Widgetter System Stats Widgets 2.5.3 — Mac version

If you keep an old Mac around as a media server or just like a clutter-free desktop, Widgetter is the sort of thing you grab when you want useful info without opening a dozen menus. It's a collection of widgets that sit on your desktop, showing system data, logs, time, and weather for different cities. The developer, Villow, built it for people who want to spot problems early — the widgets can highlight errors and flag issues as they happen.

Compatibility is straightforward. It runs on any Mac with macOS 10.13.2 or later, covering both 64-bit Intel machines and newer Apple Silicon models. That means a MacBook Air from 2013 can run it just as happily as a current M3 machine. No activation hoops to jump through either.

Once it's running, you get a set of widgets for system stats and desktop information. You can tweak the colours and fonts to match whatever else you've got going on — dark menu bar, custom wallpaper, the lot. It's a small, practical tool for keeping an eye on what your Mac is actually doing.

Keeping widgets open while batch-editing photos

Widgetter doesn't try to replace Activity Monitor or a full calendar app. It works best as a companion. I keep the CPU and RAM widgets visible while I'm batch-editing photos in an older version of Pixelmator — if the memory pressure creeps up, I spot it before the spinning beachball arrives. The battery widget pairs well with macOS Low Power mode on an ageing MacBook: you can see exactly when the percentage starts dropping faster than expected.

The calendar and reminders widgets pull from the same Apple Calendar and Reminders data your phone uses. Add a weather widget for a different city and it sits alongside the macOS Clock widget for that time zone, so you're not switching between apps to check whether it's a sensible hour to call. The music controls widget talks to the built-in Now Playing system, so it works with Music, Spotify, or whatever else is pushing audio. No special plug-ins needed.

Because widgets are free-form and resizable, you can tuck tiny CPU readouts into menu-bar gaps or stretch a calendar across a secondary display. Multiple instances of the same widget mean you can monitor two cities' weather side by side, or keep an eye on both your internal SSD and an external drive's remaining space.

Six widgets on a 2015 MacBook Pro

Does it slow down an older Mac? Not in any way I've noticed. The widgets update at sensible intervals and the app itself has a light footprint. On a 2015 MacBook Pro I use for testing, having six widgets open adds about the same background load as a single Finder window. The widgetter system stats widgets mac full version includes all the widgets described here — nothing is paywalled or locked behind extra downloads.

Will the widgets float over full-screen apps? No, they stick to the desktop layer by default. If you're in a full-screen workspace, you won't see them until you swipe back to the desktop. Some people prefer that — it means the widgets aren't distracting during focused work.

Can I set different colours for different widgets? Yes. Each widget gets its own colour and font settings, so a dark CPU monitor can sit next to a bright weather panel without them looking like a mismatched set.

Squashed a handful of minor bugs that could trip things up.

• macOS 10.13.2 or later
• Works on Apple Silicon and Intel 64-bit Macs