Download WidgetStore for Windows, macOS and Linux: open your start page, widgets and Focus space in a native window, pin any widget to your desktop and keep a focus countdown in the menu bar or tray. Free, and only a few MB.
Open your start page, widgets and Focus space in a native window, pin any widget to your desktop, and keep the focus countdown in your menu bar or tray. Not Electron, so it’s only a few MB.
Desktop widgets: Pin any of your widgets to the desktop: frameless and transparent, always on top, on the desktop or a normal window. Lock it, make it click-through, snap to a grid. Position and size are remembered.
Start page and spaces: Your start page, widgets, Focus space and data in one native window with a sidebar. Vibrancy on macOS, Mica on Windows 11, and dark mode throughout.
Focus timer in the menu bar: The countdown sits in the macOS menu bar or the Windows / Linux tray, with a system notification when time’s up. Start 25 minutes right from the tray.
Quick panel: Press Ctrl+Shift+Space (⌘⇧Space on Mac) anywhere to start a focus session or jot down a to-do. Syncs with the web, your phone and the extension.
Works offline: No connection? The focus timer and to-dos keep working and sync later. Desktop widgets show their last content, and clocks keep ticking.
Automatic updates: New versions download in the background and you restart when it suits you. Updates are signed and won’t install if the signature doesn’t match. Open at login is optional.
Drive the AI coding agents on your computer: Pick an installed Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor Agent and more, choose a folder and permissions, and hand off the task. Watch it live; history stays on your computer. Read-only by default; auto-approve always needs your OK.
WidgetStore CLI: Let other AI agents and scripts use your widgets, data and focus with the widgetstore command, or add it to Claude Code / Codex as a local MCP server in one line.
How to install
To be upfront: we don’t have an Apple Developer ID or a Windows code-signing certificate yet, so your system will warn you the first time you open the app. Installers are only offered on this site, with SHA-256 checksums below. In-app updates are separately signed with our own key.
macOS
Open the .dmg and drag WidgetStore into Applications.
Before the first launch, run this line in Terminal (it only removes this app’s download quarantine flag), then open it as usual: xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/WidgetStore.app"
No Terminal? Double-click once, then click “Open Anyway” at the bottom of System Settings → Privacy & Security (since macOS 15, Control-click → Open no longer works).
Windows
Run the installer you downloaded. It installs for your user account only, no admin rights needed.
If a blue “Windows protected your PC” (SmartScreen) box appears, click “More info” → “Run anyway”.
Windows 11 includes WebView2. On Windows 10, the installer downloads it if it’s missing.
Linux
AppImage: mark it as executable in its file properties (or run chmod +x), then double-click it.
.deb: run sudo apt install ./WidgetStore_*.deb in a terminal (dependencies install automatically). .rpm: run sudo dnf install ./WidgetStore-*.rpm.
The tray icon needs AppIndicator support. On GNOME, install the “AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support” extension.
No. It’s built with Tauri and uses the browser engine your system already has (WebKit on macOS, WebView2 on Windows, WebKitGTK on Linux) instead of shipping a whole copy of Chromium. That keeps the download to a few MB and memory use low.
Why does my system say the developer can’t be verified? Is it safe?
It’s because we haven’t bought Apple and Microsoft code-signing certificates yet (they’re annual subscriptions), not because anything is wrong with the file. Only download from widgetstore.net, and you can check the SHA-256 above. We’ll sign the app as soon as we have the certificates, and the warning will go away.
Does it work offline?
Yes. The focus timer and to-dos in the quick panel work offline and sync when you’re back. Desktop widgets show their last content. Web content like your start page needs a connection; you’ll see an offline page that recovers on its own.
Where is my data stored?
It’s the same account and the same data as the website. Your computer only keeps your sign-in (readable only by your user account), settings, widget positions and an offline cache. Signing out removes the sign-in.
Is it free?
The desktop app is free. Pro benefits are the same as on the website.
