Duckboard is a desktop app for turning chosen parts of websites into live, interactive widgets arranged in dashboards. Users can select webpage sections to keep as widgets, or build tailored ones with HTML or embed code. Its library offers more than 1,900 presets, with examples for YouTube, X, weather, and productivity tools. The site also presents dashboard examples for morning, learning, building, and finance workflows, and describes the app as private by design. Duckboard is available for macOS and Windows. Mac downloads cover Apple silicon Macs with M1, M2, M3, M4 or newer chips and Intel-based Macs; the Windows download supports 64-bit Windows 10 and 11. The download page says the app is free and requires no sign-up or credit card. The Free plan is 0.00 USD per free and includes one dashboard, up to three widgets, and email support. Extended costs 29.00 USD per once as a one-time upgrade, with one dashboard, unlimited widgets, and email support.
Who it is for
Duckboard suits desktop users who want live website sections in configurable dashboards. It may also suit people who want to build widgets from their own HTML or embed code.
What is good
- More than 1,900 presets are available.
- Users can capture website sections as interactive widgets.
- Custom widgets can use HTML or embed code.
- Free download requires no sign-up or credit card.
- Extended includes unlimited widgets.
What to know first
- The Free plan allows up to three widgets.
- The Free plan includes one dashboard.
- Windows download supports 64-bit Windows 10 and 11.
- The Extended upgrade costs 29.00 USD per once.
Verdict
Duckboard brings selected website content into desktop dashboards, with presets and custom widget options. The Free plan limits users to three widgets; Extended is a one-time paid upgrade for unlimited widgets.
Duckboard plans and pricing
All plansCompared on desktop widget software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 29 one-time
- Supported platforms
- cross_platform
- Widget categories
- YouTube, X, weather, productivity tools, feeds, custom HTML and embeds
- Custom layouts
- Yes
- Weather widgets
- Yes
- Feed widgets
- Yes
