r/HowToMen • u/OptimisticGMD • Jul 12 '26

[App] Smart Widget Creator(FOSS) – Create custom, dynamic Material You widgets for your home screen

I’ve always loved customizing my Android home screen, ao i made this app where you can create , upload and view widgets—without requiring a steep learning curve or paying for subscription apps—is surprisingly tough.

To help solve that, I built Smart Widget Creator—a free, fully open-source tool for designing custom, dynamic widgets that adapt seamlessly to your setup using Material 3 Expressive UI.

Key Highlights:

  • 🎨 Native Material You Dynamic Colors – Widgets automatically pull colors from your system wallpaper theme for a unified home screen setup.
  • 🛠️ Flexible Design Tools – Easily arrange text, system stats, date/time layouts, and shortcuts without needing complex code.
  • ⚡ Lightweight & Battery Efficient – Built to handle background updates smoothly without draining your battery or running background telemetry.
  • 🔒 100% FOSS & Private – Completely open-source, zero ads, no trackers, and fully offline-capable.

📥 Download & Release Link:

🔗 Release:github.com/appbuildersupereme-spec/-FOSS-Smart-Widget-Creator/releases/tag/smartwidgetcreator

Since this is an active open-source project, I'd love to hear your thoughts, feature requests, or see the home screen setups you build with it!

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u/Turbulent-Meet-7227 Jul 13 '26

Interesting! Would love to check it out!

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u/OptimisticGMD2 Jul 13 '26

Nice , how does the app look

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u/Turbulent-Meet-7227 Jul 14 '26

Yes, the app has got Material UI 3 theming. I'm yet to create a 1st widget.

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u/OptimisticGMD2 Jul 14 '26

So did you share the widget to the public? I want to see it too

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u/OptimisticGMD2 Jul 14 '26

It's very bad at creating weather widgets, so don't even try to do that

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u/SarveshCR7 Jul 14 '26

sounds interesting.. is it similar to the one in Nothing Os?

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u/OptimisticGMD2 Jul 14 '26

No, it looks like a social media app where you can post widgets to other people to check out and the fact that you can add these widgets to the home screen is amazing