Top Gadgets & Widgets for Mac

"APOD Viewer" is a widget for displaying the "Astronomy Picture of the Day". Each day a new image is presented along with a description by a professional astronomer. In addition to showing the current image "APOD Viewer" also lets you see the...

Almost all Mac users know what a Dashboard widget is. It's a simple and small HTML/WebKit based application bundled with some optional code plugins. That's all in theory... DesktopWidget is a light and powerful Dashboard extension specially designed for...

Star Wallpaper for Mac can automatically updates your desktop background from your choice of image sources everyday. The software will auto find photos for you, Such as automatically finds great photos from National Geographic website and allows you to...

ImagesForever provides a browser-like interface to Google's Image Search. Enter terms in the search box or click the Random Word button. ImagesForever queries Google Image Search, selects a random image from the results, and displays the original image...

A trip planner for the BART train system in the northern California bay area. Check when the next train is coming simply by opening up Dashboard.< No network connection is required. This is a full-featured trip planner, not a website frontend....

This widget lets you use your computer keyboard as a piano keyboard. It gives a range of 3 octaves (1 1/2 on either side of middle C). It was originally made for singers, but should also be useful for composers, musicians, &c. The widget adapts itself to...

The Chat Slang Dictionary widget allows you to look up acronyms, abbreviations, and other slang terms from the Mac OS X Dashboard. Each term includes a popularity ranking and additional information about how the term is used. The widget can also be...

The Tech Terms Computer Dictionary widget allows you to quickly look up definitions of computer and technology terms. Each term is not just defined, but explained in detail, often with helpful examples. All terms are explained in simple language, so...

The File Extension Lookup widget allows you to find out information about thousands of Macintosh and Windows file types, using the FileInfo.com database. Each file extension entry includes the file type, file format, a description of the file, and a list...

The game is Texas Hold 'em Limit Poker. It takes ten minutes to learn and a lifetime to master. You'll be playing in a three-round, shootout tournament against up to 27 simulated opponents. When you run out of chips, you're out. But if you win everyone's...