Delta Widgets vs Desktop Widgets

Delta Widgets is a free, open-source Windows app for creating desktop widgets without code. Its visual drag-and-drop editor supports built-in templates, layouts made from scratch, custom HTML/CSS, and widgets built from URLs. Widgets can display live time, system statistics, media information, and weather. Preinstalled options include date and time, media controls, an audio visualizer, weather, disks, RAM, CPU, and battery. Expressions and variables insert or format dynamic values in text and images. URL widgets can embed webpages, dashboards, web apps, or online tools, and are sandboxed to display external content only. An optional bring-your-own-key assistant supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Ollama, and OpenRouter; the maker says provider keys are encrypted on the device. Compatibility is listed for Windows 10 and Windows 11, with Windows 10 April 2018 or later required. The download page reports anonymous install and widget-enable events through Mixpanel, without personal-data tracking. The project uses the GPL-3.0 license, with documentation, GitHub issues, and Discord support.

Desktop Widgets is a marketplace of desktop mini-apps for trading, research, monitoring, and automation. Its site describes widgets being installed in one click and running natively across Windows, macOS, and Linux, while also promoting a Windows runtime and saying macOS and Linux are coming soon. Traders, operators, researchers, and developers are named as intended users who can combine mini-apps into an always-on workstation. Developers can make TypeScript widgets with @desktopwidgets/sdk, using Claude, GPT, or another model; the listed build and publishing tools include an MCP server, REST API, and CLI. Uploads are pending review, and automatic publication through signing is planned for Phase 3. The runtime is described as sandboxed by default, with gate-enforced capabilities. The Free Trial costs 0.00 USD for 7 days and includes all 31 widgets and themes and customization, with three device activations and no credit card required. Professional is $34.99, paid once purchase; Enterprise is $149.99, paid once purchase. Both paid plans include one year of updates, then optional paid maintenance renewals for further updates.