Alcove For Mac A Truly Native Looking Mac App — MacSources

Alcove Seamlessly Enhances Workflows

When the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max were announced in 2022, Apple developers introduced the Dynamic Island feature as a way to help users manage alerts, notifications, and live activities so that they were less of a distraction. The Dynamic Island provides interactive controls to users and reimagines the traditional notification experience. I’ve really enjoyed having this feature with my iPhone and was hoping that Apple would bring something similar to the Mac. Even though Apple hasn’t rolled out this feature, third-party app developers have. Alcove brings the Dynamic Island experience to macOS and offers a sleek, intuitive design with enhanced functionality for macOS users.

Overview

The developer behind Alcove is Henrik Ruscon. In addition to Alcove, he has developed a Mac app called Klack, which is around two years old. Alcove is virtually brand new (as of publishing this review) as it has only been available since November 2024. Ruscon started the development of Alcove around March 2024 and built the app entirely using Swift so that it was a 100% macOS native app.