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Notes on desktop information, plugins, and AI workspaces.
Meet Kepo
AI-built feeds and tools for your desktop.
Kepo helps you create focused widgets for the information you follow and the tools you use every day.
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Guides
How-to articles, product explainers, and practical notes for desktop widgets.
Best widgets for Mac
Start with built-in macOS widgets, then add custom Kepo widgets for feeds, tasks, timers, monitors, and repeated AI workflows.
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
Use built-in macOS widgets for system and app information, then use Kepo when you need custom desktop widgets for feeds, websites, and workflows.
A practical guide to adding widgets to the Mac desktop, understanding what the built-in widget gallery does, and using Kepo for widgets Apple does not provide.
How to create a widget
Start with the job the widget should do, choose the information it needs, then turn it into a small surface you can reuse.
A widget is not just a small app. The best widgets answer one repeatable question quickly, without pulling you into a full website or workflow.
What is a widget?
A widget is a small interface for checking information or performing a simple action without opening a full app every time.
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
Remove desktop widgets, clear Notification Center widgets, and decide when hiding widgets is better than deleting them.
Mac widgets can live on the desktop or in Notification Center. Removing them depends on where the widget is placed.
How to edit widgets on Mac
Change widget options, move widgets, adjust desktop widget appearance, and use Kepo when you need a more custom widget.
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?
Find desktop widgets, Notification Center widgets, the widget gallery, iPhone widgets, and custom widgets in Kepo.
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?
Widgets can use power, but the real battery impact depends on refresh frequency, network activity, animations, and the app behind the widget.
A small static widget usually uses little energy. A frequently refreshing widget can cost more, especially if it keeps checking the network.
How to create custom desktop widgets on Mac
Turn a feed, website, status check, price, or repeated AI task into a small desktop widget with Kepo.
Built-in Mac widgets are limited to supported apps. Custom desktop widgets are useful when the information source is yours to define.
Meet Kepo
AI-built feeds and tools for your desktop.
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.
Countdown widget for Mac
Keep a deadline, launch date, trip, birthday, or milestone visible from a small Kepo desktop widget.
The Kepo Event Timer plugin gives you two focused timer surfaces: Countdown for time remaining and Since for time elapsed.
GitHub widgets for developers
Keep review requests, releases, notifications, commits, and trending repositories close without reopening GitHub all day.
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
Keep profiles, feeds, trends, notifications, and keyword activity close without reopening X all day.
The Kepo X plugin turns repeated Twitter checks into focused desktop widgets for social listening and daily account monitoring.
Instagram desktop widgets
Track profiles, hashtags, Explore items, inbox activity, and notifications from a compact desktop surface.
The Kepo Instagram plugin helps creators and researchers check the Instagram views they revisit without opening the full app every time.
Reddit desktop widgets
Follow subreddit posts, exact search queries, popular content, and unread notifications from Kepo.
The Kepo Reddit plugin turns community research and subreddit monitoring into small desktop widgets.
Weibo desktop widgets
Keep Weibo hot search, keyword results, mentions, and profile posts visible from Kepo.
The Kepo Weibo plugin helps social teams and researchers monitor Sina Weibo signals without reopening the site for every check.
Bilibili desktop widgets
Watch popular videos, rankings, creator updates, keyword search, personal dynamics, and messages from Kepo.
The Kepo Bilibili plugin keeps video discovery and logged-in Bilibili checks close to your desktop workspace.
RSS Reader desktop widget
Keep one RSS or Atom feed visible from your Kepo workspace.
The Kepo RSS Reader plugin helps you follow blogs, newsletters, changelogs, and news feeds without opening a separate reader.
TodayHot desktop widget
Choose one supported source and keep its latest hot list visible in Kepo.
The Kepo TodayHot plugin gives you a compact way to scan trending topics from supported news and community sources.
TradeTrack market widget
Watch one market symbol from your desktop without opening a full charting app.
TradeTrack gives Kepo users a compact TradingView-style quote view for lightweight price checks.
Todo List desktop widget
Keep a small personal task list in Kepo with completion tracking and simple styling.
The Kepo Todo List plugin is for quick daily task management without opening a full project management app.
Pomodoro Clock desktop widget
Run work timers, break timers, and recent completion records inside Kepo.
The Kepo Pomodoro Clock plugin keeps focus sessions close without opening a separate timer app.
Polymarket odds widget
Keep selected prediction market odds visible from your Kepo workspace.
The Kepo Polymarket plugin is for quickly checking market odds without repeatedly opening a prediction market page.
Server Monitor desktop widget
Keep one remote server health view visible from Kepo.
The Kepo Server Monitor plugin connects over SSH and shows core server metrics in a desktop widget.
System Monitor desktop widget
Watch CPU and memory pressure for your current machine from Kepo.
The Kepo System Monitor plugin keeps local CPU and memory status visible while you work.
Web Status desktop widget
Monitor one URL and keep recent availability checks visible in Kepo.
The Kepo Web Status plugin helps you see whether a website is reachable without opening a full uptime dashboard.
Calculator desktop widget
Keep a simple calculator inside Kepo for quick arithmetic and recent calculation history.
The Kepo Calculator plugin is a local utility widget for everyday calculations without opening a separate calculator app.
AI Widget desktop workspace
Create a reusable AI text workspace or chat by defining the system prompt once.
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 RSS readers
Use a full RSS reader when you want to read and archive feeds. Use Kepo when you only need a small desktop view of the feeds you check repeatedly.
RSS readers and RSS widgets solve different problems. One is a reading inbox. The other is a quick awareness surface.
Kepo vs macOS widgets
Use macOS widgets for supported apps. Use Kepo when you need custom widgets for feeds, websites, monitors, and workflows Apple does not provide.
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 manager extensions
Use tab managers to organize browser sessions. Use Kepo when the better answer is to stop opening the same monitoring tabs in the first place.
Tab managers and desktop widgets both reduce browser clutter, but they do it from opposite directions.