$ backtick --help
BACKTICK
Terminal widgets for your home and lock screen. Your calendar, reminders,
weather and system stats as a live terminal — on-device, no account, no
server.
Getting started
- Open the app and grant what you want the widgets to show — calendar,
reminders, location (for weather), motion. Skip any; that panel just
stays dark.
- Long-press your home screen → tap
Edit →
Add Widget → search backtick.
- Lock screen: long-press the clock →
Customize.
Common questions
- A widget says "grant access" — open the app and tap
the row in the ACCESS panel. If you previously denied it, the row says
settings > and takes you to iOS Settings.
- Weather shows nothing — it needs location access and a
moment for the first reading. Steps showing 0? They appear after
your first walk of the day (Settings → Privacy → Motion & Fitness
must allow Backtick).
- The tabs and buttons on widgets are tappable — the
Terminal's tab bar switches panels, the Console's ▲▼⏎ navigate, tasks
tick off with a tap, and yes, you can poke bit.
- Restore Pro — the pro panel in the app has a restore
link; purchases follow your Apple account.
Contact
Something broken, or a widget you wish existed?
support@backtick.app
Privacy
The app collects nothing. Full policy: privacy.html
· terms.html
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