Widgets for Mac are five useful apps for the OS X Yosemite Notification Center. Everything you need to know about widgets in OS X Yosemite One last trick. Create your own notifications

Apple released the final build of the Mac OS X Yosemite desktop platform last month, continuing the direction set by the previous OS X Mavericks.

OS X Yosemite offers users an even clearer design and even more features. One of which is the ability for the sidebar to be extended with third-party widgets downloaded from the Mac App Store.

We tried to choose the most popular and interesting widgets for the OS X Yosemite notification center:

With the help of Deliveries, it is very convenient to track postal items. All you need to do is run the program and enter the tracking number (shipment reference number). Now tracking is assigned to the parcel with almost any method of shipment. The widget can track packages of all major courier services.

Airmail is an innovative email client that supports Gmail, Google Apps, iCloud, Yahoo!, AOL and IMAP. The app has been in beta testing for a long time and is now available for download from the Mac App Store. When creating the Airmail design, the developers were inspired by the official Twitter client for Mac.

PCalc is a powerful calculator for Mac that allows you to add a widget to the Notification Center. Combines the advantages of a regular one (sequential calculations, fast execution of functions from the keyboard) and a calculator that counts expressions. The program has an original appearance, a fully customizable interface and various types of design. iOS version available.

iStat Mini is a simple and convenient widget for the Notification Center. A small mini-app allows you to monitor CPU, RAM, storage and network bandwidth usage in real time. All data is conveniently displayed in the OS sidebar in the form of pie charts.

Monity is an advanced version of iStat Mini. Allows you to control the loading of the processor, memory, battery, disk drive usage, computer uptime and a number of other system parameters. The widget displays system statistics in the sidebar, which saves space on the desktop and looks concise and aesthetically pleasing.

PhotoDesk for Instagram allows you to view, receive news and notifications, save images and videos, tag and even download photos and videos from the social network. You can download content using the usual drag and drop. You can save beautiful photos in albums or set up automatic synchronization of images to a selected folder. The widget allows you to view a feed of photos with the number of likes and the date of publication.

Chronicle makes it easy to keep track of your expenses. The program is designed to become a reliable assistant. Thanks to the reminder function and the widget for the Notification Center, the user will not forget to pay the bills and will always know when, how much and for what he paid. There is synchronization with the version of the application for iPhone and iPad.

A widget is a mini-program for quick access to key application features. In 2014 Apple presented her vision of widgets - and not only for mobile iOS, but also for desktop OS X. In this article, we will talk about five widgets that are really worth trying on your Mas.

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Battery Diag

The latest version of the utility received a widget - and learned to display in Notification Center Useful information such as battery level, time to discharge, and power source used (from wall outlet or battery). As in the standard indicator, it is possible to display the status when the laptop is powered from the network, but the device is not charging.

Countdowns

Widget to create a countdown. What is it for? For example, you need to submit an essay by tomorrow - and the system will inexorably remind you exactly how much time you have at your disposal. You can download the application absolutely free of charge, if you like it, you can purchase it using an in-app purchase.

Monity

And one more useful utility for those who need to know everything about their hardware. Notification Center Widget displays information about CPU usage, RAM, network and hard drive usage.

photodesk

Everyone loves Instagram! That's just what has insta and MacBook in common? It would seem nothing - but just look at this program to change your mind. PhotoDesk is convenient for two reasons at once - it is both a client for Mac and an application with a widget for the Notification Center. The program will always tell you who posted what photo and commented on it. Two more bonuses are the ability to enjoy Instagram photos on a big screen and study detailed user statistics.

AirMail 2.0

A program for those who are not entirely satisfied with the functionality and appearance. Here is a modern, even somewhat unusual interface. However, it’s not even so much interesting as a practical widget for the Notification Center. It shows the last five letters. You can immediately reply to them, delete unnecessary ones and go to the letter in the application.

And what kind of widgets for Mac do you use (and do you use them at all), dear readers? Share your experience in the comments!

Widgets is another novelty that Apple has screwed with both iOS 8 and the upcoming OS X Yosemite. The notification center has become more flexible and contains more freedom for customization. It is for these purposes that mini-utilities called widgets are suitable. Quick notes, memories, timers, calculators and more will provide the Today screen in the pop-up Notification Center. Let's get acquainted with the latest innovations.

The notification center classically extends from the top of the screen. On the Today screen, you will immediately pay attention to the "Edit" button, with which the collection of widgets will be replenished. You can manage such a library both from the Center and from the usual Settings. The content, of course, arrived in time for the release of iOS 8.

Excellent calendar and the enemy of the standard solution from Apple Calendars 5, will expand its capabilities through gadgets in the Notification Center.

A minimalistic and simple task manager in haste hardly needs an introduction. Clear will quickly tell the user about his plans for today using a mini-utility.

ETA- an excellent assistant to the motorist, monitoring the activity of movement.

Expensive OmniFocus will be available for quick access.

The Star Guide will provide you with information about sunrise and sunset, tell you about the Moon, the planets of the solar system, do not forget eclipses and meteor showers. All this will be available with just one swipe.

Proving that the M7 and M8 chips were not in vain, the Runtime app places a "Start" button in the Notification Center to start tracking your fitness performance.

We hope that at this point in time the above information is enough so that users can figure out which widgets they want to see in the Notification Center, and which ones will only clutter up the place. In any case, have fun diving into the new update! :)

Became the "Notification Center" in the image and likeness. With two panels: widgets and notifications, relatively flexible settings and increased usefulness at times. Let's figure out how to use this new menu effectively.

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Widgets live in the "Today" panel, initially there are several from Apple installed to demonstrate the possibilities. These are not duplicates of widgets from the Dashboard, which is still present in the system ( System Preferences → Mission Control → Dashboard "On"), and new mini-programs. There are 9 of them in OS X Yosemite: overview “Today” and “Tomorrow”, “Promotions”, “Calendar”, “Reminders”, “Calculator”, “World Clock”, “Weather” and “Social Networks”.

Widgets are essentially programs, or auxiliary elements of programs, so over time there will be many of them available for every taste. But now the list of useful ones is small. My personal collection consists of iStat Mini[ App Store ], informing about system load and memory status (there is a more functional alternative - Monity[ App Store ]), to-do list wunderlist[App Store], world clock world clock[ App Store ] and exchange rates Coinverter.

Widgets have different possibilities - they are not static informers. They are able to update data, support input and scrolling information. In principle, any simple interface and even a game can be placed in the "Notification Center".

How to enable widget in OS X Yosemite Notification Center

1. Open the Notification Center with a two-finger swipe on the trackpad from the edge to the left or by setting it to bring up the Hot Corner menu ( System Preferences → Mission Control → Hot Corners → Notification Center from the list)

2. Go to the tab Today and at the very bottom of the menu, click on the button Edit

3. By clicking on the plus signs, activate the appropriate widgets. Then, by grabbing the move markers with the mouse, change the sequence of widgets. By clicking on the "minus", you remove the widget from the panel.

4. Confirm actions by pressing the button Done or simply by minimizing the Notification Center

How to Customize the Widget in OS X Yosemite Notification Center

Not all widgets are configurable, and some third party widgets are configurable (or pick up) parent software configs. But still:

1. Open a tab Today in Notification Center

2. Move the cursor over the widget - an icon (i) should appear in the upper right corner. Feel free to press

3. The widget displays the settings menu. For example, in "World time" new cities are added through the menu, and "Weather" changes locations and units of measurement

And quite already in the end. If you need some kind of widget, but you can’t find it, you can use the Yosemite Widget Requests service. They have already found something, contributed to someone's creation. So why not?

In this article, we have collected a few tricks that will make working with the Notification Center on Mac (macOS) more convenient and productive. Perhaps even after reading this material you will use it more often.

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How do I turn on Do Not Disturb?

Surely, many iPhone and iPad owners use the "" function in manual or automatic mode. Did you know that the same feature is also present in macOS?

In order to activate it, just hold down the key Option (Alt) and tap on the Notification Center icon located in the upper right corner of the menu bar. The icon will immediately dim, and when you open the Notification Center, you will see the activated mode toggle switch. "Do not disturb", which will automatically turn off the next day. No more notifications will disturb you.

How do I turn on the Night Shift feature?

toggle switch Night Shift(available in macOS Sierra 10.12.4 and later) is next to the toggle "Do not disturb"().

Fine-tuning the Notification Center

To go to the deep settings of the Notification Center, just open  → System settings... → Notifications.

Here you can work with the Do Not Disturb function and customize the order and format of interaction between the Notification Center and the applications installed on the Mac.

How to quickly open the Notification Center

If you are used to using to enable certain functions and are not a happy owner of a MacBook (the Notification Center opens with a special gesture on the trackpad) or, then we will tell you how to launch the Notification Center using shortcuts.

Open  → System settings... → mission control and click on the button " Active corners". Next, select a convenient corner, hold down any key combination on the keyboard (for example, ⇧ + ⌘) and add the "Notification Center" menu item to it.

From now on, just hold down the key combination ⇧ + ⌘ and move the cursor to the selected corner, as the Notification Center will immediately open.

Add Widgets

In most cases, the Notification Center is opened not for the sake of the notifications themselves, but for the widgets that you can add there. In order to view a list of available widgets, just open the Notification Center and click the " Change" (at the bottom).

All installed widgets will be displayed on the right side, and the “App Store” button will appear below, by clicking on which a virtual store window with little helpers will appear.