By letting you see key info from your favourite apps at a glance, widgets make checking the weather, upcoming appointments, urgent tasks and more incredibly quick. And in macOS Sonoma, widgets are even more powerful and flexible.
Here are three ways widgets can do more in Sonoma – and the best apps to see it all in action.
Adorn your desktop
You can now put widgets right on your desktop to make them even easier to access. And when you open an app or window, your widgets automatically fade into the background so you can concentrate on the task at hand.
To add a widget, Control-click anywhere on the desktop and choose Edit Widgets. Click a widget to add it to an open space on your desktop, or drag it to place it in a specific spot. You can rearrange widgets at any time by dragging them.
Interact with widgets
You can now perform actions right on widgets. Mark a task as complete, play a song, turn on a light or run a shortcut – right on the desktop or in Notification Center. No need to open an app!
Add widgets from iPhone
With Continuity, you can use widgets for your favourite iPhone apps on your Mac. See live sports scores, turn on your car’s A/C, confirm a flight arrival and more.
Widgets for iPhone apps automatically appear in the widget gallery on Mac. They’ll update when your iPhone is nearby or on the same Wi-Fi network.
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Try these Mac apps that offer outstanding widgets:
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Things 3
Organize your life
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Fantastical - Calendar
Reminders & Todo List
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WaterMinder - Water Tracker
Daily Hydration Drink Reminder
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Mercury Weather
Local Forecasts & Live Widgets
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Lockera Widgets
Essential Desktop widgets
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LookUp Dictionary: Learn Daily
Learn with word of the day
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Dice by PCalc
The Best Random Numbers
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OmniFocus 4
Accomplish More Every Day
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Agenda - Notes meets Calendar
Organise your days
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TickTick:To-Do List, Calendar
Planner, Reminders & Habit
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Structured - Daily Planner
Visual Calendar & To-Do List
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Streaks
The habit-forming to-do list
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Kahoot! Play & Create Quizzes
Learn at school, home or work
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Cardhop - Contacts
The contacts app you'll love
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Tyme 3 - Time Tracking
Worked Hours & Timesheet
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Kanban Board, To Do - Doneit
Daily planner, task tracker
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CardPointers for Credit Cards
Earn more points & cashback
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GoodTask
To Do List, Tasks & Reminders
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Awesome Habits: Habit Tracker
Simple habit & goal tracker
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lire
Full-text RSS Reader
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Planny • Daily Planner
To do list, Focus, Teamwork
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Triode - Internet Radio
Listen everywhere.
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Controller for HomeKit
Your Smart Home Companion
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Calory: Daily Calorie Counter
Macro Tracker • Food Diary
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Money Coach My Budget Planner
Expense Tracker, Bill Manager
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Noted: Record, AI-Transcribe
Take meeting notes and audio
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Time’s Up! — Visual Timer
Focus timer & countdown clock
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2Do
Checklist. Goals. Habit. Notes
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Taskheat — project flowchart
Visual workflow & task manager
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SchoolOrganizer
Makes your school life easier
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Movie Tracker: What to watch
TV Show finder & ratings
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Get Sauce:Reverse Image Search
12 Different Search Engines
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WilliWidgets
Customizable Widget Creator
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Expenses: Spending Tracker
Spend Better, Live Better
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GoodLinks
Save links, read later.
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Tripsy Travel Planner & Guide
Trip Itinerary Plan Organizer
These Mac apps have widgets that are especially convenient on the desktop:
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Weathergraph weather widget
Wind,rain,snow forecast&alert
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BusyCal: Calendar & Reminders
To Do List. Planner. Schedule
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Time Zone Pro
World clock for your contacts
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Day One
Your journal for life
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Paku for PurpleAir
Real-time Air Quality Widgets
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Book Tracker - Reading list
TBR bookshelf, planner and log
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Weather mini
Your weather cards
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iStatistica
Advanced system monitor
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News Explorer
Your one-stop news center
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MindNode – Mind Map & Outline
Mind Mapping, Brainstorm Ideas
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FreeSpace
Utilities
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MenuBar Stats
Advanced System Monitoring
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Bear: Markdown Notes
Write naturally