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Minimal year progress widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated November 13, 2026

A minimal year progress widget shows how much of the year has passed as a percentage and a bar. Quiet layouts, one accent color and plenty of empty space. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Minimal year progress widget design preview: Quiet layouts, one accent color and plenty of empty space. — Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a minimal year progress widget shows

A year-progress widget is a gentle nudge: one bar that fills from 1 January to 31 December. The same layout works for the day, the week or a personal goal.

It is calculated from the date, so it is free, offline and needs no permission. WidgetCraft includes a free Day progress component, and a formula can stretch it to the year.

How the minimal style shapes it

Minimal widgets remove everything that is not information. One typeface, two or three colors, generous margins and no decoration, so the time or the task is the only thing you see.

Bars and rings: Use hairline bars and thin rings, and use the accent color only on the part that shows progress.
Numbers: Give the main number at least half the widget height and keep everything else under 14 points.

Minimal year progress widget recipe

Layer	Settings
Canvas	360 × 180, background #F5F3EE, corner radius 22
Text	year label, size 12, color #8B8A85
Text (formula)	percentage of the year, built-in Sans, size 68, color #151515
Progress	a thin 4-point bar, 312 wide, progress #E4572E, range 0 to 365
Text	"Day 315 of 365", size 13, color #8B8A85
Font	built-in Sans
Home screen size	4 × 2 cells

Minimal color palette

Paper #F5F3EEBackground
Linen #E9E6DFSurface and tracks
Ink #151515Text
Stone #8B8A85Labels
Signal #E4572EAccent

How to make a minimal year progress widget in WidgetCraft

Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #F5F3EE and the corner radius to 22.
Tap Add and choose Progress. Make it 312 wide, styled as a thin 4-point bar.
Open Data and connect it to the day of the year with a range of 0 to 365.
Color the progress #E4572E and keep the track faint.
Add a Text layer for the percentage at size 68 in #151515, and a smaller one for the day count at size 13 in #8B8A85.
Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for minimal year progress widgets

Leave at least 20 points of margin on every side.
Pick one accent color and use it once per widget.
Show both the percentage and the day count so the bar has context.
Use a segmented bar if you want each step to feel like a milestone.
For a goal of your own, connect the bar to a counter instead of the date.
Do not add icons next to every label.
Do not mix more than two text sizes below the headline.

Ready-made Minimalist templates

WidgetCraft includes a Minimalist template pack you can import and edit instead of starting from a blank canvas.

Next appointment5 editable layers

Quiet calendar19 editable layers

Today in a line14 editable layers

Questions about the minimal year progress widget

What size is a minimal year progress widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Paper (#F5F3EE) for the background, Ink (#151515) for the main text, Stone (#8B8A85) for labels and Signal (#E4572E) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Year progress widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the minimal styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

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