Widget.json and Widget Construction Set
My friend and I just finished this project last week. I'd love to hear your feedback. widget.json brings a dynamic window to the web to your device's home screen. It's kind of like RSS for widgets, you make a widget.json for whatever web data you want and then subscribe to it in Widget Construction Set, our iOS widget.json viewer. We've made image of the day and word of the day widgets, Youtube channel widgets that show the latest videos, RSS widgets, Prometheus counter widgets and more. You can imagine a GitHub CI widget showing the last build status with a link to view it. Friend groups…
Widget.json and Widget Construction Set launched on November 28, 2022 with 45 votes, #1,091 of 3,471 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
In plain words
Widget.json and Widget Construction Set is an iOS app that displays dynamic web content as home screen widgets. Users create a widget.json file for any web data source, then subscribe to it in the app to display live information like images, YouTube videos, RSS feeds, or build status. The system supports local device actions, enabling widgets to trigger messages, calls, emails, and shortcuts. It's designed for developers and groups who want customizable, real-time information widgets on their iOS devices.
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My friend and I just finished this project last week. I'd love to hear your feedback. widget.json brings a dynamic window to the web to your device's home screen. It's kind of like RSS for widgets, you make a widget.json for whatever web data you want and then subscribe to it in Widget Construction Set, our iOS…
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