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Widget Dashboard

Widget Dashboard

soohumkaushik

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Customizable iOS-style widget dashboard with Clock, Notes, GitHub, Sports, Stocks, and Ambient Music widgets
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Widget Dashboard for VS Code

A beautiful, customizable iOS-style widget dashboard for Visual Studio Code. Transform your sidebar into a productive workspace with stunning widgets!

Widget Dashboard

✨ Features

🎨 4 Beautiful Themes

  • Dark Glass - Professional dark theme (default)
  • Ocean Blue - Calming blue gradient
  • Pink Dreams - Vibrant pink theme for the girlies! 💕
  • Forest Green - Natural green theme

📦 6 Powerful Widgets

🕐 Clock Widget

  • Real-time clock with date
  • Clean, minimal design
  • Auto-updates every second

📝 Quick Notes

  • Persistent note-taking
  • 1000 character limit
  • Auto-save functionality
  • Character counter

🐙 GitHub Widget

For users with project boards:

  • 📬 Notifications with unread badges
  • 🔀 Pull Requests tracking
  • 📋 Issues management

For solo developers:

  • 📚 Repository overview with stars/forks
  • 💾 Recent commit history
  • 📊 GitHub statistics dashboard

🏈 Live Sports

  • NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL scores
  • Live game updates
  • Team matchups and scores
  • Expandable view modes

📈 Stock Market

  • Real-time stock prices
  • Popular stocks (AAPL, GOOGL, MSFT, etc.)
  • Price change indicators
  • Expandable detailed view

🎵 Ambient Music

  • Relaxing background sounds
  • Rain, Ocean Waves, Fireplace, Forest, Coffee Shop, White Noise
  • Volume control
  • Perfect for focus

🚀 Getting Started

  1. Install the extension from VS Code Marketplace
  2. Click the Widget Dashboard icon in the Activity Bar
  3. Click "+ Add Widget" to add your first widget
  4. Click 🎨 Theme to customize colors
  5. Click ⚙️ Edit to rearrange or remove widgets

🎯 Usage

Adding Widgets

  1. Click the "+ Add Widget" button
  2. Choose from 6 available widgets
  3. Widget appears in your dashboard

Customizing Theme

  1. Click the 🎨 Theme button
  2. Select from 4 beautiful themes
  3. Theme applies instantly

Editing Layout

  1. Click ⚙️ Edit to enter edit mode
  2. Drag and drop widgets to reorder
  3. Click × on any widget to remove it
  4. Click Done when finished

Moving the Dashboard

You can move the dashboard to any sidebar:

  1. Right-click the Widget Dashboard icon
  2. Select "Move View"
  3. Choose Primary Sidebar, Secondary Sidebar, or Panel

📱 Responsive Design

The dashboard automatically adapts to your sidebar width:

  • < 300px: Ultra-compact single column
  • 300-500px: Comfortable single column
  • 500-800px: 2-column grid
  • 800px+: Multi-column bento grid

🔐 GitHub Authentication

The GitHub widget requires authentication:

  1. Click "Sign in with GitHub" in the widget
  2. Authorize VS Code to access your GitHub account
  3. Your data will load automatically

⚙️ Requirements

  • Visual Studio Code version 1.85.0 or higher
  • Internet connection for GitHub, Sports, and Stock widgets

🎨 Themes Preview

  • Dark Glass: Sleek black with glass morphism
  • Ocean Blue: Deep ocean gradient with blue accents
  • Pink Dreams: Purple-pink gradient with hot pink accents
  • Forest Green: Deep forest gradient with green accents

🤝 Contributing

Found a bug or have a feature request? Please open an issue on GitHub!

📄 License

MIT License - feel free to use and modify!

🌟 Support

If you enjoy this extension, please:

  • ⭐ Star the repository
  • 📝 Leave a review on the marketplace
  • 🐛 Report bugs or suggest features

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