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What is a widget?

A widget is a building block of content inside a room. Text, images, videos, CTAs, signatures, meetings — each is a widget.



Why widgets (and not just text)?


You could build a proposal with just text and images, like a Google Doc. But then you'd lose:


  • Embedded CTAs that your buyer clicks to move forward
  • Inline meeting bookings tied to your calendar
  • Legally binding signatures captured in the same place
  • Dynamic personalization that adapts to who's viewing
  • Meeting recordings with transcripts, embedded inline
  • Brand-consistent design without a designer


Widgets give you all of that — ready out of the box, styled with your branding, no code.


The widget catalog


Katalyz has 20+ widgets, grouped by purpose:


  • Content & storytelling — Text, Image, Video, Document, Link, Spacer
  • Structure & narrative — Steps, Timeline, Banner, Ticker
  • Conversion & engagement — CTA, Meeting, Signature
  • Data & context — Contact, Field, Recording
  • Personalization — Placeholder


Plus several on the roadmap: Rooms (nested), Tabs, Battle card, Testimonial, FAQ, Before/After, Chart, KPI, Table.


See the full catalog: Introduction to widgets.


Adding a widget


Two ways, depending on where you want to add the widget:


On a page — drag & drop

  1. Open the floating build bar at the bottom of the editor.
  2. Drag the widget you want.
  3. Drop it onto the target section.
  4. Fill in the content.


Inside an action — the + button

Open a step, task or subtask: its details open in a centered popup (or a side panel, if you switched). Use the big [+] button at the bottom right of the popup — it opens a popover with the widget picker, so supporting content lives inside the action itself. See Steps widget.


Once added, widgets can be reordered, duplicated, deleted, and hidden — just like any widget.


Commenting on widgets


Comments attach to a section, not to an individual widget. Open the Comments panel from the top bar of the room and use Link a section to anchor your comment to the section that holds the widget — see Comments, mentions & threads.


Can I design my own widget?


Not today. The widget catalog is curated — we add new widgets based on customer demand. Suggestions are welcome: email contact@katalyz.co or chat with support.


Updated on: 01/10/2026

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