Vibe Island: An AI Agent Assistant Living in the Dynamic Island

• Platform: macOS
• Keywords: Dynamic Island, AI Agent

@Vanilla: In the era of Vibe Coding, products capable of delivering various functionalities are no longer scarce. The massive surge in app review volumes on the App Store this year shows that creating applications has almost become a zero-barrier task. However, apps with taste are still “works of art” in this world—people like me, without programming or design expertise, still can’t create something truly refined.

In my view, Vibe Island is exactly such a tasteful creation. While using the MacBook notch area to display and interact with AI Agents is nothing new—and there are already open-source, free alternatives on the market—developer Edward Luo has crafted Vibe Island into a beautifully designed, feature-rich product that stands out among its peers.

After installation, Vibe Island automatically establishes connections with local Agents or terminal applications via hooking, requiring no setup or deployment to start using it. Its functionality can be divided into four main parts: monitoring, authorization, inquiry, and navigation. Let’s go through them one by one.

In the monitoring section, Vibe Island displays the current session’s title and task overview, allowing you to quickly track the progress of AI Agent tasks through the Dynamic Island. It currently supports ten AI Agents, including Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, Droid, Qoder, Copilot, CodeBuddy, and Kiro, as well as 13 terminal applications such as iTerm2, Ghostty, Warp, Terminal.app, VS Code, and Cursor. All of these can be distinguished within the Dynamic Island, helping you clearly manage multi-threaded tasks.

In the authorization section, Vibe Island displays permission prompts directly in the Dynamic Island, offering options like Deny, Allow Once, Allow Always, and Auto-Approve. You can also confirm actions quickly using keyboard shortcuts. This brings two key benefits: first, you can respond to permission requests immediately, preventing tasks from being paused for too long; second, you don’t need to open the terminal app to grant permissions, so your current workflow remains uninterrupted.

The inquiry section works similarly to authorization. You can respond to questions from the AI Agent directly within the Dynamic Island, helping guide the agent’s next steps according to your preferences while reducing unnecessary interaction with terminal apps.

Finally, the navigation feature allows you to click on any item shown in the Dynamic Island to jump directly to the corresponding session in the terminal application, making it easy to view details or input commands.

In the settings panel, Vibe Island offers several essential customization options. For display, you can adjust the notch style between compact and detailed modes; in the panel section, you can modify font size, completed card height, and maximum panel height; for AI Agents, you can enable or disable detailed activity display.

In the sound and shortcut settings panel, Vibe Island provides a wide range of options to meet personalized needs.

As a refined example of Vibe Coding, Vibe Island is a native macOS application written in Swift and optimized for Apple silicon. It is under 50MB in size and avoids the heavy memory usage typical of Electron apps, delivering fast responsiveness and smooth performance.

Vibe Island is available for download and trial on its official website. The current early-bird price is $14.99 per device, with an additional $10 for each extra device license.

mynd: Turning Everything Into a Chat-Based Record

• Platform: iOS
• Keywords: journaling, logging

@ElijahLee: Well-known blogger cbvivi recently developed and released a simple app called mynd, which allows users to record their day, moods, thoughts, and all kinds of random notes through a chat-like interface.

mynd is extremely minimal, with a size of just 5.9MB. Opening the app takes you straight into a conversation screen, where you can record everything as if you were chatting. Each message you send becomes part of the chat history. What’s fascinating is that after some time, your earlier messages will appear as if they were sent by another “you” to your present self. The current “you” can reply or start a new topic—like a dialogue between versions of yourself across time.

The name mynd comes from a simplified version of “mymind.” Inside the app, there is only you. Like a private tree hollow, you can send anything to mynd, and only you will know. There are no reminders, no streaks, no AI—nothing that might feel like a burden.

The app supports sending text, images, videos, and voice recordings, all accessible via the “+” button on the left side of the input field. Messages can be edited, quoted, or pinned, making it as convenient as using WeChat. Swipe a message to the right, and the blue chat bubble turns yellow, marking it as a highlight that will stand out in your history. Beyond simple recording, messages can also be turned into to-do items—just double-tap a message to bring up a task circle.

In the top-right corner, you can access the content and notes categorization page, where mynd automatically organizes entries into pinned, to-do, highlights, excerpts, and more. You can also manually create collections to group notes by theme or category.

mynd offers home screen widgets and Shortcuts support for quick entry. The widgets can also randomly display past entries and highlights. The app includes multiple color themes, extensive customization options, automatic iCloud backup, and multi-device syncing.

You can download mynd for free on the App Store. A one-time payment of 18 RMB unlocks premium features, including iCloud sync, full feature access, and avatar customization.

LibreFit: Fitness, with a Plan

• Platform: Android
• Keywords: fitness

@Peggy_: It all started when I found a barbell in the storage room. Its appearance meant I could finally try some weight training I’d never done before—and perhaps go from beginner to giving up step by step. But when faced with the overwhelming number of training plans out there, I got stuck: how do I remember the sequence, duration, and sets for each workout? I believe many fitness enthusiasts have their own routines and workflows. LibreFit, the app introduced today, helps present these routines clearly on your phone screen, eliminating the need to memorize your training process every time.

First, you need to create your own workout plan within the app. After naming it and adding notes, you can begin adding exercises. LibreFit’s advantage lies in its built-in library of common exercises. All you need to do is tap and add the ones you need into your plan. Of course, you should still have a clear idea of your training flow to avoid blindly adding too many exercises, which could make your routine ineffective. LibreFit also includes a simple exercise filter, allowing you to quickly find suitable movements based on your ability level, preferences, and target muscle groups.

Even more thoughtfully, tapping into an exercise’s details reveals descriptions and the muscle groups involved. However, the demo videos are AI-generated and should be used for reference only. It’s recommended to carefully read the key points of each movement and, if possible, train under professional guidance.

Once you’ve added your exercises, you can move to the workout list to configure sets, duration, and rest intervals for each movement. These settings vary depending on the type of exercise—for example, machine-based workouts usually require weight and reps, while bodyweight exercises may only need reps, and certain movements (like mountain climbers) require duration per set.

After starting a workout, you can manually mark each set as completed. The app will automatically begin timing the rest interval and display your overall progress at the top. As you accumulate more sessions and training time, LibreFit also generates statistics to enhance visual feedback and help maintain motivation.

If you’re looking for a fitness-focused app, you can download LibreFit via F-Droid and try it out—it’s completely free.

Dropzone 5: A Brand-New Interface and New Customization Features

• Platform: macOS
• Keywords: file transfer, file operations

@化学心情下2: The long-standing file staging and processing tool Dropzone has recently received a major 5.0 update. A completely redesigned interface is undoubtedly one of the biggest highlights of this version. Dropzone 5 introduces a Liquid Glass design style inspired by macOS Tahoe, along with a grid-based layout for information, and overall smoother animations during operation.

The grid system is Dropzone’s most important feature. Through it, you can build specific workflows, and this system has been further enhanced in Dropzone 5. You can switch between different grids via the top dropdown menu, and even create dedicated grids for specific actions, allowing you to quickly switch and execute tasks when needed.

The grid system is also highly customizable. You can adjust the number of columns, define the position of each row (for example, placing folders or apps in the top row), and most importantly, tailor it to quickly perform the actions you want.

macOS Tahoe supports custom folder icons and colors, and Dropzone 5 integrates this feature into its grid system. You can sync the adjustments you’ve made to folders in Finder directly within the grid, allowing you to instantly recognize their purpose and function when opening it.

The final new feature follows the recent CLI trend—Dropzone 5 introduces its terminal tool, dz. You can run dz commands in your desktop terminal to perform Dropzone actions, such as adding files to the Drop Bar or switching between grids. If you have development experience, you can even build automation scripts based on this tool.

You can download and try Dropzone 5 from the Mac App Store or Setapp. The developer is currently offering a launch discount: new users can get 30% off, while Dropzone 4 users can upgrade to version 5 at half price.

Infuse 8.4: Automatically Skip Intros and Credits

• Platform: iOS / iPadOS / tvOS / macOS / visionOS
• Keywords: media player, media management

@Snow: Last month, the video player Infuse was updated to version 8.4, introducing two highly practical features: expanded extras content display and automatic skipping of intros and credits. The quotation marks are intentional, as both features had already been gradually tested in previous versions through phased rollouts across different channels—this update essentially “completes” their global implementation.

As early as version 7.7.x, Infuse had begun supporting intro and credit skipping for third-party services such as Emby, Plex, and Jellyfin. With the help of the TheIntroDB database, this feature is now fully supported across the app. You can adjust it in “Preferences – Playback Settings – Skip Intros and Credits.” However, TheIntroDB’s dataset is still somewhat limited, especially for content from Chinese streaming platforms, where recognition rates remain low. If your videos are not correctly identified, you can register at theintrodb.org and manually submit timing data. Once approved, it will be automatically applied in Infuse.

Infuse offers four options: On, Automatic (Delayed), Automatic (Immediate), and Off. When set to On, the app displays a floating “Skip” button when it detects intros, credits, or recaps. Tapping it skips the segment; otherwise, the video continues normally, and the button disappears after a short time. With Automatic (Delayed) and Automatic (Immediate), the app skips detected segments automatically. The difference is that Automatic (Delayed) displays the button for three seconds, allowing you to cancel the skip if desired—offering a balance between convenience and control. Personally, I recommend this option.

When Infuse introduced its redesigned UI in version 8.0, trailers were already presented as a key feature on the detail page. With version 8.4, the app further improves the integration of extras such as behind-the-scenes clips, deleted scenes, and special episodes. These are now automatically displayed alongside the main content or within the same series, rather than appearing as separate entries or nonexistent episodes as in previous versions.

However, Infuse still relies on file naming conventions and folder structures. Third-party services like Emby typically standardize this upstream. If you manage your own library, you’ll need to use naming rules such as the “Extras” folder or “S00” season to organize content. Unlike some domestic apps, it does not yet use AI to automatically sort and categorize media collections.

In this update, Infuse finally introduces separate language settings for metadata and poster artwork. In “Preferences – Language,” you can set different languages for audio, subtitles, metadata, and posters. Since many films lack Simplified Chinese posters, previously setting both metadata and artwork to Simplified Chinese often resulted in a mix of Simplified, Traditional, and English posters. Now, you can set poster artwork to English for a more consistent visual presentation.

Unfortunately, the “original language” option available for metadata matching is not yet supported for poster language settings. If you’re aiming for a fully authentic poster wall, you may need to wait for future updates.

You can download Infuse for free from the App Store.

Fucks Given: Give a “Middle Finger” to the Little Things That Don’t Matter

• Platform: Android
• Keywords: daily logging

If you feel exhausted by life or work, it might not actually be life or work itself—but a specific thing that keeps draining your energy. Maybe it’s someone cutting in line during rush hour, an argument on social media, or a spilled bag of takeout soup. These seemingly small “annoyances” can loop in your mind and quietly consume your mental energy. If we don’t handle these everyday disruptions well, each future encounter with similar trivialities will gradually drain the energy that should be making us happier.

If you want to stop this kind of “mental drain,” why not start by keeping an “account”? Try this bluntly named app, Fucks Given (if you’re familiar with English slang, you’ll get the reference). What first caught my attention was a line from the developer: “Self-love is the greatest middle finger of all time.” In other words, learning to love yourself is the ultimate way to push back against everything that bothers you.

The purpose of this app is simple: to record how many times you’ve cared about things that weren’t worth it. In essence, it’s a form of “emotional bookkeeping.” Whenever you notice yourself spiraling over something unpleasant or someone you don’t like, just open the app and write down why you’re feeling annoyed. That’s it—there are no complicated features, just pure recording.

However, I think this act of “logging it” is actually a way to shift your attention. In the past, you might stew over something for hours, but with this app, the moment you record your frustration, you’ve already stepped out of that emotional loop. It’s like reminding yourself: “There I go again, wasting energy on something like this.” Looking back at your “emotional ledger” over a week or a few months, you might realize just how much energy you’ve spent on things that didn’t deserve it.

Of course, you can also treat Fucks Given as a dumping ground for negative emotions—or even a diary. Anything that drains your energy can be recorded here, helping you process or ignore it, and ultimately care for yourself better. Since these emotions are often private, the app thoughtfully includes password protection, preventing others from snooping through your phone (see, Fucks Given already helps you avoid one unnecessary annoyance).

The app is open-source, free, ad-free, and very lightweight. You can download it from F-Droid or GitHub, and it’s also available on Google Play under a more “polite” name. If you’ve been feeling irritable or low lately, try using it to confront where your energy is going. After all, our energy is limited—don’t waste it carelessly.

Tripsy: Calendar Integration and Itinerary Duplication

• Platform: iOS, macOS, iPadOS
• Keywords: travel planning, travel logging

@ElijahLee: The travel planning app Tripsy has released version 3.8, introducing features such as calendar integration and a redesigned itinerary duplication workflow.

Integration with Apple Calendar has long been a common feature in third-party apps, so Tripsy’s support for it comes a bit late. After updating to Tripsy 3.8, calendar events are enabled by default. Within a trip, you can go to the “Itinerary” page to see Apple Calendar events interleaved with Tripsy’s own travel events. Tapping on a calendar event reveals details such as the event name, notes, location, and links. If the event is a flight, Tripsy will automatically recognize and display flight information.

In Tripsy, you can also choose which calendars to integrate. However, the toggle for this feature is somewhat hidden—the app does not provide a global switch in the main settings. Instead, you need to go to the “Itinerary” page, tap the “…” button in the bottom-left corner, and enter Preferences to access the calendar configuration page. There, you can enable or disable integration and select which calendars to display.

The second new feature is itinerary duplication. For frequent business trips or favorite travel routes, this feature allows you to duplicate an entire itinerary or selectively copy specific events into a new trip.

Within a trip, go to the “Itinerary” page, tap the “…” button in the top-left corner, and select “Duplicate Itinerary.” From there, you can choose which types of events to include—such as flights, accommodations, meetings, or restaurants. You can then modify details like travel dates, total cost, notes, and booking codes, as well as rename the trip and select a cover image. Essentially, all configurable aspects of an itinerary can be selectively copied, offering fine-grained control over duplication.

In other areas, Tripsy offers both relaxed and compact views on the “Itinerary” page. The compact view can hide location details, and in Preferences, you can disable city names to make the interface cleaner. The new flight selector has also been improved, displaying detailed information such as national flags, full airport names, IATA codes, ICAO codes, and city names, helping users quickly identify flights.

You can download Tripsy for free from the App Store. A subscription unlocks the Pro version, with flexible pricing options: 38 RMB per month, 198 RMB per year, or a one-time purchase of 998 RMB. Among the new features in version 3.8, advanced calendar integration options are available only to Pro users. Tripsy is also included in Setapp, where subscribers can download and use it at no additional cost.

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