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24 alternatives to Cosmic-light

A stunning Dynamic Island Control Center for Windows

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    Hi HN, I'm Tony, founder of Cosmic (a headless CMS). We just open-sourced a CLI that covers the full lifecycle of a content-driven app from creating the content model to deploying to production to updating the codebase all without leaving the terminal. Here's what the full workflow looks like: # Create a project with an AI-generated content model cosmic projects create # → "A recipe blog with recipes, categories, and authors" # Generate content cosmic content -p "Create 5 recipes with images across different categories" # Build a full-stack app wired to your content cosmic build -p "A modern…

    Feb 2026 · cosmicjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Hourglass▲211

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    A meetings tool to create visibility & a sense of belonging

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    The Orb▲116

    Intelligent lighting that adjusts to your needs + home

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    We built CircadianLab, a free in-browser tool for lighting design. It uses webGPU shaders to calculate melanopic equivalent daylight illuminance (mel-EDI, formerly EML, relevant for circadian rhythm and WELL v2 compliance), photopic illuminance, UGR glare per CIE 117, and actual daylight through windows and skylights. It has a database of 400,000+ IES files from 81 lighting manufacturers and supports easy sharing of scenes/configs with other people. Daylight uses the NREL Solar Position Algorithm and a Perez clear / intermediate / overcast sky model, mixed into the same…

    2020 · innerscene.com · its alternatives →

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    Dynamic Island experience for Mac with apps & notifications

    Mar 2026 · dynamiclake.com · its alternatives →

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    Dynamic weather effects for macos

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    Cookieless web analytics built into your CMS

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    Your ambient AI companion for Windows.

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    Lunar 5▲142

    Control every aspect of your external monitors

    2022 · lunar.fyi · its alternatives →

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    The activity island Windows was missing

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    Real-time monitoring and alerts for Slack administrators

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    Lunar 4▲170

    Control all your monitors, even on M1

    2021 · lunar.fyi · its alternatives →

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    The World’s first 3D astronomical clock & stunning skyguide

    2020 · cosmic-watch.com · its alternatives →

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    Dynamic Island for macOS with Extensions

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    FocusRoom▲139

    Turn your tasks into calming space missions

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    Sun▲110

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    Jun 2026 · getsun.io · its alternatives →

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    Manage your Digital Ocean cloud on the go

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    Amazing widgets and wallpapers for your Mac desktop!

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    Halo▲90

    Hack your headspace with smart soundscapes & AI

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    Real-time satellite imagery on your desktop

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    Hello HN, I’m Tony, the CEO of Cosmic (YC W19). We just released Cosmic 2.0. This release is the result of two years of dedicated work by our team which we are proud to share with you. Our new website: https://www.cosmicjs.com Documentation: https://www.cosmicjs.com/docs. Sign up for the new Cosmic dashboard (https://app.cosmicjs.com/signup). Free plans available. Cosmic is an API-first (headless) CMS that offers a web dashboard to create content and API tools to deliver content to any website or app. Our customers use Cosmic to avoid the pain of…

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