Customizing a desktop often means combining built-in widgets with several single-purpose apps. Kimi Work offers a different approach. You can describe the Widget you want, create and refine it through conversation, and keep it on your Dashboard or Pin it to the desktop.
What is the Kimi Work Dashboard?
Kimi Work is Moonshot AI’s desktop AI agent for macOS and Windows. Its Dashboard is a cross-session space where you can organize the interactive Widgets you create through conversation. A Widget is an interactive visual component created for a specific need, such as checking the weather or tracking a countdown. The Dashboard gives these Widgets a persistent home, so they remain available after the original conversation ends. Instead of losing useful results across separate sessions, you can bring them together into one personalized page built around what matters to you.
Key features of the Kimi Work Dashboard
Generate desktop widgets through conversation
Start with a prompt that covers the Widget’s purpose, content, and visual direction. Kimi Work turns the request into a rendered, interactive component. For example, you could ask:
Fine-Tune Every Detail
The first version of a Widget does not have to be final. In annotation mode, you can select a specific part of the rendered Widget and describe how you want to change it.
For example, you can point to a card and ask Kimi Work to change its color, resize it, or adjust its layout. Because your feedback is attached to the selected area, you can refine one part of the Widget without describing the entire design again.
Keep Important Information Visible on Your Desktop
When a Widget becomes useful, you can Pin it as an independent desktop window. This lets you keep the component visible while you work in other applications.
A pinned widget can serve as a focused view for a specific task. You can place the weather next to your calendar, keep the news beside your schedule, or leave a compact task panel visible so you can check the information you need at any time.
Build a library of Widgets you can keep using
A useful Widget should not be limited to a single conversation. Save it to your Dashboard, return to it whenever you need, and continue adapting it as your needs change. Over time, your Dashboard becomes a growing library of personalized components. Each component is built for a recurring need and ready to use again without starting from scratch.
Kimi Work Dashboard vs traditional desktop widgets
Both approaches keep useful information within reach, but they differ in how Widgets are created, refined, organized, and placed on the desktop.
| Dimension | Traditional desktop widgets | Kimi Work Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Creation | Choose from the widgets available in the system or app | Describe a widget built around your use case |
| Refinement | Adjust predefined settings and controls | Annotate a specific area and request changes in natural language |
| Organization | Manage widgets through their respective systems or apps | Keep generated widgets together and available across conversations |
| Desktop access | Place widgets using the options provided by the system or app | Keep widgets in the Dashboard or pin one as a desktop window |
Traditional widgets remain useful when a ready-made component already covers your needs. Kimi Work Dashboard offers another option when you want more control over the information, layout, or purpose of a Widget. The two approaches can also work together: use traditional widgets for familiar utilities and Kimi Work for personalized views you want to refine and revisit over time.
How to create desktop widgets with Kimi Work
The workflow is designed for both macOS and Windows. You start with a description, then refine and place the result.
Step 1: Download and open Kimi Work
Download Kimi Work for macOS or Windows from the official Kimi Work page. Open the desktop app and enter the workspace where you want to create your first Widget.
Step 2: Create your first Widget
Start with one specific use case. Include the Widget’s purpose, the information it should show, and the visual direction. For example:
Step 3: Annotate and refine the result
Review the Widget, then use annotation mode to select the area you want to change and describe the adjustment. Repeat as needed until the Widget works the way you want.
Step 4: Pin the Widget or keep it in your Dashboard
When the Widget is ready, keep it in your Dashboard for future access. You can also Pin it as an independent desktop window when you want it to remain visible during other work.
Use cases for your personal Dashboard
Manage daily chores and personal habits
Create a to-do Widget for weekly shopping, cleaning, and bill payments. Add a habit tracker to monitor goals such as reading, exercising, or going to bed earlier. You can Pin the day’s most important tasks to your desktop while keeping everything else in the Dashboard.
Keep track of personal interests and important dates
Create weather and countdown Widgets for a concert, next trip or anniversary. Use another Widget to organize related plans and preparations. As the date approaches, continue refining the content so the most important information stays easy to find.
Build a countdown and task Dashboard for a product launch
Before a product launch, create a progress Widget that shows how many tasks remain, along with current priorities, unresolved issues, and key milestones. Pin the countdown to your desktop while keeping the complete task view in the Dashboard for a quick overview of overall progress.
Create a focused market overview
If you follow financial assets and indicators every day, organize them into a compact market overview and Pin it to your desktop for quick access. Arrange the information hierarchy around your research habits so important indicators are easier to find. Verify financial data through appropriate sources before making decisions.
Organize the results of an experiment
Create an experiment Dashboard to record test results, usage data, recent notes, and the current project status. Place each type of information in a focused Widget, then organize them in one Dashboard. When you return to the experiment, you can pick up where you left off instead of searching through files and conversations again.
Who is the Kimi Work Dashboard for?
Kimi Work Dashboard is ideal for users who need ongoing access to specific information without being constrained by fixed templates. Professionals can use it to organize tasks and track project progress, developers and researchers can keep experiment records in one place, market watchers can build lists of key indicators, and individuals can manage household tasks, habits, and important dates.
Conclusion
Kimi Work Dashboard gives desktop widgets a conversational starting point. You describe what you want, review the rendered Widget, and annotate the parts that need adjustment. You can keep the result across conversations or Pin an individual Widget to your desktop. Whether you want a weather view, a countdown, a task panel, or a custom personal Dashboard, Kimi Work helps you create a page around the information you care about.