10 best live widgets for Notion in 2026 (clocks, timers, weather, calendars & more)

Notion's native embed block supports a short allow-list of services. Everything else — the other few million websites — falls back to a screenshot that goes stale the moment the source changes. A live widget fixes that: it is a real iframe of the source page (or a cropped region of it), so the clock keeps ticking, the forecast keeps updating and the wallpaper keeps rotating inside your Notion page.

Below are ten widgets from the widget.diy plaza that work particularly well in Notion. Each entry links to a live detail page where you can copy the embed URL, and every widget is free to embed.

1. Flip clock — a desk-clock centerpiece

A retro flip clock whose digits turn with the minutes. It reads beautifully as the hero of a personal dashboard page. Open the flip clock widget · embed: https://embed.widget.diy/sgeZMhRo

2. Pomodoro timer — focus sessions without leaving Notion

A 25-minute pomodoro timer you can start, pause and reset inside the page. Useful in a "Deep work" section next to your task database. Open the pomodoro widget · embed: https://embed.widget.diy/JhHk7c6j

3. 15-day weather forecast — plan around the rain

A two-week forecast with temperatures and conditions. Crop it to a single city column and it fits a sidebar perfectly. Open the forecast widget · embed: https://embed.widget.diy/FMAjysNS

4. Perpetual calendar with lunar dates

A full almanac calendar: lunar dates, holidays and the traditional almanac notes, updating every day. Open the perpetual calendar · embed: https://embed.widget.diy/TnQ8XnBs

5. Scientific calculator — parentheses, powers, trig

A real scientific calculator for students and engineers who keep their notes in Notion. Open the scientific calculator · embed: https://embed.widget.diy/KhHE4C3y

6. Bing daily wallpaper — a fresh landscape every day

Bing's homepage wallpaper, cropped to the image: your page gets a new high-quality landscape each morning without you touching it. Open the wallpaper widget · embed: https://embed.widget.diy/iNzWKNto

7. Daily Chinese poem — a quiet corner of your page

One classical poem per visit, typeset like a book page. A favourite for journal pages and reading logs. Open the poem widget · embed: https://embed.widget.diy/y4SJrkWM

8. Bubble pop — the fidget widget nobody admits they need

Bubble wrap you can pop with the cursor (enable "allow clicks" on the embed). A stress-relief corner for team wikis. Open the bubble pop widget · embed: https://embed.widget.diy/p77B4Zrr

9. Gold price today — markets at a glance

Live gold prices across major brands and markets, updating with the source page. Open the gold price widget · embed: https://embed.widget.diy/6WGU63UY

10. GitHub Git Operations status — is GitHub down?

The official GitHub status board for Git operations, embedded live: know before you blame your own CI. Open the status widget · embed: https://embed.widget.diy/R9AcUbRN

How to add any of these to Notion

1. Open the widget's detail page and copy its embed URL (https://embed.widget.diy/{code}).
2. In Notion, type /embed, paste the URL, press Enter.
3. Resize the block: the widget scales to fit, and the content stays live — it reloads from the source whenever someone views it.

The same URL works in Obsidian, Google Sites, Lark, Feishu docs or a plain <iframe> on your own site.

Why live widgets instead of screenshots or native embeds?

• Always current. A screenshot is a claim about the past; a live widget re-renders from the source on every view.
• No allow-list. Notion's embed block only knows a few services; a webpage widget brings the long tail of the web.
• Your crop, your size. Each widget is cropped to exactly the region you care about and scaled to fit your column.

FAQ

Do these widgets cost anything? Embedding any plaza widget is free. The free plan covers creating up to five of your own widgets; membership raises the limit.

Will the widget update by itself? Yes — the iframe loads the live source page on every view, so the content is as fresh as the source.

Can I make my own widget from any website? Yes: paste a URL, drag a frame around the region you want, and widget.diy gives you an embed URL. See create your first widget.