Widgets on your Mac lock screen.

Weather, time, calendar, music, battery and system status—there when your Mac locks, gone when you sign in.

Download WidgetScreen See what’s included

Free for macOS 15+ · No account or Screen Recording permission

WidgetScreen weather, clock, calendar and music widgets arranged across a vineyard Mac lock screen
Choose what appears.
Place it exactly where you want.

A lock screen arranged around you.

Ready when you lock.

Widget windows appear as soon as your Mac locks and disappear when you sign in.

Never reads your wallpaper.

Native window placement works without wallpaper capture or Screen Recording access.

Seven widgets included free.

Custom layouts, live weather and glass styles are available from the moment you install.

Seven widgets in one flexible layout.

Add the information you use, then position and style each widget to suit your wallpaper.

Weather, Calendar and Clock

Current conditions, forecasts, events and the time stay readable at a glance, even from across the room.

Now Playing, Battery and System

Album art, track progress, battery status and system details appear only when they have something useful to say.

Custom layouts and glass styles

Place widgets on a flexible grid, target the display you want and tune glass for the wallpaper behind it.

Built to respect your Mac.

Signed and notarised.

WidgetScreen is signed with a Developer ID and notarised by Apple before every release.

No account or screen access.

It works without a profile, wallpaper capture or Screen Recording permission.

Made and supported by Sam.

WidgetScreen is an independent Mac app by Sam Cook , with updates delivered in the app.

WidgetScreen Premium

More control when you want it.

The seven widgets, custom layouts and glass styles remain free. Premium adds larger sizes, individual styling and automatic layouts.

Style widgets individually

  • Global tint presets, custom colours and tint strength
  • Per-widget material, tint and strength controls
  • Artwork-matched Now Playing tint and theme packs

Add larger widget sizes

  • Wide and Ultra Wide widget sizes
  • Daily Brief dashboard

Change layouts automatically

  • Saved profiles with switching by time, power state or Focus
  • Per-display pinning and per-widget visibility rules

See clocks and widgets in motion

  • Eight clock faces with per-clock date controls
  • Optional ambient motion for weather, clocks, music and battery
IncludedFreePremium
Seven core widgets✓✓
Custom grid layouts & glass styles✓✓
Wide sizes & Daily Brief–✓
Per-widget styling & theme packs–✓
Saved profiles & smart switching–✓
Additional clocks, smart rules & motion–✓
Premium is a one-time purchase
£9.99GBP

One licence key, including future Premium updates.

Buy Premium for £9.99

Add widgets to your lock screen.

Download WidgetScreen

Free for macOS 15 and later