diff --git a/packages/client-api/src/desktop/desktop-commands.ts b/packages/client-api/src/desktop/desktop-commands.ts
index a546a8e9..bc45979e 100644
--- a/packages/client-api/src/desktop/desktop-commands.ts
+++ b/packages/client-api/src/desktop/desktop-commands.ts
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ import type { ProviderConfig } from '~/providers';
 const logger = createLogger('desktop-commands');
 
 export const desktopCommands = {
-  startWidget,
+  openWidgetDefault,
   listenProvider,
   unlistenProvider,
   setAlwaysOnTop,
   setSkipTaskbar,
 };
 
-function startWidget(configPath: string): Promise<void> {
-  return invoke<void>('start_widget', { configPath });
+function openWidgetDefault(configPath: string): Promise<void> {
+  return invoke<void>('open_widget_default', { configPath });
 }
 
 function listenProvider(args: {
diff --git a/packages/client-api/src/desktop/widgets.ts b/packages/client-api/src/desktop/widgets.ts
index 3df46f03..dc996e14 100644
--- a/packages/client-api/src/desktop/widgets.ts
+++ b/packages/client-api/src/desktop/widgets.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ export function currentWidget(): Widget {
 }
 
 /**
- * Opens a new widget instance by a relative path to its config file.
+ * Opens a widget by its config path. Uses its default placements.
+ *
+ * Config path is relative within the Zebar config directory.
  */
-export async function startWidget(configPath: string) {
+export async function openWidgetDefault(configPath: string) {
   // Ensure the config path ends with '.zebar.json'.
   const filePath = configPath.endsWith('.zebar.json')
     ? configPath
@@ -58,5 +60,5 @@ export async function startWidget(configPath: string) {
     filePath,
   );
 
-  return desktopCommands.startWidget(absolutePath);
+  return desktopCommands.openWidgetDefault(absolutePath);
 }
diff --git a/packages/client-api/src/index.ts b/packages/client-api/src/index.ts
index 8b013ad1..3f42d41b 100644
--- a/packages/client-api/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/client-api/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export * from './providers';
 export {
   currentWidget,
   currentWindow,
-  startWidget,
+  openWidgetDefault,
   type Widget,
   type Window,
 } from './desktop';
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/cli.rs b/packages/desktop/src/cli.rs
index ad35a31d..2b35ae16 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/cli.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/cli.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ pub enum CliCommand {
   /// Opens a widget by its config path. Uses its default placements.
   ///
   /// Config path is relative within the Zebar config directory (e.g.
-  /// `zebar open-widget ./material/config.yaml`).
+  /// `zebar open-widget-default ./material/config.yaml`).
   ///
   /// Starts Zebar if it is not already running.
-  OpenWidgetDefaults(OpenWidgetDefaultsArgs),
+  OpenWidgetDefault(OpenWidgetDefaultArgs),
 
   /// Opens all widgets that are set to launch on startup.
   ///
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub enum CliCommand {
 }
 
 #[derive(Args, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub struct OpenWidgetDefaultsArgs {
+pub struct OpenWidgetDefaultArgs {
   /// Relative file path to widget config within the Zebar config
   /// directory.
   pub config_path: PathBuf,
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/commands.rs b/packages/desktop/src/commands.rs
index f8ccf75d..2168aee3 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/commands.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/commands.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 #[tauri::command]
-pub async fn start_widget(
+pub async fn open_widget_default(
   config_path: String,
   config: State<'_, Arc<Config>>,
   widget_factory: State<'_, Arc<WidgetFactory>>,
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/main.rs b/packages/desktop/src/main.rs
index af5e7925..3d6389e6 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/main.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ fn start_app(cli: Cli) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
       task::block_in_place(|| {
         block_on(async move {
           let config_dir_override = match cli.command() {
-            CliCommand::OpenWidgetDefaults(args) => args.config_dir,
+            CliCommand::OpenWidgetDefault(args) => args.config_dir,
             CliCommand::Startup(args) => args.config_dir,
             _ => None,
           };
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ fn start_app(cli: Cli) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
       })
     })
     .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
-      commands::start_widget,
+      commands::open_widget_default,
       commands::listen_provider,
       commands::unlisten_provider,
       commands::set_always_on_top,
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ async fn open_widgets_by_cli_command(
   widget_factory: Arc<WidgetFactory>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
   let widget_configs = match cli.command() {
-    CliCommand::OpenWidgetDefaults(args) => {
+    CliCommand::OpenWidgetDefault(args) => {
       let widget_config = config
         .widget_config_by_path(&config.join_config_dir(&args.config_path))
         .await?