The top of your screen, alive.
Nusa turns the top edge of Windows into a small notch that shows your music, synced lyrics, timers and files, then quietly gets out of the way.
- we fold the summer light
- into paper birds tonight
- and send them through the sky
- to find you by the sea
- every wing a little song
- that carries us along
Everything you glance at, in one place.
Hover the notch to open it. Move away and it closes. Nothing to arrange, nothing to pin.
Music from any player
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube in your browser: see what's playing, skip, pause and seek without switching windows.
Synced lyrics
Tap the lyrics button and the notch splits in two, with each line lighting up as it's sung. Click a line to jump there.
Focus timer
A calm Pomodoro with the whole round at a glance, a breathing Live Activity in the notch and gentle reminders.
Water reminder
Set your bottle size and daily goal. Nusa reminds you during your hours and charts how much you drank.
File shelf
Drag files onto the notch to keep them close, then drag them out into a chat, an email or another folder.
To-do with reminders
Jot a task, give it a time, and the notch taps you on the shoulder when it's due.
Volume, brightness and keys
Clean overlays for volume and brightness, plus a nudge when Caps Lock turns on or your keyboard language changes.
Battery, Wi-Fi and headphones
A quick peek when you plug in the charger, lose your connection or pair your earbuds.
Prayer times
An optional page with today's prayers on a sun arc, gentle reminders, and music that can pause by itself. Calculated on your PC.
Clipboard history
What you copy waits beside your Shelf. Click to copy it again, or drag it straight into a chat.
Widgets
Your week, next prayer, water, focus, world clock, battery, moon or a countdown, two at a time. Part of Nusa Pro.
Notifications and Today
A short pill when a message arrives, and a Today page with recent notifications and your week. In the Microsoft Store version.
A small companion that knows when to rest.
When nothing is happening, the clock fades and a pair of eyes appears. They doze off after a while, and wave hello when you come back.
Light on your PC
Nusa draws only while something moves. When it's idle it uses no CPU at all, even with music in the background.
Your data stays here
Tasks, water logs and shelf items are stored on your computer. There are no accounts and no tracking.
Made for Windows
Built natively for Windows 10 and 11, sharp on every display scale, and it steps aside for full-screen apps.
So light, you'll forget it's there.
Nusa is built natively for Windows, not on a hidden web browser. It sits quietly until something happens, then gets out of the way again.
Nusa- Native code. Written in Rust and drawn by your graphics card, with no web engine running in the background.
- Draws only when something moves. When the notch is still, Nusa stops drawing completely.
- Waits instead of checking. Windows tells Nusa when a song changes or the charger is plugged in.
- Files stay where they are. The shelf remembers where your files live instead of copying them into memory.
Make it yours.
Click the Nusa icon in the system tray, next to the clock. A few switches decide how Nusa behaves on your screen.
Tray icon, bottom right of your taskbar
Start with Windows
Nusa opens on its own every time you sign in, so the notch is always there when you need it.
Nusa Mascot
When your PC has been quiet for a moment, the clock steps aside and a pair of eyes appears. They doze off, and wave hello when you come back.
Minimal notch
Got a laptop with a thick top bezel? The closed notch becomes a thin black line. Lyrics, alerts and hover still work as usual.
About & Exit
See which version you have, or close Nusa completely.
New in Nusa 1.2.
Prayer times, a refreshed Pomodoro, Widgets, notifications, and everything a little smoother.
What's new
- Prayer timesAn optional page with a sun arc, gentle reminders before each prayer, and music that can pause by itself.
- A refreshed PomodoroA calm new layout with the whole round at a glance, a breathing Live Activity and gentle reminders.
- Clipboard historyBeside the Shelf. Click to copy again, or drag it out. Five items free.
- WidgetsTwo glanceable widgets of your choice on their own page. Part of Nusa Pro.
- Notifications and TodayA short pill for new messages and a Today page. In the Microsoft Store version.
- Status ringShow battery or today's water around the clock.
- Floating style and GlassLift the notch into a floating pill and give it a frosted glass finish. Part of Nusa Pro.
- Smarter mediaNusa follows what's actually playing. Click the album art to switch between players.
- A tidier To-doTasks sort by time, you can reorder them by hand, and reminders open the task right away.
Fixes
- Lower GPU and power use while Nusa sits idle.
- Smoother animations throughout.
- The Caps Lock indicator always shows the right state.
- Start with Windows stays in sync with Windows settings.
- Album art and colors update reliably when songs change.
- A smaller click area for the mini handle over maximized windows.
Good to know
Notifications and the Today page need the Microsoft Store version, because Windows only lets Store apps read notifications.
Nusa Pro is available in the Microsoft Store and adds Widgets, Floating style, Glass, the To-do calendar and more.
Get Nusa for Windows
Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) or Windows 11, 64-bit.
Get it fromMicrosoft Store
Click Get, then Open. No security warnings, and updates install automatically.
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1Exit Nusa
Click ^ on the taskbar, right-click the Nusa icon, then choose Exit. Windows can't remove Nusa while it's running.
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2Uninstall
Installed apps
NusaRama⋯CalculatorMicrosoft⋯ModifyUninstallOpen Settings, then Apps, then Installed apps. Find Nusa, click ⋯ and choose Uninstall.
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3Choose No
Nusa Uninstall
?Also remove your Nusa data (to-do list, water log, shelf, settings)?YesNoNusa asks whether to remove your data. Choose No, so your tasks and settings stay on your PC.
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4Install from Microsoft StoreNusaNusa LabsGet
Click Get it from Microsoft Store above, then Get and Open. Your tasks and settings are still there.
Using the ZIP? You'll probably see a warning.
Nusa is a new app made by one independent developer. Windows hasn't seen it downloaded many times yet, so it shows a caution message. Here's how to get past it.
"NusaSetup.zip isn't commonly downloaded"
- In your downloads, click See more (or …) next to the file.
- Choose Keep.
- Click Show more, then Keep anyway.
"Windows protected your PC"
- Right-click NusaSetup.zip, choose Extract All, then open NusaSetup.exe.
- If Windows warns you, click More info, then Run anyway.
- Follow the installer. Nusa appears at the top of your screen.
Why you can trust it
- Checked before every release with dozens of antivirus engines on VirusTotal, including Microsoft Defender.
- No admin rights and nothing hidden: it installs for your user only and uninstalls cleanly from Settings.
- Your data stays on your PC. No accounts, no tracking. The only connection is to LRCLIB for song lyrics.
- Keyboard keys, explained: Nusa listens only for volume, brightness, Caps Lock and language keys to show their overlays. It never records what you type.
- The warning will fade as more people install Nusa and Windows gets to know it.
Only download Nusa from this page. SHA-256 of NusaSetup.exe 1.2.0 (inside the ZIP):
Keep Nusa going.
If Nusa makes your day a little better, you can buy me a coffee. It helps me keep building new features.
International
☕ Saweria Indonesia
🍵 Trakteer Indonesia
❤️ Ko-fi International
Every coffee goes into new features, and one day a verified, signed Nusa for Windows.
Tell me what you think.
Found a bug, or have an idea for a feature? I read every message.
An honest note.
From Rama, the person behind Nusa
Nusa is a personal project, built by one person in their spare time. I honestly didn't expect thousands of people to sign up. Thank you.
This is an early version. You may run into bugs, and some laptops may behave a little differently from mine. If something breaks, please tell me through the feedback form and I'll keep improving it.
Only download Nusa from this page. The button links to the official GitHub release. After extracting the ZIP, you can check that the SHA-256 fingerprint of NusaSetup.exe matches the one shown above. If it doesn't match, or you got the file anywhere else, please don't run it. That file isn't from me.
Nusa is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind. As far as the law allows, I'm not responsible for any loss or damage from using Nusa, or from files obtained from other sources, modified copies, or any file whose fingerprint doesn't match the one published here, even if it appears to come from an official link. If anything on this page or the download ever looks wrong, please let me know right away.
Questions
Is Nusa free?
Nusa is free to download right now. In the future, Nusa may become a paid app. Any change will be announced on this page first, and the copy you've already downloaded keeps working. If you'd like to support Nusa, there's a coffee link above.
Which music players work?
Any player that shows up in the Windows media overlay: Spotify, Apple Music, Windows Media Player, and most players in Chrome, Edge and Firefox, including YouTube.
Why doesn't a song have lyrics?
Lyrics come from LRCLIB, a free community library. Popular songs almost always have synced lyrics; some local or newer songs don't yet.
Will it slow down my PC?
No. Nusa only draws while something on it is moving. When it's idle it uses no CPU at all, even with music playing in the background.
My antivirus flagged the installer. Is it safe?
Nusa listens for the volume, brightness, Caps Lock and language keys so it can show their overlays, which a few antivirus tools treat with suspicion. It never records or sends what you type. Only download it from this page.
How do I update?
Download the latest installer and run it. It replaces the old version and keeps your tasks, water log and shelf.
How do I quit or stop it starting with Windows?
Click the Nusa icon in the system tray, near the clock. From there you can turn off "Start with Windows", turn the mascot off with "Nusa Mascot", switch to "Minimal notch", or choose Exit.
Privacy
Nusa doesn't collect personal data and has no analytics. Your tasks, water log, shelf, clipboard history and settings are saved only on your computer, in your user folder.
Prayer times are calculated on your PC from the city you choose. Clipboard history, focus history and widgets stay on your computer too.
In the Microsoft Store version, Nusa reads notifications only to show them in the notch. They're kept in memory and disappear when Nusa closes.
When you use lyrics, Nusa sends the song title, artist and length to LRCLIB (lrclib.net) to find matching lyrics.
In the Microsoft Store version, buying Nusa Pro is handled entirely by Microsoft. Nusa only asks the Store whether Nusa Pro is unlocked on your account and never sees your payment details. Nothing else leaves your computer.