The way the Mac uses widgets has had a very welcome overhaul. In previous versions of macOS, you had to open the Notification Centre by clicking on the time and date in the menu bar. In macOS Sonoma, you can drag them out of the Notification Centre and place them anywhere on the desktop. You can then review the information they offer at a glance.
So they don’t distract, when you open an app on your Mac, the widgets blend into the background, intelligently lifting colour from the wallpaper behind them. It’s easy to get back to
