Yahoo! Widget Engine for Windows 4.5.2 Build 10A50

3.6 out of 5 stars 3.6 (198 votes)

(August 26, 2009)

Windows 2000/XP / Freeware / 34,612 downloads

The Yahoo! Widget Engine is a JavaScript runtime engine for Windows and Mac OS X that lets you run little files called Widgets that can do pretty much whatever you want them to. Widgets can be alarm clocks, calculators, can tell you your WiFi signal strength, will fetch the latest stock quotes for your preferred symbols, and even give your current local weather. What sets Yahoo! Widget Engine apart from other scripting applications is that it takes full advantage of today's advanced graphics.

The format for these Widgets is completely open and easy to learn so creating your own Widgets is an extremely easy task. For the "skinning" crowd, Yahoo! Widget Engine is a dream come true. You can easily change the look, feel, layout, even functionality of a Widget so that it matches your lifestyle, your desktop, or the pants or skirt you have on that day.

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  1. 5 out of 5 stars
    craigun

    Reviewing 4.5.2 Build 10A50 (Aug 26, 2009)

    I've had this build for awhilen now. I guess it was just late showing up here. I use this for AOL radio, Yahoo mail, Notepad...Quite a few things and I love it!

    Highly recommended.

  2. 5 out of 5 stars
    Diam0nd

    Reviewing 4.5.1 Build 10A39 Release 2 (Dec 26, 2007)

    Love this. Use only for weather tho.

  3. 3 out of 5 stars
    anomoly

    Reviewing 4.5.0 Build 10A33 Release 3 (Dec 1, 2007)

    I like it but they still have no widget for your own ip addy. worthless all in all.
    btw-vista has a thousand widgets for their very worthless and resource hungry sidebar-pff

  4. 3 out of 5 stars
    preinterpost

    Reviewing 4.5.0 Build 10A33 Release 3 (Nov 30, 2007)

    Resource hog. Most of the widgets have better alternatives living in the Tray.

    How about posting a change list at least?

  5. 5 out of 5 stars
    Diam0nd

    Reviewing 4.0.5 Build 184b Release 3 (Oct 6, 2007)

    "Uneeded if you have vista, lame otherwise anyhow."
    What kinda bs is that? Vista offers like 5 gadgets altogether.

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