Deskathon

Widgets

Put today’s numbers on your desktop or in Notification Center.

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Three sizes

Deskathon has one widget, called Today, in three sizes. Each shows today’s numbers on your desktop or in Notification Center.

SizeWhat it showsNeeds
SmallToday’s distance, how it compares, and the next landmark.Free
MediumAdds the last 7 days, and clicks and scroll. With keyboard counting on, key presses take the place of scroll.Pro
LargeAdds today’s heat map of your main display, and your lifetime trip.Pro

Deskathon Pro is a one-time in-app purchase. Read more about Pro.

Small

The small widget: Today, 2,310 m, about 1.3 times the Brooklyn Bridge, and a bar to the Golden Gate with 427 m to go.

Medium

The medium widget: Today, 2,310.4 m, about 1.3 times the Brooklyn Bridge, 4,887 clicks and 9,420 keys, and a 7 days bar chart totaling 14.9 km.

Large

The heat map on the Large widget is the Movement layer, as on the Heat Map tab.

The large widget: Today, 2,310.48 m, about 1.3 times the Brooklyn Bridge, a small heat map of the Studio Display, 4,887 clicks, 9,420 keys, 427 m to the Golden Gate, a 7 days chart of 14.9 km, and 412.8 km lifetime, further than London to Paris.

Add a widget

The Widgets row at the bottom of the sidebar shows live previews of each size and the steps below. You add widgets with macOS, not inside Deskathon.

On the desktop

  1. Control-click an empty part of the desktop and choose Edit Widgets.
  2. Type Deskathon in the search field.
  3. Click a size to add it, or drag it where you want it.
  4. Click Done.

In Notification Center

  1. Click the date and time in the menu bar.
  2. Scroll to the bottom and click Edit Widgets.
  3. Type Deskathon in the search field.
  4. Drag a size into the column, then click Done.

Medium and Large without Pro

Without Pro you can still add Medium and Large. They show a gray layout marked Medium widget or Large widget with Unlock with Pro in Deskathon. Clicking one opens Deskathon with the Pro sheet.

On the Widgets page, the Pro tag next to a size is a button that opens Settings › Pro.

How widgets refresh

Widgets show the numbers Deskathon last saved. They refresh every few minutes, not continuously. Between refreshes, today’s distance may move ahead a little, based on your recent pace, so it can differ slightly from the panel until the next refresh.

  • When a widget’s numbers are more than 15 minutes old, it says so: Updated 20 min ago. After an hour it counts in hours, such as Updated 1 hr ago.
  • While counting is paused, the widget shows a Paused chip.
  • If Deskathon hasn’t counted anything yet, the widget says Open Deskathon to start counting.

At midnight, widgets reload for the new day.

Click a widget to open Today. On the Large widget, the heat map opens the Heat Map tab. Widget colors and where widgets appear are set in System Settings › Desktop & Dock.