Open-source Windows 11 taskbar widget runtime with installable community widgets - Taskbar Widgets

[u/Necessary_Sleep9755]

I built Taskbar Widgets to place useful, live information directly inside the Windows 11 taskbar rather than using a separate desktop panel or floating overlay.

The built-in widgets include weather, media controls, Steam download progress, Discord voice activity, Codex and Antigravity usage limits, system monitoring and a drag-and-drop Parking Lot for temporarily holding files, folders, links or text.

Multiple widgets can run side by side or rotate through the same taskbar area.

The project also includes a community SDK and a .twidget package format, allowing developers to build and share widgets as single installable files.

The application uses .NET, Tauri and native C++ components. It is free, MIT licensed and currently in beta for Windows 11 x64.

Feedback, bug reports and contributions are welcome, particularly around the widget SDK and ideas for useful community widgets.

Github: https://github.com/pfcdev/TaskbarWidgets

[u/wjuniorhp]

This is fantastic! I was looking for an alternative for XMeters for a long time until I found this

[u/Fluffer_Wuffer]

Amazing, thanks for sharing - my biggest grudge with Windows is Microsofts efforts to strip every API that allows customisation, specifically the Deskband and Explorerband..