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What It Does

The Chat widget lets you have conversations with OpenAI's GPT models directly from Cute Desk App. Ask questions, brainstorm ideas, get help with writing — all without leaving your start page.

Why OpenAI & Why a Key Is Needed

Chat connects directly to OpenAI's API to send your messages and receive responses. Cute Desk App does not have its own AI server — your browser talks to OpenAI directly. This means you need your own OpenAI API key to use the widget. Your key is encrypted with a password you choose and stored locally in your browser. It is never sent anywhere except to OpenAI.

How to Get an API Key

Create a free account at platform.openai.com/signup, then generate an API key at platform.openai.com/api-keys. Paste the key into the Chat widget settings along with a password to encrypt it.

Does It Cost Money?

OpenAI may charge for API usage depending on your account and the model you select. For casual use with lighter models like GPT-3.5, costs are typically very small or negligible. Check your OpenAI usage dashboard for details. If you don't want to use Chat, you can disable the widget from its settings panel.

How to Play

Cards are dealt into 7 columns. Build tableau stacks in descending order, alternating colors (red on black, black on red). Click the stock pile to draw cards one at a time. Only Kings can be placed on empty columns.

Drag cards between columns or double-click a card to send it to its foundation automatically. Use the stock pile to cycle through remaining cards.

How to Win

Move all cards to the four foundation piles, building each suit from Ace up to King.

How to Lose

There's no score or timer — take your time. If no legal moves remain, the game shows a "No moves" message. You can undo or start a new game at any point.

Tips

Use Undo (up to 50 steps) if you get stuck. You can also Redeal the same cards to try a different strategy.

How to Play

Move the paddle with your mouse, touch, or arrow keys. Press Space or click to launch the ball. Bounce it off the paddle to break bricks. Where the ball hits the paddle affects the angle — hitting near the edges sends it more sideways.

How to Win

Clear all 40 bricks to win the game.

How to Lose

You start with 3 lives. You lose a life each time the ball falls below the paddle. Lose all 3 lives and the game is over.

Scoring

Each brick is worth 10 points. A perfect game scores 400 points. The ball speeds up as you break more bricks, so the later bricks are harder to hit. Your best score is saved automatically.

How to Play

Swipe or use the arrow keys to slide all tiles in one direction. When two tiles with the same number collide, they merge into one tile with double the value (e.g. 2 + 2 = 4, 4 + 4 = 8).

The twist: new tiles spawn on the edge opposite to your move. Swipe left and the new tile appears on the right. This makes every move more strategic than standard 2048.

A preview shows whether the next tile will be a 2 or a 4, so you can plan ahead.

How to Win

Reach a 2048 tile. You can keep playing after that to push your score higher.

How to Lose

The game ends when the board is full and no adjacent tiles can merge.

Scoring

You earn points equal to the value of each merged tile. Merging two 16s into a 32 gives you 32 points. Bigger merges are worth more, so building toward high-value tiles is the key to a high score. Your best score is saved automatically.

How to Play

The board is a 9×9 grid divided into nine 3×3 boxes. The goal is to fill every empty cell with a digit from 1 to 9 so that each digit appears exactly once in every row, every column, and every 3×3 box.

Click or tap a cell to select it, then tap a digit button at the bottom (or press a number key on your keyboard) to place that digit. Gray pre-filled cells are the starting clues and cannot be changed.

Notes Mode

Toggle the pencil button to switch into Notes mode. In this mode, tapping a digit writes it as a small candidate note inside the cell instead of placing it as a final answer. Tap the same digit again to remove it. Notes are cleared automatically from peer cells when you place a digit in normal mode.

Difficulty Levels

Open the widget menu (⋯) to choose a difficulty before starting a new game:

• Easy — 36 pre-filled clues, straightforward logic chains.
• Medium — 30 pre-filled clues, requires a bit more deduction.
• Hard — 24 pre-filled clues, best for experienced solvers.

Every puzzle is generated with a guaranteed unique solution, regardless of difficulty.

Hint

Stuck? Tap Hint from the widget menu to reveal the correct digit for a random empty cell. The hinted cell briefly flashes to show where the answer was placed.

Check

Tap Check from the widget menu to highlight any incorrectly placed digits in red. The highlight disappears after a few seconds — use it as a nudge, not a crutch.

Undo

Made a mistake? The undo button (↩) at the bottom of the board steps back one move at a time, up to 50 moves. You can also press Ctrl+Z (or Cmd+Z on Mac) on your keyboard.

Keyboard Shortcuts

When the Sudoku widget is focused, you can use the full keyboard:

• Arrow keys — move the selected cell up, down, left, or right (wraps around).
• 1–9 — place a digit (or add/remove a note in Notes mode).
• 0, Backspace, Delete — clear the selected cell.
• N — toggle Notes mode on/off.
• Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z — undo the last move.

How to Win

Fill every cell correctly and the board is complete — a congratulatory message appears with the option to start a new game.

Starting a Session

Open the Breath widget from your dock. Choose a technique using the arrow buttons and select a session duration (1, 3, 5, or 10 minutes) directly on the main screen, then press Begin. Follow the animated waveform — a glowing dot rides the curve while phase labels (Inhale, Hold, Exhale) update in real time.

Breathing Techniques

• Calm — 4·6 — Inhale 4 seconds, exhale 6. The longer exhale activates the parasympathetic nervous system. Best for everyday stress and winding down.
• Box — 4·4·4·4 — Equal inhale, hold, exhale, hold phases. Used by high-performance professionals to stay focused under pressure.
• 4-7-8 — Inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8. Developed by Dr. Andrew Weil; popular for falling asleep faster and calming an anxious mind quickly.
• Physiological Sigh — A double inhale through the nose followed by a long, slow exhale. Stanford-researched technique; one of the fastest ways to reduce physiological stress in real time.
• Coherence — 5·5 — Inhale 5, exhale 5 (6 breaths per minute). Maximizes heart rate variability (HRV) and builds long-term resilience.

Recording

Open the Voice Recorder widget and press the record button. Speak your memo and press stop when you're done. Your recording is saved automatically and appears in the list below the controls.

Granting Microphone Access

The first time you record, your browser will ask for microphone permission. Click Allow. If you accidentally blocked it, click the lock icon in your browser's address bar, find the Microphone setting, and change it to Allow, then refresh the page.

Playback

Tap any recording in the list to play it back immediately. Tap again to pause.

Renaming a Recording

Tap the name of any recording to edit it inline and give it a meaningful label.

Downloading

Tap the download icon next to a recording to save it as an audio file to your device.

Privacy

All recordings are stored privately in your browser using IndexedDB. Nothing is ever uploaded or sent to a server.

How It Works

The Mirror widget shows a live, horizontally-flipped feed from your webcam — just like a real mirror. It activates automatically when the widget is visible and stops the camera the moment you close or hide it.

Granting Camera Access

The first time the Mirror widget opens, your browser will ask for camera permission. Click Allow. If you blocked it, click the lock icon in your browser's address bar, set Camera to Allow, then reload. You can also tap the Camera access option in the widget's menu (⋯) to re-request permission.

No Camera Found

If no camera is connected to your device, the widget shows a placeholder message. Connect a webcam and reopen the widget to start using it.

Privacy

Nothing is ever recorded or stored. The camera is released immediately when you close or hide the widget — no background access.