WIDGET NINJA GUIDES
A little help.
Right where you need it.
Find the tool you’re using.
Get the steps, then get back to making.
Make your first widget.
From a Gallery design to your Home Screen.
25 guides. Browse by tool below.
Start here
Add to your widget
Text, Date & Time
A label, a date, or the time. Set the words, then make them fit.
Live Data
Connect a text layer to a value from your device.
Weather widgets
The temperature now, the hours ahead, or a forecast for the next few days.
Calendars
A month, a week, or the whole year. Choose what the days should show.
Countdowns
Count down to a day you’re waiting for, or count up from a day you remember.
Rings, bars & gauges
Show a value as part of a whole.
Charts
See how your numbers change.
Lists
Show several days, readings, events, or forecast hours together—each with its own details.
Photos
Put a picture behind your widget, or use a smaller photo beside its text and data.
Icons
Find a symbol, choose its weight, and give it a color.
Shapes & lines
Add a block of color, a divider, or a simple shape.
Arrange & style
Groups & arrangement
Keep related things together, then tell them how to line up.
Layers & actions
Find what’s on the widget, even when you can’t tap it on the canvas.
Position & Size
Move the layer’s box, change its size, or turn it a little.
Colors & backgrounds
Choose the color of the thing, the space behind it, or the whole widget.
Effects
Give a layer a shadow, a glow, or an outline.
Looks
Make a layer look different when a condition is true.
Widget sizes
Check each size. Give a layer different settings where it needs them.
Data & other tools
Special days
One list of dates for your calendars and countdowns.
Your data & access
Use your own values, and check what the app can read.
AI Drawing
Describe a decoration or illustration, then edit what it adds.
Create with AI
Describe a widget, preview a version, and ask for changes.
Import, export & HTML
Share an editable design, or bring one into your Library.
No guide matches that search. Try a tool name, or clear the search to see all guides.
Instructions checked against the app.
Screenshots come from the app itself.