How to keep a widget on top of full-screen apps on Mac

Pin a widget

1. 1Right-click the widget and choose Keep on Top.
2. 2Switch to a full-screen app. The widget stays in view.
3. 3Drag it wherever it's least in the way.

Let clicks pass through it

Right-click › Let Clicks Through (Hold ⌘ to Use). The widget fades when your pointer comes close, and clicks reach whatever is underneath. Hold Command to use the widget itself.

Tuck it into the edge

Flick a widget at the left or right edge of the screen to dock it. A small tab stays visible; click it to bring the widget back.

Questions

What's it good for?

A timer or clock during a presentation, a stopwatch over a game, notes during a call, a system monitor while you build.

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