Download (OS X 10.9) Get Widgets

At a Glance

Übersicht lets you run system commands and display their output on your desktop in little containers, called widgets. Widgets are written using HTML5, which means they

are easy to write and customize
can show data in tables, charts, graphs ... you name it
can react to different screen sizes

The following screenshots give you a glimpse of Übersicht in action:

Rolling your own

Widgets are written in CoffeeScript or plain JavaScript. A minimal widget, written in CoffeeScript looks like this:

  command: "echo Hello World!"

  refreshFrequency: 5000 # ms

  render: (output) ->
    "<h1>#{output}</h1>"

  style: """
    left: 20px
    top: 20px
    color: #fff
  """

For the full documentation, please visit the GitHub page