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Install & first steps

New installations use Daily Notch: 400 × 41 closed island, 526 px panel, 447 × 207 hover, dot navigation and 400 ms motion. Clipboard capture, startup and download watching stay opt-in. Existing installations retain their preferences. Download the default layout to import it deliberately on an existing installation.

Check the release requirements for your Windows architecture. Current source targets Windows 10 build 19041 or later; native materials and speech engines have separate requirements. The self-contained downloads include the .NET runtime. You need no SDK or GitHub account to run the app.

1. Download NabyScape-win-x64-Setup.exe and run it to install for your Windows user.
2. For portable use, download the Windows x64 ZIP, extract the whole archive, then run NabyScape.exe.
3. Hover over the island at the top of your screen. Click to open the full panel.
4. Open Settings from the island or the system tray. Changes save automatically.

The installer is currently unsigned. Download from the official repository and review its SHA-256 checksums before running. Read the latest release notes.

Start with Windows is optional and off by default. Closing Settings keeps NabyScape running; choose Quit in the tray to exit. Portable use still stores data in your Windows user profile. Uninstall through Windows Settings → Apps → Installed apps; personal content is retained.

Glance. Hover. Open.

The open media panel leaves out the compact header so the same track is not shown twice. Escape goes back or closes. When automatically tucked, hover the remaining edge to reveal the island. Manual Hide removes the entire island.

Detach a preview

Drag its grip, or use Detach as a keyboard alternative, to pull Music, Timer, Focus, Calendar, Notes, Shelf or System onto the desktop. Move, resize or choose Always on top. Closing that window leaves playback or its countdown running. Positions are remembered and clamped onto available screens; detached views do not reopen automatically after restart.

Try the browser state preview ↗ · Watch actual app transitions ↗

Music & audio routing

Choose a Windows media session in Media. Play/pause, previous, next and seeking depend on what that app exposes to Windows; unavailable actions remain disabled.

The waveform follows the selected app across active outputs. A selected Spotify session should not be driven by Discord audio. Mixer rows control individual Windows audio sessions, so one app may have several rows. Choosing an output changes the Windows default output; apps with their own routing preference may keep that device.

Choose the closed display

Choose artwork, waveform or no icon; content separately supports Waveform, Live lyrics, Song title or None. Countdown and volume feedback keep priority. The Midnight Notch layout uses artwork plus the compact waveform.

Gestures & shortcuts

Global shortcuts are configurable. With artwork gestures enabled, click the closed cover to play/pause, or hold it for 500 ms to choose a session. Buttons keep their normal click actions. Text editors keep ordinary text selection and scrolling.

v2.5.0: the configurable Ctrl+Alt+T toggles a manual tuck latch. A second press returns to automatic rules. Controls adds Always tucked and a 0–12 DIP edge (default 2 DIP), with shortcut duplicate/registration feedback. Manual Hide takes priority. Availability details.

Notes, tasks & everyday tools

System readings

Overview groups CPU, RAM, GPU and uptime. Hardware, Network, Storage and Processes have separate tabs. Sampling follows the visible consumers instead of scanning every kind of information for every view.

• GPU readings depend on Windows performance counters. Missing readings are labeled unavailable.
• Temperature and fan readings need an already running supported LibreHardwareMonitor/OpenHardwareMonitor WMI provider. NabyScape installs no sensor driver.
• Battery controls appear on devices with a battery. Brightness feedback needs supported Windows events; there is no brightness slider or DDC/CI support.
• Reduce Motion disables continuous animation. WPF callback cadence does not prove GPU-presented frame rate.

For measured local v2.4.2 comparisons and their limits, read the performance report. Its capture-machine results are not a promise for every PC.

Make it yours

Start here shows readiness and next steps for Music, AI, Voice, Lyrics and Weather. Run quick setup again to choose Music, Productivity, AI or Custom. Undo in the Settings footer restores the last appearance, layout or widget batch.

Music & sound → Closed media display offers Waveform, Live lyrics, Song title and None. Long lyrics crossfade in measured phrases. Lyrics use available track metadata and playback timing, including compatible YouTube Music and Apple Music sessions. Availability varies by track. Widgets & tools → Feature usage offers Essentials or Custom and explicit background switches.

Press Ctrl+F in Settings to find an option. Under Position & size → Move & resize, drag the screen map, enter a precise position, or choose Center. In Widgets & tools, drag a grip to reorder; Alt+Up / Alt+Down works from the keyboard. Hover shows all active widgets by default. Follow-cursor mode can slide between monitors; Reduce motion disables the slide.

Ambience has its own category. Choose one color or a cover blend, tune the light shape, and optionally light the closed dock. Tucked always stays black. Weather has city search and units; no GPS permission is requested.

Choose a notch or floating pill, then set sizes, spacing, surface colors, opacity, typography and motion. Keep the tools you use. Changes save automatically and the preview follows the setting you are exploring.

Use the look from this site

1. Download Midnight Notch. Export your current layout first if you want an easy way back.
2. Open Settings → Layout → Layout profile → Import layout.
3. Choose the JSON file. Changes apply automatically; adjust from there.

The preset uses a 324 × 38 closed notch, 500 × 202 hover, a 546 px panel, black surface, white accent, artwork plus waveform, bold headings and 420 ms transitions. Dimensions are logical pixels and adapt to available space.

Layouts include visual/interaction preferences, tool visibility and order. They exclude Notes, clipboard capture/history, launch/activity targets, startup and saved window positions. Importing does not enable clipboard capture. The format remains luma.layout.v1.

The stable island's glass uses WPF gradients, reflections and artwork tint. It does not capture or blur the desktop. Native Settings materials are a separate v2.5 feature.

Privacy & local data

No NabyScape account is required. Preferences, notes, tasks, timers, events and shortcuts stay on your device. Clipboard history is opt-in. Optional AI uses your configured provider; microphone listening, wake word and screen sharing require explicit choices. Lyrics sends track metadata to LRCLIB, weather requests your selected city, and updates contact GitHub. The marketing site has no analytics or accounts.

Where data lives

The per-user installation path remains %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\LumaIsland\ for compatibility. Portable use also saves data in the Windows user profile. Uninstall retains personal content.

Migration & preference reset — v2.5.0

First launch copies legacy data into staging, validates JSON and clipboard-image references, then activates the copy. The original legacy folder is preserved. If both data folders exist, NabyScape uses its own folder and asks you to review the legacy copy. A failed migration uses the legacy folder with a warning; resolve its reported permissions or invalid file and restart.

Application → Reset preferences can reset a category or all preferences, or restore the last preference backup. A confirmation describes the change. A backup is required before reset. Reset/restore preserves startup, clipboard capture/history, shortcuts, Notes, Tasks, shelf, calendar and activity targets. Restore applies preference categories; it cannot re-enable clipboard or startup from an old backup.

Read the detailed source guide and preservation rules ↗

AVAILABLE NOW · V2.5.0

What is new in v2.5

Included in v2.5.0. The installer and portable downloads include these features, independent hover pages, reversible tuck motion and clearer mixer icons.

Native backdrop captures and local package checks are documented in the integration report. These captures do not establish installer behavior, code signing, physical mixed-DPI relocation, hotplug or hardware sleep. API success is not a measurement of blur strength or GPU-presented FPS.

Troubleshooting

Still stuck? Open an issue with app version, Windows version and steps to reproduce. Remove personal content before sharing screenshots or files.

Build & contribute

Use Windows 11 x64 with .NET SDK 10. Clone the repository and run its build entry point:

git clone https://github.com/BillyNabil/nabyscape.git
cd nabyscape
.\build.ps1

The script publishes the standalone app and installer, includes dependency notices and runs logic checks. Development artifacts are available from the Windows build workflow; downloading workflow artifacts requires a GitHub account.

See the developer guide, release workflow, capture provenance and roadmap. NabyScape is free under the MIT License.