In stellarators, low-order magnetic islands can be used to form a divertor volume, the island divertor, for managing power and particle exhaust. The island divertor has shown success in accessing and stabilizing detached scenarios and has demonstrated reliable heat flux and detachment control with hydrogen gas injection, and impurity seeding in the W7-X stellarator. The magnetic island chain in the plasma edge can control plasma fueling. Despite some challenges, the island divertor concept has demonstrated great potential for managing power and particle exhaust in fusion reactors, and further research could lead to more efficient and reliable operation in the future.