Updated October 14, 20264 min read
WidgetBox Notion Widgets: Not Working in 2026
Quick answer
WidgetBox shut down on 24 December 2025, and its widgets can't be recovered.
Its homepage reappeared in September 2026, but sign-in and the servers behind the widgets were still offline when we checked on 14 October 2026. To fix a blank widget, replace its link with a working one. WidgetBox's digital and analog clocks, calendars, countdown, Pomodoro timer, weather and quote widgets each have a live replacement below, and all 89 of our widgets are free to embed with no account.
Widget-by-widget replacement map
Find the widget you had. Each card runs its replacement live, so what you see is what goes in your Notion page. Open one to copy its link.
Replaces Simple Calendar and Calendar 2
Also in Soft Pink, Retro Style, Ghibli Style
Replaces Weather
Free here. WidgetBox kept Weather on its paid plans.
Also in Soft Pink, Retro Style
Replaces Quote and Phrase of the day
A new quote every day, from a built-in list.
Also in Soft Pink, Retro Style
Replaces Life Progress
Live day, week, month and year bars.
Also in Soft Pink, Retro Style
Build the widgets we don't have
Word of the day and daily vocabulary have no ready-made replacement here. Describe one in a sentence and the AI widget maker builds it. Your first generation is free, and credit packs start at $1.99 for 10 after that.
Create a custom widget with AIHow to fix your broken WidgetBox embeds
Repeat these for each blank WidgetBox block. Check templates you duplicated too. WidgetBox's homepage said its widgets were in hundreds of Notion templates.
Copy the link
Open the replacement's page from the cards above and press Copy embed URL.
Paste it into Notion
Click an empty line next to the blank WidgetBox block and paste.
Choose embed
Notion asks what to do with the link. Choose Create embed. If no menu appears, type /embed, press Enter, paste the link and press Embed link.
Done
The widget loads straight away. Drag its edge to resize it, then delete the old WidgetBox block. Set the city, date or time zone again, since your WidgetBox settings can't come across.
To keep the widget in the old block's exact spot, use Replace from the block menu instead. Replace a widget link in Notion shows each click.
Match your whole dashboard in one style
If you ran several WidgetBox widgets, pick one collection and take every replacement from it. Each has a clock, a calendar and a timer in the same look.
What happened to WidgetBox
This is what we could check, with the source for each step. The archive links open the Internet Archive's copy of widgetbox.app from that day.
- 17 November 2025. WidgetBox works. It sells widgets for Notion and xTiles on three plans: Basic Box free for up to 5 widgets, Pro Box at $1.49 a month and Premium Box at $2.99 a month. Archive
- 3 January 2026. A banner on the homepage reads: "WidgetBox will permanently shut down on December 24, 2025. Paying subscribers will receive an email with details about subscription cancellation and refunds." Archive
- 9 March 2026. The site returns HTTP 410 and one line: "WidgetBox has been permanently shut down. All services are no longer available." Archive
- 23 August 2026. The domain shows a bare "Redirecting..." page. Archive
- From about 17 September 2026. widgetbox.app shows its old homepage again, without the shutdown banner. The server dates the page 17 September 2026.
- 14 October 2026, our check. Every other address on the site, from login and pricing to widget and embed links, redirects to that homepage. The sign-in page stops at "Loading...". The site's own code loads widgets and data from four servers, apiv5, v5, cf2 and v3dev on widgetbox.app. None of them has a DNS record.
We don't know who put the homepage back, or why. The domain's owner details are private. If WidgetBox starts working again, we'll say so here.
WidgetBox vs Widgets For Notion
WidgetBox as it worked in November 2025, against our catalog today.
| Feature | WidgetBox (2025) | Widgets For Notion |
|---|---|---|
| Works in Notion today | No. Offline since 24 December 2025 | Yes |
| Free widgets | Up to 5 | All 89, as many as you want |
| Weather on the free plan | No. Paid plans only | Yes |
| Widgets to choose from | About 18 | 89, in four matching styles |
| Build a custom widget from a description | No. Its two AI widgets were fixed: daily learning and vocabulary | Yes. First one free |
| Site works on a phone | No. Desktop only, by its own notice | Yes |
Views are unlimited on every copy of a widget here, and each copy shows a small badge.
Frequently asked questions
Is WidgetBox back?
No. Its homepage came back around 17 September 2026, but when we checked on 14 October 2026, sign-in still didn't load and the servers its widgets load from had no DNS record. Nothing on it can make or show a widget.
Why are my WidgetBox widgets blank in Notion?
Each WidgetBox embed loads from WidgetBox's servers, and those servers are offline. Notion keeps the block on your page but has nothing to put in it. Refreshing won't help. Only a new link fixes it.
Can I move my WidgetBox settings over?
No. WidgetBox's servers are offline, so nothing can read your old settings. Set each new widget up once: a city for weather, a date for a countdown, a time zone for a clock.
What is the best WidgetBox alternative for Notion?
It depends on which widgets you used. Widgets For Notion replaces the clocks, calendars, countdowns, timers, weather, quotes and life progress bars, free to embed. Indify's free plan covers up to 6 widgets, including a clock and weather. For a Google Calendar, Spotify or YouTube embed you need no widget service at all, because Notion embeds those itself. Nobody makes a good replacement for WidgetBox's like, upvote and page-view widgets.
Is Widgets For Notion free?
Every one of the 89 catalog widgets is free to embed with no account. Views are unlimited, and each copy shows a small badge.
Do the widgets work in the Notion mobile app?
Yes. They load in embed blocks in Notion's iOS and Android apps.
Could Widgets For Notion shut down too?
Yes. Any hosted widget service can, and WidgetBox shows what that looks like. Catalog widgets here have no plan to lapse, so a quiet dashboard keeps working without paying. That is the most we can promise.
Sources
- widgetbox.app, 17 November 2025: widget list, plans and prices.
- widgetbox.app, 3 January 2026: the shutdown banner.
- widgetbox.app, 9 March 2026: the HTTP 410 shutdown page.
- widgetbox.app, 23 August 2026: the redirect page.
- widgetbox.app, checked live on 14 October 2026: the restored homepage and its date, the redirects, the sign-in page, and DNS lookups for apiv5, v5, cf2 and v3dev.widgetbox.app.