Glance

Personal dashboard.

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Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Self-host a dashboard with customizable widgets e.g. RSS feeds, Subreddit, weather, server stats, sparklines, call APIs. Everything is set up via one or many config files. Themeable. Shipped as a single (Go) binary and can run as a simple container.

Tradeoffs

The page loads once and not all widgets refresh dynamically - no requests are made in the background, so you need to refresh the page.

Is Glance a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2025-06-26. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Developers who want a customizable dashboard should consider Glance for self-hosting a personalized dashboard with various widgets.

Why consider it

Glance allows developers to self-host a dashboard with customizable widgets such as RSS feeds and server stats.

Keep in mind

Glance has the limitation that its page does not refresh dynamically, requiring a manual page refresh.

Console is a free weekly newsletter with short reviews of developer tools, covering strengths and tradeoffs. This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2025-06-26. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date. Read our selection criteria and learn about Console.

Tech stack

Runs on
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • macOS
Integrates with
  • Docker

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Source and notes

README documents Docker deployment and Linux, Windows and macOS binaries.

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