Repository navigation
Mini Mode
CyberGems edited this page Oct 20, 2026
·
16 revisions
English · Español
CyberClock includes a compact Mini Mode, an always-on-top clock bar with 20 unique skins.
Mini Mode provides:
- Compact clock bar that grows to fit the time and date faces
- Slim (1 Row) or Compact (2 Rows). Compact (2 Rows) is unavailable while Show Date is off
- Always-on-top visibility
- 20 unique visual skins
- Visual skin gallery picker with signature styling and dual 1-row / 2-row preview modes
- Native popover window displaying calendar notes and active alarms, with inline note creation, editing, and deletion
- Show Seconds toggle for real-time second tracking
- Individual per-widget zoom controls (0.5×–4×)
- Multi-monitor fullscreen auto-hide during games or immersive apps
- Transparency controls
- Optional Day Progress line on the bottom edge. Hover shows the percentage of the day that has passed
- Position lock and multi-monitor edge clamping
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| Menu | View → Mini Mode |
| Tray icon | Right-click → Mini Mode |
| Settings | Enable Mini Mode on startup |
Mini Mode offers 20 unique skins:
| Skin | Style |
|---|---|
| Deep Space | Cosmic glass and deep starlight (Default) |
| Holo Display | Holographic cyan and violet display |
| Digital Matrix | Matrix-inspired digital treatment |
| Glass Orb | Light frosted-glass panel with orb accents |
| Neon Circuit | Dark panel with circuit details |
| Zen Minimal | Quiet, reduced visual treatment |
| Sunset Pulse | Sun-cycle-aware warm gradient |
| Frost Crystal | Cool crystalline glass treatment |
| Neo Tokyo | Neon city-inspired contrast |
| Obsidian | Deep monochrome finish |
| Synthwave | Retro-futuristic synthwave styling |
| Quantum | High-tech luminous treatment |
| Cyber Deck | High-contrast industrial amber telemetry |
| Apex Aero | Modern aerodynamic cyan and graphite |
| Abyssal Bio | Deep teal bioluminescent cyber interface |
| Titanium Mech | Compact neon utility bar |
| Deep Nebula | Violet and magenta galactic aura |
| Emerald Terminal | Retro phosphorus green CRT terminal |
| Cyber Ruby | Intense crimson laser cyber interface |
| Solar Aurora | Luminous solar-flare golden amber gradient |
Mini Mode also provides access to standalone desktop widgets from its context menu:
- New Timer, New Stopwatch, New Calendar, and New Analog Clock: each opens its own desktop window.
- New Alarm: opens the alarm designer in Full Mode. The same item is on every widget menu.
- New Relax: opens a floating relaxation session. Its menu can open full Relax.
- Floating Controls: Quick ⋮ More button with on-screen ticker tips and contextual action panels. The ticker can be turned off in Settings → General → Behavior.
- Independent Position Locking: Lock or unlock positions individually for any open widget without locking others.
- Persistence Across Restarts: Open floating widgets are remembered and accurately restored to their exact screen positions across reboots.
- Cross-Widget Launching: Any active widget's right-click context menu lets you launch other widgets on demand.
| Setting | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Background | 0–100% | Background panel opacity |
| Setting | Range | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content | 0–100% | Clock text opacity |
- Contextual position lock per widget: toggle it for the Mini Clock, Timers, Stopwatches, Analog Clock, or Calendar independently
- Unlock anytime from the widget's context menu to reposition
- Remembers position and locked state across sessions
- Optional idle dimming after a few seconds of inactivity
- Preset fading targets: 70%, 50%, 30%, or 15% opacity
- Restores full 100% brightness instantly when hovering over the widget
- Real-time screen boundary clamping prevents windows from being dragged off-screen
- Accurate physical-to-logical coordinate restoration across multi-display DPI scales
- Position persistence per monitor
Right-click the mini clock. The menu opens with Mini Mode · CyberClock:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Full Mode | Return to the full window |
| New Timer | Open a floating timer |
| New Stopwatch | Open a floating stopwatch |
| New Calendar | Open a floating calendar |
| New Analog Clock | Open a floating analog clock |
| New Relax | Open a floating relaxation session |
| New Alarm | Open the alarm designer in Full Mode |
| Settings | Open settings |
| About... | Open the About window |
| Exit | Close CyberClock |
Layout, the skin gallery, zoom, and Show Date live on the Customize tab. Switches there leave the menu open. Compact (2 Rows) is locked while Show Date is off. With Show Date off, the bar shortens and the date returns on hover.
Optional retro CRT overlay:
- Horizontal scanlines
- Slight screen curvature effect
- Adjustable intensity
- Per-skin toggle