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About Halo
Halo is a Dynamic Island for the Mac. It lives in the MacBook's notch, and on a screen without one it draws its own island. I'm Otabek Abdiraimov, an independent developer, and I make it on my own.
Which Halo this is
Several apps are called Halo, so to be exact: this is Halo for Mac, at halo-mac.com, the notch app with notifications, dictation, Halo Buddy, AI agent status, Now Playing and external monitor control. It has nothing to do with the Halo games, and it isn't halonotch.com or any other app that shares the name. On Product Hunt it's Halo (halo-11).
What it does
- Shows notifications from any app in the notch, with a switch for each app.
- Lets you answer Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode from the notch, and shows what each agent is doing.
- Types what you say into any app while you hold a key.
- Shows the playing song with artwork, controls and synced lyrics.
- Changes an external monitor's brightness, contrast and input over DDC/CI.
- Works on a Mac with no notch, on an external monitor, and with the lid closed.
Everything it does is on the home page, and every release is in the changelog.
How it's sold
$9.99, once. No subscription and no account. One license key works on up to 3 Macs, and updates are free. Payment and license keys go through Lemon Squeezy. Halo needs macOS 15 or later and runs on Apple silicon and Intel.
What stays on your Mac
Notifications and agent activity are read on your Mac and never leave it. The few times Halo uses the network are listed, one by one, in the privacy policy.
How I write the comparisons and guides
I make one of the apps I compare, so read my picks with that in mind. Facts about other apps come from their own sites, READMEs and store pages, with the date I checked, and "not listed" means I couldn't find it, not that it's missing. If something is wrong, tell me and I'll fix it. The guides are in Guides.
Other things I make
Shedi, a Mac cleaner for developers. One key can cover both apps.
Contact
- Email: [email protected]
- X: @abdiraimov_
- Threads: @otabek.builds
- LinkedIn: Otabek Abdiraimov
- For writers: the press kit has the icon, screenshots and facts.
Try Halo
Notifications, dictation, music and AI agents, in your Mac's notch. $9.99 one-time, no subscription.
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