Windows & Web Widget Discovery
Access your favorite UTL utilities in zero clicks. Pin our lightweight, privacy-first tools directly to your Windows desktop, Edge sidebar flyout, or taskbar without installing heavy bloated background applications.
Zero Background Battery Drain & Pure Privacy
Unlike heavy electron desktop utilities that run background telemetry processes, UTL.tools widgets run strictly inside sandboxed Web API containers with zero CPU overhead when closed and zero remote tracking.
Recommended Widget Setup Methods
Edge Sidebar & Windows Copilot Bar
Pin any UTL utility directly into Microsoft Edge's persistent sidebar so it slides out over any open application without losing your window focus.
- 1.Open any UTL tool page (e.g. Password Generator or Unit Converter) in Microsoft Edge.
- 2.Click the '+' (Customize sidebar) icon in the right-hand Edge sidebar.
- 3.Select 'Add current page' to pin the utility as an instant floating widget.
- 4.Click the pinned icon anytime to open the utility in a lightweight split-pane flyout.
Standalone Desktop PWA Window
Install UTL.tools as a borderless Progressive Web App (PWA) with its own taskbar icon and independent desktop window.
- 1.In Chrome or Edge, click the Install icon in the right side of the address bar (or Menu > 'Save and Share' > 'Install UTL.tools').
- 2.Confirm 'Install' to place an official shortcut in your Windows Start Menu and Taskbar.
- 3.Launch UTL.tools in its own ultra-fast, zero-overhead desktop window.
Windows 11 Widgets Board Integration
Information regarding the Microsoft Windows App SDK Web Widget standard for native dashboard pinning.
- 1.Press 'Windows Key + W' on your keyboard to open the Windows 11 Widgets board.
- 2.Click the '+' button in the top-right corner of the widgets panel.
- 3.When the official UTL.tools Microsoft Store companion widget is launched, you will be able to pin live quick-tools (like Stopwatch or World Time) directly to your board.
- 4.In the meantime, pinning via Edge Sidebar provides identical zero-click accessibility.
Explore All 47 Production Utilities
Every single utility on UTL.tools is 100% free, runs instantly in client-side browser memory, and requires zero account registration.