Put Terminal Output on Your Desktop

Put Terminal Output on Your Desktop

TerminalWidget lets you send output from commands, scripts, APIs, and Shortcuts directly to widgets across macOS, iOS, and iPadOS with rich formatting, progress bars, sparklines, and image support. It is available as a universal app on the App Store for $19.99.

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Features

• Output text from terminal commands or generate a wide variety of charts and tables from data
• Multiple widgets can be targeted individually
• Sync across multiple Macs and iOS devices
• Display local or remote images, including those generated by APIs
• Display images edge-to-edge
• Full control over colors, fonts, and icon
• Instant updates on macOS, rapid updates on iOS via iCloud
• Full CLI included, incorporate into scripts
• Shortcuts actions work on Mac and iOS, with AppleScript support and a URL scheme for automation
• Display progress bars with any number 0-100
• Display charts and graphs by passing serial integer data
• Display matrix-style chart of integer values

macOS Widgets

• Output any text, image, or chart data to fully customizable widgets
• Use shell scripts or AppleScript output on macOS
• Interact via Shortcuts or URL scheme on macOS and iOS
• Assign actions to widgets to execute on tap/click



Text basic



Progress matrix



Radial chart

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Mac + iPhone + iPad

• Widgets sync across your Apple devices when iCloud is enabled.
• iOS and iPadOS widgets support the same rich text, progress bar, and sparkline payloads.
• Use the URL scheme or Shortcuts actions to update widgets from iPhone and iPad.
• Existing CLI scripts continue to work the same for Mac workflows.

iOS progress trio

iOS chart styles

iOS image showcase

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CLI Example

terminal-widget --target widget1 --text "Build complete" --icon "checkmark.seal.fill" --progress 100 --fg "#22c55e"

Read full CLI documentation

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