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https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/09/18q4ql7ygrxl7png.png?quality=75640360OS X: Odds are, your Mac’s Dashboard has fallen by the wayside in recent years (even though it can be really useful), but widgets can still be really handy for certain tasks. WidgetRunner frees them from their prison in the Dashboard, and lets you run them alongside your desktop apps.