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Notes on desktop information, plugins, and AI workspaces.
Meet Kepo
Kepo helps you create focused widgets for the information you follow and the tools you use every day.
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Mac Widgets
Custom Mac widget articles for desktop widgets, websites, RSS feeds, and GitHub.
Mac productivity widgets for repeated checks
Mac productivity is not only about faster commands. It is also about reducing the repeated checks that interrupt deep work.
Custom Mac widgets for the sources you keep checking
Native macOS widgets are useful when an app already gives you the widget you need. Kepo is for custom sources, including the web pages and feeds people used to wish old Mac OS X widgets could cover.
Website widget for Mac
Not every website gives you RSS, a native Mac widget, or a useful notification channel. Kepo gives repeated website checks a smaller desktop surface.
RSS widget for Mac and desktop RSS ticker
An RSS reader is the right place to read and organize many feeds. An RSS widget is for a smaller job: seeing whether one important source changed.
GitHub widget for Mac
GitHub is still where the real work happens. Kepo is for the smaller habit around GitHub: checking whether something changed.
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Guides
How-to articles, product explainers, and practical notes for desktop widgets.
Best widgets for Mac in 2026, including AI-built custom widgets
The best Mac widgets are not the most decorative ones. They are the small surfaces that save repeated checks without pulling you into another app.
How to add widgets on Mac with AI-built custom widgets
A practical guide to adding widgets to the Mac desktop, using the built-in widget gallery, and creating custom widgets when the widget you need does not already exist.
How to create a widget with AI
A useful AI-built widget starts with one repeated check: the feed, website, status, task, or text workflow you want to keep close.
What is a widget, and what can AI widgets do?
Widgets appear on desktops, phones, websites, dashboards, and apps. The useful ones all have the same job: make one repeated check or action easier.
How to remove widgets on Mac and organize custom AI widgets
Mac widgets can live on the desktop, in Notification Center, or inside a custom Kepo workspace. Removing or hiding them depends on where the widget is placed.
How to edit widgets on Mac and customize AI-built widgets
Editing a widget can mean changing what it shows, where it sits, how it appears, or what data source it uses.
Where are widgets on Mac, including AI-built custom widgets?
Mac widgets can appear in more than one place. If you cannot find them, start by checking the desktop, Notification Center, and the widget gallery.
Do widgets drain battery? AI widget refresh explained
A small static widget usually uses little energy. A frequently refreshing custom widget can cost more, especially if it keeps checking the network.
How to create custom desktop widgets on Mac
The best custom widget is not a tiny browser tab. It is the smallest view that answers something you check again and again.
Meet Kepo
Kepo helps you create focused widgets for the information you follow and the tools you use every day.
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Plugins
Specific Kepo plugin articles with real widget scenarios and previews.
Developer Tools desktop widgets
The Kepo Developer Tools plugin turns small developer checks into desktop widgets so JSON, JWTs, regex tests, hashes, timestamps, cron schedules, colors, diffs, and UUIDs stay one glance away.
Google Search Console desktop widget
The Kepo Google Search Console plugin turns repeated SEO checks into a small desktop view for the sites you watch every day.
YouTube desktop widgets
The Kepo YouTube plugin turns two repeated YouTube checks into focused desktop widgets: channel updates and notification bell activity.
Product Hunt desktop widget
The Kepo Product Hunt plugin turns launch discovery into one desktop feed for product names, taglines, links, and richer details when Product Hunt exposes them.
Countdown widget for Mac
The Kepo Event Timer plugin gives you two focused timer surfaces: Countdown for time remaining and Since for time elapsed.
GitHub widgets for developers
The Kepo GitHub plugin turns common GitHub checks into focused desktop widgets for builders who need to stay aware without living in browser tabs.
X desktop widgets
The Kepo X plugin turns repeated Twitter checks into focused desktop widgets for social listening and daily account monitoring.
Instagram desktop widgets
The Kepo Instagram plugin helps creators and researchers check the Instagram views they revisit without opening the full app every time.
Reddit desktop widgets
The Kepo Reddit plugin turns community research and subreddit monitoring into small desktop widgets.
Weibo desktop widgets
The Kepo Weibo plugin helps social teams and researchers monitor Sina Weibo signals without reopening the site for every check.
Bilibili desktop widgets
The Kepo Bilibili plugin keeps video discovery and logged-in Bilibili checks close to your desktop workspace.
RSS Reader desktop widget and ticker
The Kepo RSS Reader plugin helps you follow blogs, newsletters, changelogs, and news feeds without opening a separate reader.
TodayHot desktop widget
The Kepo TodayHot plugin gives you a compact way to scan trending topics from supported news and community sources.
TradeTrack market widget
TradeTrack gives Kepo users a compact TradingView-style quote view for lightweight price checks.
Todo List desktop widget
The Kepo Todo List plugin is for quick daily task management without opening a full project management app.
Pomodoro Clock desktop widget
The Kepo Pomodoro Clock plugin keeps focus sessions close without opening a separate timer app.
Polymarket odds widget
The Kepo Polymarket plugin is for quickly checking market odds without repeatedly opening a prediction market page.
Server Monitor desktop widget
The Kepo Server Monitor plugin connects over SSH and shows core server metrics in a desktop widget.
System Monitor desktop widget
The Kepo System Monitor plugin keeps local CPU and memory status visible while you work.
Web Status desktop widget
The Kepo Web Status plugin helps you see whether a website is reachable without opening a full uptime dashboard.
Calculator desktop widget
The Kepo Calculator plugin is a local utility widget for everyday calculations without opening a separate calculator app.
AI Widget desktop workspace
The Kepo AI Widget plugin lets you turn repeatable text workflows into prompt-configured desktop widgets.
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Comparisons
Side-by-side guides for choosing between Kepo and adjacent tools.
Kepo vs Raycast: Mac desktop widgets vs command launcher
Raycast and Kepo both reduce context switching on Mac, but they solve different parts of the workflow.
Best RSS readers for Mac: reader apps vs desktop RSS ticker widgets
The best RSS setup for Mac depends on whether you want to read many feeds or keep a few work signals visible on your desktop.
Kepo vs macOS widgets: custom AI widgets for Mac
The macOS widget gallery is the right place to start, but it can only show widgets that supported apps already provide.
Kepo vs browser tab managers: AI widgets instead of more tabs
Tab managers and desktop widgets both reduce browser clutter, but they do it from opposite directions.