouTube in Chrome. A waveform that follows the real audio is optional.
- **Volume and brightness HUD**: A compact indicator in the notch replaces the large macOS overlay. The F14 and F15 keys of external keyboards work too. Hold Option + Shift for fine steps.
- **Focus**: See which Focus mode is on without opening Control Center.
- **Next meeting countdown**: Your next meeting with a countdown to its start. One click joins Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or Webex.
- **Today and reminders**: Today's events next to the reminders that are due or overdue. Tick them off right in the notch.
- **AirDrop files**: Files received over AirDrop show up in the notch. Open them or show them in Finder; with the experimental file tray on, you can also keep them there.
- **Weather**: Temperature, rain over the next 6 hours, sunrise and sunset. Off by default; when you turn it on, your location is rounded to about 1 km.

### Devices

- **Battery and charging**: Plug in or unplug and see the battery level at once. The notch also tells you when the battery runs low and when Low Power Mode is on.
- **Headphones and AirPods battery**: Connect your AirPods and the notch shows a turning 3D icon with the battery of each earbud. The case appears when macOS reports it, usually while the earbuds are in it.
- **External displays and Macs without a notch**: Macs without a notch and external displays get a virtual notch you can resize. Pick the display it lives on; plug in or unplug a screen and it rearranges itself.

### Make it yours

- **Monochrome or Colorful**: Keep the notch pitch black like the hardware, or pick Colorful for a rim of light running around it.
- **Swipe gestures**: Swipe with two fingers on the trackpad to open or close the notch, or to change tracks.

### Experimental

These features may stop working after a macOS update. They are off by default; turn them on in Settings → Experimental.

- **Calls and messages**: Notices for ringing FaceTime calls, missed calls and new iMessages. You answer on the macOS banner. Needs the Accessibility permission.
- **File tray**: Drop files on the notch to keep them close, click to open, then drag them out where you need them.
- **Lock Screen widgets**: Compact widgets on your Mac's Lock Screen. A macOS update may stop this feature from working.

## Why PFCove

- **Light, and measured**: On a MacBook Pro M4: about 0.01% CPU when idle, 0.07% while music plays with the notch closed and about 2% with the notch open.
- **Private by design**: No account, no tracking. Calendar, Focus and audio stay on your Mac. Artwork lookup and weather call outside services, and you can turn them off.
- **Buy once, keep it**: No subscription. A perpetual key, lifetime updates and a refund within 14 days of purchase.
- **Native Swift**: Built in Swift with AppKit and SwiftUI for macOS 15 and later. One Universal app for Apple silicon and Intel.

## Buy once, keep it for good

No subscription. A perpetual key with lifetime updates, new major versions included. Not for you? Get a refund within 14 days.

PFCove · Standard license (3 Macs): **$9.99**

- Perpetual license, lifetime updates
- 1 key for 3 Macs, switch Macs on the Account page
- 14-day refund
- 14-day free trial before you buy

Pay by card, PayPal or Apple Pay through Paddle.

Your key arrives by email as soon as payment completes.

### System requirements

- macOS 15 Sequoia or later
- Apple silicon or Intel Mac (Intel is supported at build level)
- Best on MacBooks with a notch

## Frequently asked questions

### Does it work on Macs without a notch or on external displays?

Yes. PFCove draws a virtual notch at the top edge of the screen, and you can resize it. Pick the display it shows on; when you plug in or unplug a screen, the app rearranges itself.

### Can I see my AirPods battery?

Yes. When your AirPods connect, the notch shows a turning 3D icon and the battery of each earbud. The case appears only when macOS reports it, usually while the earbuds are inside.

### Will it slow my Mac down?

No. Measured on a MacBook Pro M4: about 0.01% CPU when idle, 0.07% while music plays with the notch closed and about 2% with the notch open. The waveform that follows the real audio costs more (about 4.4%), so it is off by default.

### Do I need a subscription?

No. You pay once: the key never expires and you get every update for life, new major versions included.

### How many Macs can one key use?

One key works on 3 Macs at a time. To switch Macs, remove the old one on the Account page, then enter the key on the new Mac.

### Can I get a refund?

Yes, within 14 days of purchase, whichever way you paid. The key is revoked when the refund is made. How to ask is in the refund policy.

[See all questions](https://pfcove.com/en/faq)