What is the difference between Widgets and Mini-Widgets?

In our system, we differentiate between Widgets and Mini-Widgets – both extend your Ninox database but differ in scope, complexity, and application area.

🧩 Widgets

Widgets are standalone, extensive extensions for your Ninox interface.
They usually bring their own user logic, complex rendering, and multiple configuration options.

Typical features:

• larger codebase & more configuration options

• partly standalone use case (e.g. calendar, table, scheduling)

• often a central role in the workflow

🔧 Example Widget: arcCustomTable – a dynamic, interactive table view with checkboxes, format settings, and filters.

🧩 Mini Widgets

Mini-Widgets are smaller, often more compact modules that either function independently or are used within other widgets – for example, as a visual or functional element.

Typical features:

• narrow focus / single function

• low configuration effort

• space-saving & often designed for embedding

• ideal for complementing or streamlining the UI

🔧 Example Mini-Widget:

• arcCustomSelect: a sleek dropdown selection field with styling and configurable values

• arcCustomProgressBar: a visual progress indicator for displaying percentage values directly in the list view or a form

🔀 Widgets in Widgets – Combining & Embedding

The system becomes particularly powerful when widgets are combined with one another: Mini-Widgets can be seamlessly embedded into larger widgets – for example, as display elements in tables or forms.

But also full-featured widgets like arcCustomLayout can be integrated into other widgets – for instance, to design individual columns in the arcCustomTable, to flexibly arrange complex content such as text + badge + progress indicator.

This creates a modular building block system, allowing you to design user interfaces in Ninox according to your needs – functionally and visually.

👉 You can find an overview of all available widgets and mini-widgets in the Widget Store.