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Live weather, music, photos, timers and agent activity on the real macOS lock screen. Useful before you even sign in.

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Everything you can add.

Thirteen core widgets are free. Premium adds News, Live Lyrics, Devices and Daily Brief. Place each one exactly where it belongs.

Most of them come in more than one size and style.

  • Now Playing widget in the inset style with the album cover set inside the glass panel Now Playing, inset
  • Now Playing widget in the compact style with a small album cover and large transport controls Now Playing, compact
  • Now Playing widget in the full height style with album art filling the left of the panel Now Playing, full height
  • Audio Visualiser in the Particles style Audio Visualiser, Particles
  • Audio Visualiser in the Spectrum style Audio Visualiser, Spectrum
  • Analogue clock widget on a Mac lock screen Clock, analogue
  • Flip clock widget showing 16:02 in split tiles on a Mac lock screen Clock, flip
  • Bauhaus style analogue clock widget on a Mac lock screen Clock, Bauhaus
  • Medium weather widget showing temperature, conditions and the day’s range Weather, medium
  • Tall weather widget with humidity, wind, UV index and sunrise times Weather, tall
  • Large weather widget with current conditions, details and a multi-day forecast Weather, large

Arrange it your way.

It all happens in one window. Drag a widget onto the preview, pick a size, change whatever settings it has. There is nothing to save, it keeps up as you go.

WidgetScreen Layout Studio showing widgets arranged on a live preview of a Mac lock screen, with a sidebar of widget settings
Layout Studio shows your real lock screen, so you can see where a widget lands before you keep it.
The Add Widget browser in WidgetScreen showing the Reminders widget in Small, Medium and Wide sizes
Most widgets come in a few sizes, from Small up to Ultra Wide. Pick one and drag it across.
The Customise Now Playing panel in WidgetScreen with media source, artwork layout and album tint options
Every widget keeps its own settings, so changing one leaves the others alone.

WidgetScreen adds beautiful glass widgets to the Mac lock screen & screensaver. They appear when your Mac locks and vanish when you sign in. No wallpaper capture. No account.

Made for your wallpaper.

Flexible placement and native glass styles help every widget feel at home on your Mac, whatever you have set as your wallpaper.

WidgetScreen weather, calendar, clock, Now Playing and lyrics widgets arranged across a forest Mac lock screen

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From the comments.

  1. “It works just as described. Looks really good and frosted works well.”

    u/Intelligent_East3337

  2. “Oh, this is lovely! Thank you for sharing a piece of your summer with us. ❤️”

    u/gen_seki_

  3. “Actually great use of the glassy look. Nicely done!”

    u/Key_Reading_9664

  4. “I’m usually not a widget person, but I really like what you’ve done here. The clear and frosted styles are especially nice…”

    u/alshraify

  5. “Awesome app! Works and looks amazing, and it’s free!”

    u/bradleythedeveloper

  6. “Looks good, crazy this isn’t built into macOS already!”

    u/supleezy

  7. “Really clean Liquid Glass you nailed it.”

    u/dmarshall1994

  8. “Oh wow, such a great idea! The weather one is incredible.”

    u/Mooorgan_69

  9. “Well damn. This is cool as hell.”

    u/handtoglandwombat

  10. “Surprised Apple doesn’t already do this?”

    u/popback_app

  11. “It looks very beautiful! Good job!”

    u/IcyDuty259

  12. “Great app, thanks for building and sharing… impressed.”

    u/Anna-Smegmanova

  13. “Free… I’ll try it! Looks nice. Thanks.”

    u/Rib3rt

  14. “Beau-ti-ful!”

    u/MaxGaav

  15. “oh this is nice!!”

    u/phunk8

  16. “Very nice indeed.”

    u/RenegadeUK

  17. “Hold up, that’s nice.”

    u/Anxious-Computer6100

  18. “very clean”

    u/ur_dad_matt
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Signed and notarised

Every release is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarised by Apple.

No account or wallpaper access

No profile or wallpaper capture. Audio Visualiser access is optional; sound is analysed in memory and never saved or transmitted.

Independent and supported

Made by Sam Cook, with direct support and updates delivered in the app.

WidgetScreen Premium

More ways to make it yours.

Go beyond the essentials with more widgets, larger layouts and deeper control over how your lock screen works.

The Daily Brief widget showing the weather beside a three day forecast and the day’s agenda on a Mac lock screen
Daily Brief puts the weather and your agenda in one wide panel.
The News widget showing five BBC UK headlines on a Mac lock screen
News pulls in any RSS or Atom feed you follow.
The Live Lyrics widget highlighting the current line of a song on a Mac lock screen
Live Lyrics follows the song line by line.
The Devices widget showing left, right and case battery levels for a pair of AirPods Pro
Device Batteries covers your AirPods, keyboard, mouse and trackpad.

  • News

    Combine built-in or custom RSS and Atom feeds, with topic filters, privacy controls and artwork carousel layouts.

  • Live Lyrics

    Follow time-synchronised lyrics with playback-source, text, highlight and privacy controls.

  • Device Batteries

    See charge levels for AirPods, Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad.

  • Wide & Dashboard Layouts

    Unlock Wide, Large Wide and Ultra Wide sizes, including the weather-and-agenda Daily Brief.

  • Global Appearance

    Set tint presets, custom colours and colour strength across every widget at once.

  • Per-widget Styling

    Override material, tint and strength on individual widgets, or remove the background from Clock and Lyrics.

  • Themes & Artwork Tint

    Apply coordinated theme packs in one tap or colour Now Playing from the current cover.

  • Saved Layout Profiles

    Keep separate widget arrangements for work, travel, evenings or different setups.

  • Automatic Profile Switching

    Change layouts automatically by time, power state or the active macOS Focus.

  • Per-widget Smart Rules

    Show widgets by time or power state and override ambient animation for each one.

  • Per-display Pinning

    Pin any widget to a specific display and keep multi-monitor layouts exactly where they belong.

  • Clock Faces & Ambient Motion

    Choose eight clock faces and animate weather, clocks, music and charging.

$9.99 One time. Future Premium updates included.
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Questions

Still need help? Email Sam.

Is WidgetScreen free?

Yes. Core widgets, custom grid layouts and glass styles are free. Premium is an optional one-time purchase for additional widgets and controls.

How do I add widgets to my Mac lock screen?

Download WidgetScreen, open it once and choose the weather, Photos, music, Agent Status, timers, Reminders, calendar, system or battery widgets you want. They appear automatically when your Mac locks and disappear when you sign in.

What widgets can I add to my Mac lock screen?

WidgetScreen includes Weather, Photos, Now Playing, Audio Visualiser, Agent Status, Countdown, Clock, Calendar, Pomodoro, Stopwatch, Reminders, System and Battery. Premium adds News, Live Lyrics, Device Batteries and Daily Brief.

Does it need Screen Recording permission?

Not for lock-screen placement or wallpaper access. Audio Visualiser optionally asks for Screen & System Audio Recording access to analyse sound in memory; audio is never saved or transmitted.

What should I check if the widgets do not appear?

Confirm WidgetScreen is running, turn on Launch at Login, and lock the Mac with Control–Command–Q. The app stays out of sight while the desktop is unlocked.

Which Macs are supported?

WidgetScreen runs on macOS 15 Sequoia and later, including macOS Tahoe, on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

Is it safe to install?

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

Make the lock screen yours.

Free for macOS 15 and later. No account required.

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