The sidebar is a term that is used for a GUI element that displays various forms of information to the side of an application or desktop user interface. Graphical user interfaces, also known as GUIs make it easier for people with little computer skills to work with and use computer software

Contents 1 Widgets in sidebars 2 Application window sidebars 3 Other terms and variations 3.1 Mac OS X 4 Links

Widgets in sidebars

In a number of Widget engines, one is able to install applets (known by various trademarked terms as "widgets", "desklets", and "gadgets") which can reside within or outside the sidebar. In computer software a widget engine is a software service available to users for running and displaying desktop widgets on the desktop. Examples include:

• Windows Sidebar, made by Microsoft available on Windows Vista only
• Desktop Sidebar, a third party freeware clone
• Sidebar, included in Google Desktop
• Thoosje's Vista Sidebar is a clone of Microsoft's Vista only tool that works under Windows XP
• Klipfolio

Application window sidebars

In specific desktop applications, such as the Opera web browser and Windows Explorer, one is able to view various features (that are allowed by the developer(s) of the application) within the sidebar of the application. The Windows Sidebar is a Widget engine for Microsoft Gadgets, which is anchored to the side of the desktop. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer Windows Vista (ˈvɪstə is a line of Operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and business desktops Google Desktop is Desktop search software made by Google for Mac OS X, Linux, and Microsoft Windows. Windows XP is a family of 32-bit and 64-bit Operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on Personal computers including home and KlipFolio is a desktop dashboard for Microsoft Windows. The program uses different Klips to display information that a user chooses to have in front Opera is a Web browser and Internet suite developed by the Opera Software company This article is about the Windows file system browser For the similarly named internet browser see Internet Explorer Windows Explorer is a

Other terms and variations

Sidebars can also be positioned to the bottom of an application window, such as in Adobe Photoshop.

Mac OS X

In a number of predominately-Mac OS X-based desktop applications, drawers, which draw out of the application window rather than expand from the inside like most application sidebars, are used. Mac OS X (mæk oʊ ɛs tɛn is a line of computer Operating systems developed marketed and sold by Apple Inc, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently Examples include:

• Mail
• Shiira
• Adium
• iCal
• iLife suite

Links

• A criticism of the drawer element in Mac OS X applications
• Desktop Sidebar (for XP) [1]
• Thoosje Windows Sidebar (for XP) [2]

Mail (aka Mailapp or Apple Mail) is an e-mail program included with Apple Inc Shiira (シイラ Japanese for the common dolphin-fish) is a Web browser for the Mac OS X Operating system. Adium is a popular free Instant messaging client for Mac OS X that supports multiple protocols through the libezv (for Bonjour iCal is a personal Calendar application made by Apple Inc that runs on the Mac OS X Operating system. iLife is a suite of Multimedia Software applications created by Apple Inc

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