Swish User Guide

Feature reference and usage for Swish Finance, formerly Stock Desktop Widget.

Desktop widgets

  • Align to target

    Arrange other enabled widgets using a selected widget as the layout reference.

  • Always on top

    Keep an individual widget above ordinary application windows.

  • Anchor widget

    Lock an individual widget's position and size.

  • Custom colors

    Choose custom colors for widget text, backgrounds, and volume bars.

  • Ignore all mouse events

    Let mouse input pass through locked widgets to the desktop or applications behind them.

  • Lock all widgets

    Lock the layout of all widgets from the Windows system tray.

  • Mini mode

    Switch widgets between full charts and a compact display.

  • Widget opacity

    Adjust the transparency of an individual desktop widget.

Swish

  • Corporate events

    See upcoming earnings, dividend dates, and stock splits for the instruments you track.

  • Display currency

    Choose the currency used to display prices for an individual widget.

  • Keyboard shortcuts

    Run widget actions with configurable key combinations, targeting all widgets or a selected group.

  • Multiple widgets for the same symbol

    Display the same instrument in separate widgets with different time ranges and configurations.

Charts

  • Chart time zone

    Display chart times in the exchange's time zone or your computer's local time zone.

  • Chart types

    Choose how a widget displays prices with Line, OHLC, or Candle charts.

  • Extended hours

    Include pre-market and after-hours trading in widget charts where data is available.

  • Price measurement

    Measure the absolute and percentage price change between two positions on a chart.

  • Volume bars

    Show trading volume as bars alongside widget price charts.

Portfolio

  • Portfolio columns

    Choose which columns are visible in the Portfolio holdings and transactions tables.