diff --git a/src/public/app/components/root_command_executor.js b/src/public/app/components/root_command_executor.js
index 0e96e70c5..6eca67a08 100644
--- a/src/public/app/components/root_command_executor.js
+++ b/src/public/app/components/root_command_executor.js
@@ -83,4 +83,8 @@ export default class RootCommandExecutor extends Component {
     async showHiddenSubtreeCommand() {
         await appContext.tabManager.openContextWithNote('hidden', true, null, 'hidden');
     }
+
+    async showOptionsInHiddenCommand() {
+        await appContext.tabManager.openContextWithNote('opt_root', true, null, 'opt_root');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/global_menu.js b/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/global_menu.js
index 80ddaabf9..a62caa951 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/global_menu.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/buttons/global_menu.js
@@ -83,10 +83,15 @@ const TPL = `
     </button>
 
     <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right">
-        <li class="dropdown-item options-button" data-trigger-command="showOptions">
+        <li class="dropdown-item" data-trigger-command="showOptions">
             <span class="bx bx-slider"></span>
             Options
         </li>
+        
+        <li class="dropdown-item" data-trigger-command="showOptionsInHidden">
+            <span class="bx bx-slider"></span>
+            Options in hidden
+        </li>
 
         <li class="dropdown-item" data-trigger-command="openNewWindow">
             <span class="bx bx-window-open"></span>
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_detail.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_detail.js
index ff45fe55a..f52f665f8 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_detail.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_detail.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import NoneTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/none.js";
 import NoteMapTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/note_map.js";
 import WebViewTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/web_view.js";
 import DocTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/doc.js";
+import WidgetTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/widget.js";
 
 const TPL = `
 <div class="note-detail">
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ const typeWidgetClasses = {
     'book': BookTypeWidget,
     'note-map': NoteMapTypeWidget,
     'web-view': WebViewTypeWidget,
-    'doc': DocTypeWidget
+    'doc': DocTypeWidget,
+    'widget': WidgetTypeWidget
 };
 
 export default class NoteDetailWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_type.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_type.js
index 1cbf6777b..6cbd9667d 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_type.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_type.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const NOTE_TYPES = [
     { type: "note-map", mime: '', title: "Note Map", selectable: false },
     { type: "launcher", mime: '', title: "Launcher", selectable: false },
     { type: "doc", mime: '', title: "Doc", selectable: false },
+    { type: "widget", mime: '', title: "Widget", selectable: false },
 
     { type: "text", mime: "text/html", title: "Text", selectable: true },
     { type: "relation-map", mime: "application/json", title: "Relation Map", selectable: true },
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/widget.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/widget.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88c0b15c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/widget.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import TypeWidget from "./type_widget.js";
+
+const TPL = `<div class="note-detail-widget note-detail-printable"></div>`;
+
+export default class WidgetTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
+    static getType() { return "widget"; }
+
+    doRender() {
+        this.$widget = $(TPL);
+
+        super.doRender();
+    }
+
+    async doRefresh(note) {
+        const widgetName = note.getLabelValue('widget');
+
+        if (widgetName === 'optionsAppearance') {
+            this.$widget.empty().append("HI!");
+        } else {
+            this.$widget.empty().append(`Unknown widget of type "${widgetName}"`);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/services/note_types.js b/src/services/note_types.js
index c057ca30e..2f52f2110 100644
--- a/src/services/note_types.js
+++ b/src/services/note_types.js
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ module.exports = [
     'canvas',
     'web-view',
     'launcher',
-    'doc'
+    'doc',
+    'widget'
 ];
diff --git a/src/services/special_notes.js b/src/services/special_notes.js
index 8fd8fbfa5..f285c5847 100644
--- a/src/services/special_notes.js
+++ b/src/services/special_notes.js
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ function getHiddenRoot() {
         hidden.addLabel('iconClass', "bx bx-chip", false);
     }
 
-    if (!hidden.hasOwnedLabel("docName")) {
-        hidden.addLabel("docName", "hidden");
-    }
-
     const MAX_POS = 999_999_999;
 
     const branch = hidden.getBranches()[0];
@@ -349,16 +345,7 @@ const launchers = [
     { id: 'lb_forwardinhistory', builtinWidget: 'forwardInHistoryButton', title: 'Forward in history', icon: 'bx bxs-right-arrow-square', isVisible: false },
 ];
 
-function createMissingSpecialNotes() {
-    getSqlConsoleRoot();
-    getGlobalNoteMap();
-    getBulkActionNote();
-    createLauncherTemplates();
-    getLaunchBarRoot();
-    getLaunchBarAvailableLaunchersRoot();
-    getLaunchBarVisibleLaunchersRoot();
-    getShareRoot();
-
+function createLaunchers() {
     for (const launcher of launchers) {
         let note = becca.getNote(launcher.id);
 
@@ -402,14 +389,6 @@ function createMissingSpecialNotes() {
             throw new Error(`No action defined for launcher ${JSON.stringify(launcher)}`);
         }
     }
-
-    // share root is not automatically created since it's visible in the tree and many won't need it/use it
-
-    const hidden = getHiddenRoot();
-
-    if (!hidden.hasOwnedLabel('excludeFromNoteMap')) {
-        hidden.addLabel('excludeFromNoteMap', "", true);
-    }
 }
 
 function createLauncher(parentNoteId, launcherType) {
@@ -461,6 +440,18 @@ function createLauncher(parentNoteId, launcherType) {
     };
 }
 
+function initHiddenRoot() {
+    const hidden = getHiddenRoot();
+
+    if (!hidden.hasOwnedLabel("docName")) {
+        hidden.addLabel("docName", "hidden");
+    }
+
+    if (!hidden.hasOwnedLabel('excludeFromNoteMap')) {
+        hidden.addLabel('excludeFromNoteMap', "", true);
+    }
+}
+
 function createLauncherTemplates() {
     if (!(LBTPL_ROOT in becca.notes)) {
         noteService.createNewNote({
@@ -582,6 +573,49 @@ function createLauncherTemplates() {
     }
 }
 
+const OPTIONS_ROOT = "opt_root";
+const OPTIONS_APPEARANCE = "opt_appearance";
+
+function createOptionNotes() {
+    if (!(OPTIONS_ROOT in becca.notes)) {
+        noteService.createNewNote({
+            branchId: OPTIONS_ROOT,
+            noteId: OPTIONS_ROOT,
+            title: 'Options',
+            type: 'doc',
+            content: '',
+            parentNoteId: getHiddenRoot().noteId
+        });
+    }
+
+    if (!(OPTIONS_APPEARANCE in becca.notes)) {
+        const note = noteService.createNewNote({
+            branchId: OPTIONS_APPEARANCE,
+            noteId: OPTIONS_APPEARANCE,
+            title: 'Appearance',
+            type: 'widget',
+            content: '',
+            parentNoteId: OPTIONS_ROOT
+        }).note;
+
+        note.addLabel('widget', 'optionsAppearance');
+    }
+}
+
+function createMissingSpecialNotes() {
+    initHiddenRoot();
+    getSqlConsoleRoot();
+    getGlobalNoteMap();
+    getBulkActionNote();
+    createLauncherTemplates();
+    getLaunchBarRoot();
+    getLaunchBarAvailableLaunchersRoot();
+    getLaunchBarVisibleLaunchersRoot();
+    createLaunchers();
+    createOptionNotes();
+    getShareRoot();
+}
+
 function resetLauncher(noteId) {
     if (noteId.startsWith('lb_')) {
         const note = becca.getNote(noteId);