Widgets#
The widget browser is the main place to add apps, information, controls, and connected services to CoolDock.
Open the widget browser#
- Right-click CoolDock and choose Widgets.
- Choose Widgets from the CoolDock menu bar icon.
- Click Open Widgets when the active profile has no widgets.
- Choose Close Widgets from the same right-click menu when the browser is open.
Use the category list on the left or the Search widgets field (⌘F) to narrow the library.
Add and place widgets#
Click a card to add it at the end of the active profile, or drag it into a specific place in the Dock. A setup panel appears first when a widget needs an account, location, symbol, folder, or other required choice.
The browser lists All Widgets and these categories:
- Apps — featured apps, More Apps, Applications, and Trash
- Folders — common folders and More Folders
- Social — X, TikTok, YouTube, YouTube Studio, and X Studio
- Finance — Polar, Stripe, and Dodo Payments revenue
- Commerce — Shopify revenue, overview, and trends
- Stocks and Crypto — quotes, charts, and watchlists
- AI — plan and API usage for Claude, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Antigravity, GLM, Grok, OpenCode, Copilot, Gemini, and Perplexity
- Analytics — DataFast, Simple Analytics, Plausible, Supabase, GitHub, Resend, and Dub
- Clocks — time, date, timers, stopwatch, Pomodoro, posture, world clocks, and analog styles
- Calendar — events, agendas, meetings, Zoom Meeting, and day, month, and year progress
- Reminders, Tasks (Linear and Todo), and Phone (Quick Contacts)
- Media — Now Playing, YouTube Video, and Background Sounds
- Photos — Recent Photo and Wallpaper
- System — battery, CPU, RAM, temperature, network, storage, audio, clipboard, screenshots, files, search, App Switcher, Quick Toggles, Emoji, Voice Memo, Converter, Calculator, Color Picker, Separator, and Space
- Weather, Mail (Mail and Gmail), and Notes
Some cards appear only when they apply: Battery on Macs with a built-in battery, AirPods and Apple Watch while those devices are connected, and App Volume on Macs that support per-app audio control.
Widget interactions#
Most widgets have three layers of interaction:
- Click for the primary action or an expanded mini window.
- Hover for a label, compact controls, or a preview where supported.
- Right-click for configuration, refresh, visibility, and removal commands.
For example, a folder can open an in-Dock gallery, an app can show live window previews, and a weather widget can be changed from current location to a custom place.
Remove a widget#
Right-click the widget and choose Remove. Removing a connected widget removes it from the active profile but does not revoke the service or macOS permission. Manage those separately in Settings → Privacy or the widget's connection panel.