To remove the widget from the desktop again, reverse the process which added them to begin with: Position the widget onto the desktop as desired, somewhere unobtrusive is ideal because even though the widget is now on the desktop, it will still float above other windows and apps, including things like Launchpad and Mission Control.īecause the widgets float over other documents, it is best to not overdo it and perhaps stick to one or two that are particularly useful or interesting.
Here’s how it works: Enabling Dashboard Developer Mode on Mac OS This is a multi step sequence, first you must enable developer mode for Dashboard then you must get the widgets onto the desktop.
How to Get Dashboard Widgets on the Mac Desktop Longtime Mac users may be familiar with this trick, but it still works in the most recent versions of Mac OS X and in many ways is more useful now that Dashboard has been deemphasized in Lion and Mountain Lion and later versions.