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macOS 14 Sonoma allows you to place widgets right on your desktop from a new widget gallery.\u00a0This means you can now play a podcast, turn off the lights, and more right from a widget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to add a widget to your Mac\u2019s display<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First you\u2019ll need to access the Notification Center, which allows you to add and customize widgets. To open Notification Center, click the date and time in the menu bar or swipe left with two fingers from the right edge of the trackpad. To close it, click anywhere on the desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Access Notification Center<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Within the Notification Center, you\u2019ll find the Edit Widgets <\/em>option. Clicking on this option and the Widget Gallery opens, showing all the available Widgets that you can add to your desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Edit Widgets<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

From within the Widget Gallery, you can drag and drop the widgets you want to us onto the Desktop. All the Widget categories are on the left side of the Widget Gallery window. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And thanks to the Continuity feature between Apple devices, widgets from your iPhone are available, as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, you can also access the Widget Gallery by control-clicking on Desktop and choosing Edit Widgets.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first time you drag a widget from the Widget Center, you can place it anywhere you want on your Mac\u2019s screen. Yep, anywhere, not just in the Notification Center. You can do this with following widgets; however, when you drag a widget onto a space where  you\u2019ve already placed one, a white widget-shaped outline appears where macOS suggests you place it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using Widgets in macOS Sonoma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So you\u2019ve set up some widgets. Cool. But what\u2019s even cooler is that in macOS Sonoma widgets are more interactive and dynamic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike previous versions where Widgets were primarily for displaying information, macOS Sonoma lets you interact with them. Third-party widgets (those not from Apple) will have to be updated to add interactivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before Sonoma, a macOS widget displayed info such as the weather, or news headlines. Click on them and the widgets would launch their main app (Weather, News, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This still happens. But now widgets can add interactivity features. Right-click a widget and all available customization options appear in the contextual menu. Widgets are available in Small, Medium, and Large sizes, and all include an option to “Remove Widget” if you want to get rid of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interactive Widgets<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When they\u2019re not being used, widgets fade into the background by taking on the color of your wallpaper. There\u2019s also an option in System Settings to change the widget style to from full color to Monochrome, for a more uniform look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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