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WIDGET File - What is a .widget file and how do I open it?
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What is a WIDGET file? HTML-based widget used by Windows Mobile, an operating system for PDAs , digital phones, and other mobile devices; contains an archive of files in a compressed Zip format; may store .HTML , .XML , .CSS , and .JS files, as well as other Web-based files.
More Information WIDGET files are used for deploying small programs for capabilities such as weather and news reports, maps, and games. NOTE: WIDGET files are actually .ZIP files that have been renamed with the ".widget" extension. Therefore, you can unpack them by renaming the file extension to ".zip" and decompressing them using any Zip-compatible decompression utility.
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.WIDGET File Extension
3 file types use the .widget file extension.
Microsoft Windows Mobile Widget
| Developer | Microsoft |
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4.0 | 35 Votes |
What is a WIDGET file?
HTML-based widget used by Windows Mobile, an operating system for PDAs , digital phones, and other mobile devices; contains an archive of files in a compressed Zip format; may store .HTML , .XML , .CSS , and .JS files, as well as other Web-based files.
More Information
WIDGET files are used for deploying small programs for capabilities such as weather and news reports, maps, and games.
NOTE: WIDGET files are actually .ZIP files that have been renamed with the ".widget" extension. Therefore, you can unpack them by renaming the file extension to ".zip" and decompressing them using any Zip-compatible decompression utility.
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Programs that open or reference WIDGET files
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Microsoft Windows Mobile SDK
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Microsoft Visual Studio with Windows Mobile Developer Tool Kit plug-in
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Category: Executable Files
Updated: July 15, 2010
Yahoo! Widget
| Developer | Yahoo! |
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3.5 | 21 Votes |
A WIDGET file may also be a small program (known as a widget ), such as a clock, weather forecaster, or countdown timer, run by the Yahoo! Widget Engine. Typically, users double-click the WIDGET file to run it with Yahoo! Widgets on their desktops. However, they can also extract its contents with a Zip utility since WIDGET files are Zip-compressed archives that contain a .KON file, which defines the widget, and resource files, such as images and .JS files, which comprise the widget.
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WIDGET file open in Yahoo! Widgets 4 on a Windows desktop
Yahoo! Widgets was previously Konfabulator until Yahoo! purchased it in 2005, then Yahoo! discontinued the software in 2012. Since Yahoo! Widgets is no longer developed, WIDGET files are obscure.
WIDGET File Structure
WIDGET files are zipped folders that contain a "Contents" folder, which typically stores the following:
How to open a WIDGET file
You can open WIDGET files with Yahoo! Widgets in Windows and macOS. However, Yahoo! discontinued Yahoo! Widgets in 2012.
Extracting the contents of a WIDGET file with a Zip utility
WIDGET file open in Microsoft File Explorer
If you would like to open a WIDGET file to extract its contents, you can use a Zip utility, such as Microsoft File Explorer (Windows), Apple Archive Utility (macOS), or Corel WinZip (Windows). You may need to rename the file extension from .widget to .zip for the Zip utility to recognize the file and decompress it.
Programs that open WIDGET files
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Yahoo! Widgets
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Corel WinZip
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Yahoo! Widgets
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Discontinued
Free
Apple Archive Utility
Included with OS
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funzip
Free
p7zip
Free
Category: Executable Files
Updated: April 12, 2023
HybridJava Widget
| Developer | HybridServerPages Group |
| Popularity |
2.7 | 7 Votes |
Widget created in HybridJava, a language that combines HTML and Java into a single syntax; contains a function that can be called from a .PAGE file; may include multiple "slots" that serve as different steps within the function.
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HybridJava WIDGET files should be placed within the \widgets subdirectory on the Web server. HybridJava Compiler has been discontinued.
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HybridJava Compiler
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Category: Web Files
Updated: November 13, 2015