Desktop Widgets vs Themia

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.

Themia is a Windows desktop widget app for arranging information and tools on a computer desktop. It supports Windows 10 and Windows 11, and its library lists 50 widgets across six categories, including office, online, system, layout and utility widgets. Users can create separate desktop layouts and switch between them. Widgets support actions such as resizing, scrolling, checking off tasks, composing email and controlling music playback. Listed connections include Google, Microsoft, IMAP, CalDAV, CardDAV, OneDrive, GitHub, Claude, RSS and weather services. The app runs locally and works offline, although email, calendar and weather widgets need internet access to refresh. The maker says settings, notes, layouts, files and connected-account data remain on the user's computer. Credentials and OAuth tokens are encrypted at rest with Windows DPAPI, and data sent by Themia travels over TLS. The Free plan includes 10 widgets and two screens. Pro costs $19, paid once and adds unlimited widgets and screens, use on up to five devices, updates within v1.x and priority support.