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Guides and notes on desktop widgets, Windows customization and building things that live on your wallpaper.
Is DeskDash safe? How every widget is sandboxed and asks before it runs
Is DeskDash safe? Every widget runs in a sandbox, reaches nothing on its own, and store widgets ask before they run and pass a human code review.
DeskDash vs Seelen UI: a whole desktop suite, or widgets and a taskbar
DeskDash vs Seelen UI compared: what each changes on Windows, where widgets come from, what a widget can reach, taskbars, multi-monitor and price.
Desktop gadgets for Windows 11: what replaced the sidebar
Windows 11 has no desktop gadgets. Why Microsoft removed them, why the Widgets board is not the same thing, and the apps that put gadgets on the desktop.
DeskDash vs Rainmeter: what each one can reach on your PC
DeskDash vs Rainmeter, side by side: where widgets come from, what each one can run on your PC, sensors, multi-monitor, taskbar and price.
Rainmeter alternatives in 2026: which ones are still maintained, and what each widget can reach on your PC
Rainmeter alternatives audited for August 2026: last release, licence, real price, and what a widget can reach on your PC once installed.