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What Desktop Widgets is
Desktop Widgets is a marketplace for desktop mini-apps covering trading, research, monitoring, and automation. Traders, operators, researchers, and developers can combine widgets into an always-on workstation. The site describes one-click installation and native operation across Windows, macOS, and Linux, while its homepage currently promotes a Windows runtime and says the other two systems are coming soon.
The free trial lasts seven days and provides access to all 31 widgets, themes, and customization, with three device activations and no credit card required. Professional costs 34.99 USD one-time and allows three activations; Enterprise costs 149.99 USD one-time and allows ten, with multi-seat management. Both paid plans include all 31 widgets, offline activation, and one year of updates. Optional maintenance renewals cost $12.99 a year for Professional or $49.99 a year for Enterprise.
Widget creators can develop in TypeScript with @desktopwidgets/sdk and use an MCP server, REST API, or CLI to build and publish. Uploads are reviewed before publication; automatic publishing through signing is planned for Phase 3. The runtime is described as sandboxed by default with gate-enforced capabilities. Licenses are perpetual, cryptographically signed, and hardware-bound. Professional includes email support; Enterprise adds priority support and an enterprise support SLA.
Who it suits
Desktop Widgets suits traders, operators, researchers, and developers who want to combine desktop mini-apps into an always-on workstation. Its widget-development tools may also suit developers building TypeScript widgets for the marketplace.
What it does well
- Marketplace covers trading, research, monitoring, and automation.
- One-click installation is described for mini-apps.
- Trial includes all 31 widgets, themes, and customization.
- Developers can use an MCP server, REST API, and CLI.
- Enterprise includes multi-seat management and priority support.
What to know first
- The free trial lasts only seven days.
- Professional and Enterprise licenses include one year of updates; further updates require paid renewal.
- Uploaded widgets are pending review before publication.
- Homepage says macOS and Linux are coming soon.
Limits
The free trial lasts seven days and allows three device activations. Professional allows three activations and includes one year of updates; Enterprise allows ten activations and includes one year of updates. Further updates require optional paid maintenance renewals.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | 7 days · 7-day full access · 3 device activations · all 31 widgets · all themes and customisation · no credit card | Free |
| Professional Maintenance | annual · Continued updates for Professional license | $12.99 a year |
| Enterprise | one-time · 10 device activations · Windows, Linux and macOS · all 31 widgets · offline activation · 1 year updates · priority support · enterprise SLA · multi-seat management | $149.99, paid once |
| Professional | one-time · 3 device activations · Windows, Linux and macOS · all 31 widgets · offline activation · 1 year updates · email support | $34.99, paid once |
| Enterprise Maintenance | annual · Continued updates for Enterprise license | $49.99 a year |
As desktopwidgets.app lists them, read 15 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open https://desktopwidgets.app/.
- Choose the seven-day free trial, Professional, or Enterprise plan.
- Use the trial without a credit card, or select a paid license billed one-time.
- Install mini-apps in one click on a supported desktop platform.
- Develop widgets with TypeScript and @desktopwidgets/sdk, then use the MCP server, REST API, or CLI to publish.
Verdict
Choose Desktop Widgets if you want a collection of desktop mini-apps for trading, research, monitoring, or automation, or want tools to build and publish widgets. The seven-day trial offers access to all 31 widgets before buying. Check platform availability carefully: the homepage promotes Windows and says macOS and Linux are coming soon, despite paid plans listing all three.
Questions
How much do the plans cost?
The free trial costs 0.00 USD for seven days. Professional costs 34.99 USD one-time, and Enterprise costs 149.99 USD one-time.
What is included in the free trial?
It includes all 31 widgets, themes, and customization, allows three device activations, and requires no credit card.
Which platforms are supported?
The paid plans list Windows, Linux, and macOS. The homepage promotes a Windows runtime and says macOS and Linux are coming soon.
Can developers create widgets?
Yes. Developers can build TypeScript widgets against @desktopwidgets/sdk. The listed building and publishing tools include an MCP server, REST API, and CLI.
What support do the paid plans include?
Professional includes email support. Enterprise includes priority support and an enterprise support SLA.
How long are updates included?
Professional and Enterprise include one year of updates. Optional renewals cost $12.99 a year for Professional and $49.99 a year for Enterprise.
Facts from Desktop Widgets's own pages
- Activation limits
- Professional permits three device activations and Enterprise permits ten. · desktopwidgets.app, 15 Oct 2026
- App-store criticism: premium coverage
- Another reviewer complained that many items were restricted to Pro users and felt some should not be paid features. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- CLI
- The dwpublish command-line tool packages a .dwpkg and is marketed as CI-friendly. · desktopwidgets.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Creator payouts
- Creators are promised an 85% share, Stripe Connect payouts, weekly payments and no clawbacks. · desktopwidgets.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Cross-platform package
- The site says one manifest and the same APIs target Windows, macOS and Linux. · desktopwidgets.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Feature request: network speed
- A reviewer requested a widget showing internet speed. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Feature request: visual customization
- A reviewer asked for more elaborate designs and color controls that match the wallpaper. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Install experience
- The site says mini-apps install in one click and run natively on Windows, macOS, and Linux. · desktopwidgets.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The site names traders, operators, researchers, and developers as users who can combine mini-apps into an always-on workstation. · desktopwidgets.app, 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The pricing page says licenses are perpetual, cryptographically signed, and hardware-bound. · desktopwidgets.app, 11 Oct 2026
- License duration
- The pricing page says the application continues working forever after maintenance renewal ends. · desktopwidgets.app, 15 Oct 2026
- License security
- Licenses are described as cryptographically signed and hardware-bound. · desktopwidgets.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: calendar reliability
- A reviewer reported that the calendar sometimes showed the wrong day and required removing and re-adding the widget; the developer said version 1.3 fixed it. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: file widget usability
- A reviewer who paid for a subscription said they could not place files into the file dock and could not find instructions. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: pricing perception
- One reviewer called the app expensive and asked for a free basic option instead of making many widgets paid. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: trial conversion
- A reviewer said widgets that initially appeared free became premium after a week; the developer described the product as a seven-day trial. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: widget persistence
- A reviewer said widgets could disappear after the Mac was idle for a while or after an update. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Maintenance
- The pricing page says each license includes one year of updates, after which optional paid maintenance renewals provide further updates. · desktopwidgets.app, 11 Oct 2026
- Marketplace review
- Uploads are pending review, and the site says automatic publishing through signing is planned for Phase 3. · desktopwidgets.app, 11 Oct 2026
- MCP integration
- An MCP server exposes eight agent-callable tools for building, validating, previewing, packaging and publishing widgets. · desktopwidgets.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Native runtime
- Widgets run natively on Windows, macOS and Linux. · desktopwidgets.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Offline activation
- Both paid plans list offline activation. · desktopwidgets.app, 15 Oct 2026
- One-click installation
- The marketplace advertises one-click installation for community-built mini-apps. · desktopwidgets.app, 15 Oct 2026
- Platform availability
- The homepage promotes a Windows runtime and says macOS and Linux are coming soon, while also describing marketplace apps as running on all three systems. · desktopwidgets.app, 11 Oct 2026
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