diff --git a/Commons/Settings.qml b/Commons/Settings.qml
index feebe5d..c01c5fe 100644
--- a/Commons/Settings.qml
+++ b/Commons/Settings.qml
@@ -100,6 +100,31 @@ Singleton {
         Logger.log("Settings", "Settings loaded successfully")
         isLoaded = true
 
+        for (var i = 0; i < adapter.bar.widgets.left.length; i++) {
+          var obj = adapter.bar.widgets.left[i]
+          if (typeof obj === "string") {
+            adapter.bar.widgets.left[i] = {
+              "id": obj
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        for (var i = 0; i < adapter.bar.widgets.center.length; i++) {
+          var obj = adapter.bar.widgets.center[i]
+          if (typeof obj === "string") {
+            adapter.bar.widgets.center[i] = {
+              "id": obj
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        for (var i = 0; i < adapter.bar.widgets.right.length; i++) {
+          var obj = adapter.bar.widgets.right[i]
+          if (typeof obj === "string") {
+            adapter.bar.widgets.right[i] = {
+              "id": obj
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
         // Emit the signal
         root.settingsLoaded()
 
@@ -126,6 +151,8 @@ Singleton {
     JsonAdapter {
       id: adapter
 
+      property int settingsVersion: 1
+
       // bar
       property JsonObject bar: JsonObject {
         property string position: "top" // Possible values: "top", "bottom"
@@ -140,9 +167,39 @@ Singleton {
         // Widget configuration for modular bar system
         property JsonObject widgets
         widgets: JsonObject {
-          property list<string> left: ["SystemMonitor", "ActiveWindow", "MediaMini"]
-          property list<string> center: ["Workspace"]
-          property list<string> right: ["ScreenRecorderIndicator", "Tray", "NotificationHistory", "WiFi", "Bluetooth", "Battery", "Volume", "Brightness", "NightLight", "Clock", "SidePanelToggle"]
+          property list<var> left: [{
+              "id": "SystemMonitor"
+            }, {
+              "id": "ActiveWindow"
+            }, {
+              "id": "MediaMini"
+            }]
+          property list<var> center: [{
+              "id": "Workspace"
+            }]
+          property list<var> right: [{
+              "id": "ScreenRecorderIndicator"
+            }, {
+              "id": "Tray"
+            }, {
+              "id": "NotificationHistory"
+            }, {
+              "id": "WiFi"
+            }, {
+              "id": "Bluetooth"
+            }, {
+              "id": "Battery"
+            }, {
+              "id": "Volume"
+            }, {
+              "id": "Brightness"
+            }, {
+              "id": "NightLight"
+            }, {
+              "id": "Clock"
+            }, {
+              "id": "SidePanelToggle"
+            }]
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Bar.qml b/Modules/Bar/Bar.qml
index 59e6655..2c8e6f7 100644
--- a/Modules/Bar/Bar.qml
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Bar.qml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Variants {
           Repeater {
             model: Settings.data.bar.widgets.left
             delegate: NWidgetLoader {
-              widgetName: modelData
+              widgetId: modelData.id
               widgetProps: {
                 "screen": root.modelData || null,
                 "scaling": ScalingService.getScreenScale(screen),
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ Variants {
           Repeater {
             model: Settings.data.bar.widgets.center
             delegate: NWidgetLoader {
-
-              widgetName: modelData
+              widgetId: modelData.id
               widgetProps: {
                 "screen": root.modelData || null,
                 "scaling": ScalingService.getScreenScale(screen),
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ Variants {
           Repeater {
             model: Settings.data.bar.widgets.right
             delegate: NWidgetLoader {
-              widgetName: modelData
+              widgetId: modelData.id
               widgetProps: {
                 "screen": root.modelData || null,
                 "scaling": ScalingService.getScreenScale(screen),
diff --git a/Modules/Bar/Widgets/CustomButton.qml b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/CustomButton.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0467f73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Bar/Widgets/CustomButton.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import Quickshell
+import qs.Commons
+import qs.Widgets
+import qs.Services
+
+NIconButton {
+  id: root
+
+  property ShellScreen screen
+  property real scaling: 1.0
+  property bool allowUserSettings: true
+
+  icon: "favorite"
+  tooltipText: "Hello world"
+  sizeRatio: 0.8
+
+  colorBg: Color.mSurfaceVariant
+  colorFg: Color.mOnSurface
+  colorBorder: Color.transparent
+  colorBorderHover: Color.transparent
+
+  anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+  onClicked: {
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/BarTab.qml b/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/BarTab.qml
index e927456..697a0b7 100644
--- a/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/BarTab.qml
+++ b/Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/BarTab.qml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
         sectionId: "left"
         widgetModel: Settings.data.bar.widgets.left
         availableWidgets: availableWidgets
-        onAddWidget: (widgetName, section) => addWidgetToSection(widgetName, section)
+        onAddWidget: (widgetId, section) => addWidgetToSection(widgetId, section)
         onRemoveWidget: (section, index) => removeWidgetFromSection(section, index)
         onReorderWidget: (section, fromIndex, toIndex) => reorderWidgetInSection(section, fromIndex, toIndex)
       }
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
         sectionId: "center"
         widgetModel: Settings.data.bar.widgets.center
         availableWidgets: availableWidgets
-        onAddWidget: (widgetName, section) => addWidgetToSection(widgetName, section)
+        onAddWidget: (widgetId, section) => addWidgetToSection(widgetId, section)
         onRemoveWidget: (section, index) => removeWidgetFromSection(section, index)
         onReorderWidget: (section, fromIndex, toIndex) => reorderWidgetInSection(section, fromIndex, toIndex)
       }
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
         sectionId: "right"
         widgetModel: Settings.data.bar.widgets.right
         availableWidgets: availableWidgets
-        onAddWidget: (widgetName, section) => addWidgetToSection(widgetName, section)
+        onAddWidget: (widgetId, section) => addWidgetToSection(widgetId, section)
         onRemoveWidget: (section, index) => removeWidgetFromSection(section, index)
         onReorderWidget: (section, fromIndex, toIndex) => reorderWidgetInSection(section, fromIndex, toIndex)
       }
@@ -198,14 +198,16 @@ ColumnLayout {
   }
 
   // Helper functions
-  function addWidgetToSection(widgetName, section) {
-    //Logger.log("BarTab", "Adding widget", widgetName, "to section", section)
+  function addWidgetToSection(widgetId, section) {
+    //Logger.log("BarTab", "Adding widget", widgetId, "to section", section)
     var sectionArray = Settings.data.bar.widgets[section]
 
     if (sectionArray) {
       // Create a new array to avoid modifying the original
       var newArray = sectionArray.slice()
-      newArray.push(widgetName)
+      newArray.push({
+                      "id": widgetId
+                    })
       //Logger.log("BarTab", "Widget added. New array:", JSON.stringify(newArray))
 
       // Assign the new array
diff --git a/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml b/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
index fc7016a..f99ebe6 100644
--- a/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
+++ b/Services/BarWidgetRegistry.qml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Singleton {
                            "Bluetooth": bluetoothComponent,
                            "Brightness": brightnessComponent,
                            "Clock": clockComponent,
+                           "CustomButton": customButtonComponent,
                            "DarkModeToggle": darkModeToggle,
                            "KeyboardLayout": keyboardLayoutComponent,
                            "MediaMini": mediaMiniComponent,
@@ -33,6 +34,15 @@ Singleton {
                            "Workspace": workspaceComponent
                          })
 
+  property var widgetMetadata: ({
+    "CustomButton": { 
+      allowUserSettings: true,
+      icon: "favorite",
+      execute: ""
+    },
+  })
+
+
   // Component definitions - these are loaded once at startup
   property Component activeWindowComponent: Component {
     ActiveWindow {}
@@ -52,6 +62,9 @@ Singleton {
   property Component clockComponent: Component {
     Clock {}
   }
+  property Component customButtonComponent: Component {
+    CustomButton {}
+  }
   property Component darkModeToggle: Component {
     DarkModeToggle {}
   }
@@ -100,20 +113,25 @@ Singleton {
 
   // ------------------------------
   // Helper function to get widget component by name
-  function getWidget(name) {
-    return widgets[name] || null
+  function getWidget(id) {
+    return widgets[id] || null
   }
 
   // Helper function to check if widget exists
-  function hasWidget(name) {
-    return name in widgets
+  function hasWidget(id) {
+    return id in widgets
   }
 
-  // Get list of available widget names
+  // Get list of available widget id
   function getAvailableWidgets() {
     return Object.keys(widgets)
   }
 
+  // Helper function to check if widget has user settings
+  function widgetHasUserSettings(id) {
+    return (widgetMetadata[id] !== undefined) && (widgetMetadata[id].allowUserSettings === true)
+  }
+
   function getNPillDirection(widget) {
     try {
       if (widget.barSection === "leftSection") {
diff --git a/Widgets/NSectionEditor.qml b/Widgets/NSectionEditor.qml
index a0a38a9..6813b28 100644
--- a/Widgets/NSectionEditor.qml
+++ b/Widgets/NSectionEditor.qml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import QtQuick.Controls
 import QtQuick.Layouts
 import qs.Commons
 import qs.Widgets
+import qs.Services
 
 NBox {
   id: root
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ NBox {
   property var widgetModel: []
   property var availableWidgets: []
 
-  signal addWidget(string widgetName, string section)
+  signal addWidget(string widgetId, string section)
   signal removeWidget(string section, int index)
   signal reorderWidget(string section, int fromIndex, int toIndex)
 
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ NBox {
   }
 
   // Generate widget color from name checksum
-  function getWidgetColor(name) {
-    const totalSum = name.split('').reduce((acc, character) => {
+  function getWidgetColor(widgetId) {
+    const totalSum = widgetId.split('').reduce((acc, character) => {
                                              return acc + character.charCodeAt(0)
                                            }, 0)
     switch (totalSum % 5) {
@@ -110,17 +111,18 @@ NBox {
       spacing: Style.marginS * scaling
       flow: Flow.LeftToRight
 
+
       Repeater {
         model: widgetModel
         delegate: Rectangle {
           id: widgetItem
           required property int index
-          required property string modelData
+          required property var modelData
 
           width: widgetContent.implicitWidth + Style.marginL * scaling
           height: 40 * scaling
           radius: Style.radiusL * scaling
-          color: root.getWidgetColor(modelData)
+          color: root.getWidgetColor(modelData.id)
           border.color: Color.mOutline
           border.width: Math.max(1, Style.borderS * scaling)
 
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ NBox {
             spacing: Style.marginXS * scaling
 
             NText {
-              text: modelData
+              text: modelData.id
               font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeS * scaling
               color: Color.mOnPrimary
               horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
@@ -159,6 +161,23 @@ NBox {
               Layout.preferredWidth: 80 * scaling
             }
 
+            Loader {
+              active: BarWidgetRegistry.widgetHasUserSettings(modelData.id)
+              sourceComponent: NIconButton {
+                icon: "settings"
+                sizeRatio: 0.6
+                colorBorder: Color.applyOpacity(Color.mOutline, "40")
+                colorBg: Color.mOnSurface
+                colorFg: Color.mOnPrimary
+                colorBgHover: Color.applyOpacity(Color.mOnPrimary, "40")
+                colorFgHover: Color.mOnPrimary
+                onClicked: {
+                  // TODO open settings
+                }
+              }
+            }
+
+
             NIconButton {
               icon: "close"
               sizeRatio: 0.6
@@ -193,13 +212,13 @@ NBox {
                            return
                          }
 
-                         //Logger.log("NSectionEditor", `Started dragging widget: ${modelData} at index ${index}`)
+                         //Logger.log("NSectionEditor", `Started dragging widget: ${modelData.id} at index ${index}`)
                          // Bring to front when starting drag
                          widgetItem.z = 1000
                        }
 
             onReleased: {
-              //Logger.log("NSectionEditor", `Released widget: ${modelData} at index ${index}`)
+              //Logger.log("NSectionEditor", `Released widget: ${modelData.id} at index ${index}`)
               // Reset z-index when drag ends
               widgetItem.z = 0
 
diff --git a/Widgets/NWidgetLoader.qml b/Widgets/NWidgetLoader.qml
index 1f4046c..17bf887 100644
--- a/Widgets/NWidgetLoader.qml
+++ b/Widgets/NWidgetLoader.qml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import qs.Commons
 Item {
   id: root
 
-  property string widgetName: ""
+  property string widgetId: ""
   property var widgetProps: ({})
   property bool enabled: true
 
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ Item {
     id: loader
 
     anchors.fill: parent
-    active: Settings.isLoaded && enabled && widgetName !== ""
+    active: Settings.isLoaded && enabled && widgetId !== ""
     sourceComponent: {
       if (!active) {
         return null
       }
-      return BarWidgetRegistry.getWidget(widgetName)
+      return BarWidgetRegistry.getWidget(widgetId)
     }
 
     onLoaded: {
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ Item {
         item.onLoaded()
       }
 
-      //Logger.log("NWidgetLoader", "Loaded", widgetName, "on screen", item.screen.name)
+      //Logger.log("NWidgetLoader", "Loaded", widgetId, "on screen", item.screen.name)
     }
   }
 
   // Error handling
-  onWidgetNameChanged: {
-    if (widgetName && !BarWidgetRegistry.hasWidget(widgetName)) {
-      Logger.warn("WidgetLoader", "Widget not found in registry:", widgetName)
+  onWidgetIdChanged: {
+    if (widgetId && !BarWidgetRegistry.hasWidget(widgetId)) {
+      Logger.warn("WidgetLoader", "Widget not found in registry:", widgetId)
     }
   }
 }