diff --git a/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.less b/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.less
index 395662df..2d4eb16a 100644
--- a/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.less
+++ b/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.less
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         width: 50px;
         overflow: hidden;
         padding-top: 4px;
+        padding-bottom: 4px;
 
         .widget {
             display: flex;
@@ -46,7 +47,22 @@
             .widget-label {
                 font-size: 10px;
                 margin-top: 3px;
+                width: 100%;
+                padding: 0 2px;
+                text-align: center;
+                white-space: nowrap;
+                overflow: hidden;
             }
         }
+
+        .widget-divider {
+            margin-left: 6px;
+            height: 2px;
+            background-color: var(--border-color);
+        }
+
+        .widget-spacer {
+            flex-grow: 1;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.tsx b/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.tsx
index a23e9cdd..5add7b5f 100644
--- a/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { ModalsRenderer } from "@/app/modals/modalsrenderer";
 import { TabBar } from "@/app/tab/tabbar";
 import { TabContent } from "@/app/tab/tabcontent";
 import { atoms, createBlock } from "@/store/global";
-import * as services from "@/store/services";
 import * as util from "@/util/util";
 import * as jotai from "jotai";
 import * as React from "react";
@@ -18,87 +17,61 @@ const iconRegex = /^[a-z0-9-]+$/;
 const Widgets = React.memo(() => {
     const settingsConfig = jotai.useAtomValue(atoms.settingsConfigAtom);
     const newWidgetModalVisible = React.useState(false);
-    async function clickTerminal() {
-        const termBlockDef: BlockDef = {
+    const helpWidget: WidgetsConfigType = {
+        icon: "circle-question",
+        label: "help",
+        blockdef: {
             meta: {
-                controller: "shell",
-                view: "term",
+                view: "help",
             },
-        };
-        createBlock(termBlockDef);
-    }
-
-    async function clickHome() {
-        const editDef: BlockDef = {
-            meta: {
-                view: "preview",
-                file: "~",
-            },
-        };
-        createBlock(editDef);
-    }
-    async function clickWeb() {
-        const editDef: BlockDef = {
-            meta: {
-                view: "web",
-                url: "https://waveterm.dev/",
-            },
-        };
-        createBlock(editDef);
-    }
-    async function handleWidgetSelect(blockDef: BlockDef) {
-        createBlock(blockDef);
-    }
-
-    async function handleCreateWidget(newWidget: WidgetsConfigType) {
-        await services.FileService.AddWidget(newWidget);
-    }
-
-    async function handleRemoveWidget(idx: number) {
-        await services.FileService.RemoveWidget(idx);
-    }
-
-    function isIconValid(icon: string): boolean {
-        if (util.isBlank(icon)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        return icon.match(iconRegex) != null;
-    }
-
-    function getIconClass(icon: string): string {
-        if (!isIconValid(icon)) {
-            return "fa fa-solid fa-question fa-fw";
-        }
-        return `fa fa-solid fa-${icon} fa-fw`;
-    }
-
+        },
+    };
+    const showHelp = settingsConfig?.["widget:showhelp"] ?? true;
+    const showDivider = settingsConfig?.defaultwidgets?.length > 0 && settingsConfig?.widgets?.length > 0;
     return (
         <div className="workspace-widgets">
-            <div className="widget" onClick={() => clickTerminal()}>
-                <div className="widget-icon">
-                    <i className="fa fa-solid fa-square-terminal fa-fw" />
-                </div>
-                <div className="widget-label">terminal</div>
+            {settingsConfig?.defaultwidgets?.map((data, idx) => <Widget key={`defwidget-${idx}`} widget={data} />)}
+            {showDivider ? <div className="widget-divider" /> : null}
+            {settingsConfig?.widgets?.map((data, idx) => <Widget key={`widget-${idx}`} widget={data} />)}
+            {showHelp ? (
+                <>
+                    <div className="widget-spacer" />
+                    <Widget key="help" widget={helpWidget} />
+                </>
+            ) : null}
+        </div>
+    );
+});
+
+async function handleWidgetSelect(blockDef: BlockDef) {
+    createBlock(blockDef);
+}
+
+function isIconValid(icon: string): boolean {
+    if (util.isBlank(icon)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return icon.match(iconRegex) != null;
+}
+
+function getIconClass(icon: string): string {
+    if (!isIconValid(icon)) {
+        return "fa fa-solid fa-question fa-fw";
+    }
+    return `fa fa-solid fa-${icon} fa-fw`;
+}
+
+const Widget = React.memo(({ widget }: { widget: WidgetsConfigType }) => {
+    return (
+        <div
+            className="widget"
+            onClick={() => handleWidgetSelect(widget.blockdef)}
+            title={widget.description || widget.label}
+        >
+            <div className="widget-icon" style={{ color: widget.color }}>
+                <i className={getIconClass(widget.icon)}></i>
             </div>
-            <div className="widget" onClick={() => clickHome()}>
-                <div className="widget-icon">
-                    <i className="fa-sharp fa-solid fa-folder"></i>
-                </div>
-                <div className="widget-label">files</div>
-            </div>
-            {settingsConfig?.widgets?.map((data, idx) => (
-                <div
-                    className="widget"
-                    onClick={() => handleWidgetSelect(data.blockdef)}
-                    key={`widget-${idx}`}
-                    title={data.description || data.label}
-                >
-                    <div className="widget-icon" style={{ color: data.color }}>
-                        <i className={getIconClass(data.icon)}></i>
-                    </div>
-                    {!util.isBlank(data.label) ? <div className="widget-label">{data.label}</div> : null}
-                </div>
-            ))}
+            {!util.isBlank(widget.label) ? <div className="widget-label">{widget.label}</div> : null}
         </div>
     );
 });
diff --git a/frontend/types/gotypes.d.ts b/frontend/types/gotypes.d.ts
index 8b03d9be..86b69cfa 100644
--- a/frontend/types/gotypes.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/types/gotypes.d.ts
@@ -341,14 +341,15 @@ declare global {
         mimetypes: {[key: string]: MimeTypeConfigType};
         term: TerminalConfigType;
         ai: AiConfigType;
+        defaultwidgets: WidgetsConfigType[];
         widgets: WidgetsConfigType[];
+        "widget:showhelp": boolean;
         blockheader: BlockHeaderOpts;
         autoupdate: AutoUpdateOpts;
         termthemes: {[key: string]: TermThemeType};
         window: WindowSettingsType;
         web: WebConfigType;
         telemetry: TelemetrySettingsType;
-        defaultmeta?: MetaType;
         presets?: {[key: string]: MetaType};
     };
 
diff --git a/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go b/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go
index e059715e..70c6e257 100644
--- a/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go
@@ -101,19 +101,19 @@ type TelemetrySettingsType struct {
 }
 
 type SettingsConfigType struct {
-	MimeTypes      map[string]MimeTypeConfigType `json:"mimetypes"`
-	Term           TerminalConfigType            `json:"term"`
-	Ai             *AiConfigType                 `json:"ai"`
-	Widgets        []WidgetsConfigType           `json:"widgets"`
-	BlockHeader    BlockHeaderOpts               `json:"blockheader"`
-	AutoUpdate     *AutoUpdateOpts               `json:"autoupdate"`
-	TermThemes     TermThemesConfigType          `json:"termthemes"`
-	WindowSettings WindowSettingsType            `json:"window"`
-	Web            WebConfigType                 `json:"web"`
-	Telemetry      *TelemetrySettingsType        `json:"telemetry"`
-
-	DefaultMeta *waveobj.MetaMapType            `json:"defaultmeta,omitempty"`
-	Presets     map[string]*waveobj.MetaMapType `json:"presets,omitempty"`
+	MimeTypes      map[string]MimeTypeConfigType   `json:"mimetypes"`
+	Term           TerminalConfigType              `json:"term"`
+	Ai             *AiConfigType                   `json:"ai"`
+	DefaultWidgets []WidgetsConfigType             `json:"defaultwidgets"`
+	Widgets        []WidgetsConfigType             `json:"widgets"`
+	WidgetShowHelp *bool                           `json:"widget:showhelp"`
+	BlockHeader    BlockHeaderOpts                 `json:"blockheader"`
+	AutoUpdate     *AutoUpdateOpts                 `json:"autoupdate"`
+	TermThemes     TermThemesConfigType            `json:"termthemes"`
+	WindowSettings WindowSettingsType              `json:"window"`
+	Web            WebConfigType                   `json:"web"`
+	Telemetry      *TelemetrySettingsType          `json:"telemetry"`
+	Presets        map[string]*waveobj.MetaMapType `json:"presets,omitempty"`
 }
 
 var DefaultTermDarkTheme = TermThemeType{
@@ -279,6 +279,26 @@ func applyDefaultSettings(settings *SettingsConfigType) {
 		}
 	}
 	defaultWidgets := []WidgetsConfigType{
+		{
+			Icon:  "square-terminal",
+			Label: "terminal",
+			BlockDef: wstore.BlockDef{
+				Meta: map[string]any{
+					wstore.MetaKey_View:       "term",
+					wstore.MetaKey_Controller: "shell",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Icon:  "folder",
+			Label: "files",
+			BlockDef: wstore.BlockDef{
+				Meta: map[string]any{
+					wstore.MetaKey_View: "preview",
+					wstore.MetaKey_File: "~",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			Icon:  "globe",
 			Label: "web",
@@ -307,18 +327,9 @@ func applyDefaultSettings(settings *SettingsConfigType) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			Icon:  "circle-question",
-			Label: "help",
-			BlockDef: wstore.BlockDef{
-				Meta: map[string]any{
-					wstore.MetaKey_View: "help",
-				},
-			},
-		},
 	}
-	if settings.Widgets == nil {
-		settings.Widgets = defaultWidgets
+	if settings.DefaultWidgets == nil {
+		settings.DefaultWidgets = defaultWidgets
 	}
 	if settings.TermThemes == nil {
 		settings.TermThemes = make(map[string]TermThemeType)