Many times when I am working, I reference stuff from Notification center, (calculator, stocks, calendar, 3rd party, etc.). But as soon as I click on anything outside of notification center, Notification Center disappears. Is there anyway to get the widgets on the Desktop. Even better would be a window where I could movie it around.
Specs:
macOS High Sierra
Best Answer
You can use the Widget Simulator to use widgets in a separate window. However, this isn't available in the Applications folder or via Spotlight searches.
Using the Calculator widget as an example:
/System/Library/Frameworks/NotificationCenter.framework/Resources/
/System/Library/Frameworks/NotificationCenter.framework/PlugIns/
com.apple.ncplugin.calculator.appex
file onto the Widget Simulator icon in the DockNow you can use the Calculator widget as you normally would and it remains open within the Simulator until you close it. This allows you to return to it after using other apps. It also allows you to use multiple Widgets simultaneously (see below screenshot showing both the Calculator and World Clock widgets open together):
Accessing Widgets
Not all Widgets are located in the same location. By default the Calculator, World Clock and Find My Friends widgets are located in:
/System/Library/Frameworks/NotificationCenter.framework/Resources/
However, other widgets such as Stocks, Weather etc are located in:
/System/Library/CoreServices
In some cases you will need to show package contents to access them. Using Stocks as an example:
/System/Library/CoreServices/
/Contents/PlugIns/
NOTE: In the case of 3rd party widgets, these will usually be installed within the package contents of the application. That is, if you download XYZ application it'll be installed in your Applications folder. You would right-click on the XYZ application and select the Show Package Contents option and then navigate to the
/Contents/PlugIns/
folder to access the widget you can run in the Widget Simulator.