BeWidgets for Windows

Product snapshot

BeWidgets (by BeXCool) is a free desktop personalization utility for Windows. It enables you to add compact, live widgets to your desktop that surface information at a glance. The app ships with a selection of icons and two theme modes so users can tune the visual style to match their desktop. Designed to echo the aesthetics of Windows 11, it also runs on Windows 10.

Types of widgets you can add

• Photo gallery
• Financial tickers and account summaries
• Weather updates
• Clock and time displays
• App shortcuts for quick launching

Visual and functional tweaks

• Adjust each widget’s size, placement, and corner rounding
• Swap between light and dark themes to better blend with your wallpaper or system colors
• Choose from multiple icon sets to change the widget appearance
• Place widgets anywhere on the desktop for a floating, unobtrusive layout

Compatibility and background

Desktop widgets date back to Microsoft’s Vista era, when “Desktop Gadgets” provided quick info but were criticized for heavy resource use. BeWidgets represents a modern, lightweight interpretation of that concept: contemporary styling, better efficiency, and support for the latest Windows look while remaining compatible with the previous major release.

Known limitations

• There’s no built-in monitoring for system performance (CPU, memory, GPU, etc.) at the moment.
• Feature set is smaller than some competing tools that offer more specialized or advanced widgets.

Verdict

If you want an attractive, easy way to decorate your desktop and surface key information quickly, BeWidgets is worth trying. It’s user-friendly and customizable, but power users looking for system-monitoring dashboards may find it lacking until additional metrics are added in a future update.