How to add a Left widget on your Mac desktop

macOS Sonoma introduced interactive widgets that sit directly on your desktop — visible at all times behind your app windows. Here's how to put Left on your Mac desktop.

Requirements

• macOS Sonoma (14) or later — desktop widgets are a Sonoma feature
• Left installed on your Mac — search for "Left" on the Mac App Store

Step 1 — Install Left on Mac

Left is a universal purchase — if you own it on iPhone or iPad under the same Apple ID, download it on Mac from the Mac App Store at no extra cost. Open the Mac App Store and search for "Left".

Step 2 — Right-click the desktop to add a widget

1. Click an empty area of your Mac desktop to make sure no app is in focus.
2. Right-click (or Control-click) on the desktop.
3. Select Edit Widgets… from the context menu.

Step 3 — Find and add Left

1. In the widget editor that slides up, search for "Left" or scroll to it.
2. Click the + button on a Left widget to add it to the desktop, or drag it to a specific position.
3. Click Done.

Step 4 — Configure the widget

1. Right-click the Left widget on your desktop.
2. Select Edit Widget.
3. Choose the event to display, or use Smart for automatic selection.
4. Press Escape or click elsewhere to save.

Moving and resizing desktop widgets

• Click and drag a desktop widget to reposition it anywhere on the desktop.
• Desktop widgets in macOS Sonoma are available in small and medium sizes — remove and re-add to change size.
• Widgets are layered behind app windows and become visible when you show the desktop (swipe with four fingers up and outward on a trackpad, or press Mission Control).

Widget interactivity

In macOS Sonoma and later, desktop widgets are interactive — you can click a Left widget to open the Left app directly without needing to find it in the Dock or Applications folder.