Within this article we are going to see which are the best free desktop clock widgets for Windows 11/10 . Among the widgets in this list, there is also a clock widget that can be positioned and moved freely on the desktop screen.
Some of these Widgets come with several customizable styles and themes that will also allow you to set the level of transparency you want. What’s even more fascinating is that you can have more than one clock widget with a separate clock style.
The topics of the post [ hide ]
- 1Best Free Desktop Clock Widgets for Windows 11/10
- 11) 8GadgetPack
- 22) .Clocks
- 33) DesktopClock
- 44) Clock!
- 55] ClocX
- 2Conclusions
Best Free Desktop Clock Widgets for Windows 11/10
Here is a list of the best free desktop clock widgets for Windows 11/10 computers :
- 8GadgetPack
- Clocks
- DesktopClock
- Clock!
Let’s go and discover these clock widgets individually.
1) 8GadgetPack
8GadgetPack is one of the best clock widgets we will see in this list. For some of you who were in possession of Windows Vista will surely remember the sidebar with all the customizable tools and widgets. Well, the purpose of this widget is precisely to emulate the same sidebar present on Windows Vista, providing all the original widgets present on the old windows vista and 7 operating systems.
Therefore, once 8GadgetPack is installed you can add a Clock , Calculator , Calendar , Countdown , CPU Meter , Date and Time , etc.
You will be able to reach up to 9 different clock widgets with unique clock styles on your desktop screen. For each clock widget, you can also add a custom name.
Once a widget has been added to the desktop screen, you will have the option to move it by dragging it and clicking on the Options icon (if available for that widget), you will be able to check the available clocks and select the clock you want.
In case you don’t want to use a specific widget, simply click on the cross-shaped icon to close it . Similarly, if you want to close this tool’s sidebar, right click on an empty area of it and use the Close Sidebar option.
2) .Clocks
Clocks
.Clocks is a free app from Microsoft Store that offers 5 different desktop clock widgets that can be placed wherever you want on the Windows 11/10 desktop screen. For each of the clock widgets, you will have a context menu to keep the clock always on top of other applications, again you can set the opacity level ( 80% , 40% , 100% , 20% and 60% ) and change the size of the widget (medium, small or large). You can also access the Optionsfor clock widget to show / hide the seconds in the clock and display a 12 or 24 hour clock.
After installation you will see available clock widgets. Among the available models you will find:
- Analog Clock
- Digital
- Minimal analog
- Round
To place a clock widget on the desktop screen, you will need to use the Play option .
Once you have added a clock widget, and placed the mouse cursor over it, you will be able to access its context menu, move it to another part, access Options, close the widget, etc. It also comes with a Store section where you can find multiple watches with different interfaces that still need a payment.
3) DesktopClock
DesktopClock is an open source tool for Windows 11/10. Once you run the tool, you will see a digital clock appear on the screen. But of course this is not all. It has some very cool features that you can access using the menu via the right mouse button. Some of its features are:
- Change the time and date format. There are more than 20 sizesto choose from
- Select a theme (Purple, Amber, Yellow, Red, Black, etc.) to view the clock widget. More than 15 themes are available
- Change the time zone
- Adjust the size of the digital clock using the associated slider
- Show / hide the clock background
- Show / hide its icon on the taskbar, etc.
If you’re a real nerd, you can also open its configuration settings file via Notepad and make any changes you want. Or, just use its context menu for customization. To start using this widget click here .
4) Clock!
Clock! is another very interesting clock widget on this list. You can perform multiple customizations on this widget and for each widget clock you can have a different style clock widget. There are about 50 pre-added clock themes or styles ( Metal , Modern , Sea , Professional , Plasma , Ice Qbe , Radar and others) to choose from.
Apart from that, it also allows you to adjust the size of the clock widget to: small, medium, small, extra large and large. Also, moving a clock widget on the desktop screen can be done using drag and drop support . Some other interesting features of this tool include:
- Make the clock widget borderless
- Keep a clock widget on top of other open programs
- Make the clock widget transparent (click through)
- Set an alarm
- Open a calendar, etc.
To get this little tool, visit gljakal.com . After downloading and installing it, run it. After that, you can use that widget’s context menu to access and use the available options (as mentioned above).
Read: How to add or remove multiple clocks from the Windows 11 taskbar
5] ClocX
Clocx
The ClocX Widget we’re going to see will have something more than the other clock widgets we’ve seen so far. Notably the ClockX widget comes with more themes and styles than any other widget on this list. ClocX offers hundreds of clock themes and styles with the ability to preview the style before applying it to the desktop clock widget.
Among the customization settings available on ClocX we find:
- The level of transparency per widget.
- Show / Hide seconds for the widget
- Set the mouse transparency level.
- Show / Hide the clock widget from the Alt + Tab list
- Set the priority level to low, high or normal
- Change the widget style
- Show / hide AM / PM
- Show / Hide date
- Change the time zone and more.
To use this widget on your Windows 11/10 PC, just visit and download the widget on the clocx.net website .
Conclusions
The Windows 11 and Windows 10 operating systems do not provide a feature or tool for the native clock widget. So, if you want to get a clock widget on your Windows 11/10 PC, you need to use a Microsoft Store app or download the widget from a third party; which will allow you to add clock widgets to your desktop. That’s it for this post, I hope I’ve been helpful.
