diff --git a/packages/claviature/index.mjs b/packages/claviature/index.mjs
index c4ee4860..c39237d5 100644
--- a/packages/claviature/index.mjs
+++ b/packages/claviature/index.mjs
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 export * from './Claviature.jsx';
 import { Pattern } from '@strudel/core';
+import { registerWidget } from '@strudel/transpiler';
 
-Pattern.prototype.claviature = function (options = {}) {
-  if (!window.claviature) {
-    window.claviature = document.createElement('strudel-claviature');
-    window.claviature.style.position = 'absolute';
-    window.claviature.style.bottom = 0;
-    window.claviature.style.left = 0;
-    document.body.append(window.claviature);
-  }
+registerWidget('claviature', 'strudel-claviature');
+
+Pattern.prototype.claviature = function (id, options = {}) {
   return this.onFrame((haps) => {
     const keys = haps.map((h) => h.value.note);
-    // console.log('keys',keys);
-    window.claviature.setAttribute(
+    let el = document.getElementById(id);
+    el?.setAttribute(
       'options',
       JSON.stringify({
         ...options,
diff --git a/packages/claviature/package.json b/packages/claviature/package.json
index 194c86b0..16e8f549 100644
--- a/packages/claviature/package.json
+++ b/packages/claviature/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/tidalcycles/strudel#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@strudel/core": "workspace:*",
+    "@strudel/transpiler": "workspace:*",
     "claviature": "^0.1.0",
     "solid-element": "^1.8.0",
     "solid-js": "^1.8.15",
diff --git a/packages/codemirror/widget.mjs b/packages/codemirror/widget.mjs
index 3df38d8b..3171d0df 100644
--- a/packages/codemirror/widget.mjs
+++ b/packages/codemirror/widget.mjs
@@ -1,27 +1,7 @@
 import { StateEffect, StateField } from '@codemirror/state';
 import { Decoration, EditorView, WidgetType } from '@codemirror/view';
-import { Pattern } from '@strudel/core';
 
-const getWidgetID = (from) => `ui_${from}`;
-
-Pattern.prototype.ui = function (id, value) {
-  // TODO: make this work with any web component
-  return this.onFrame((haps) => {
-    let el = document.getElementById(id);
-    if (el) {
-      let options = {};
-      const keys = haps.map((h) => h.value.note);
-      el.setAttribute(
-        'options',
-        JSON.stringify({
-          ...options,
-          range: options.range || ['A2', 'C6'],
-          colorize: [{ keys: keys, color: options.color || 'steelblue' }],
-        }),
-      );
-    }
-  });
-};
+const getWidgetID = (from) => `widget_${from}`;
 
 export const addWidget = StateEffect.define({
   map: ({ from, to }, change) => {
@@ -33,10 +13,10 @@ export const updateWidgets = (view, widgets) => {
   view.dispatch({ effects: addWidget.of(widgets) });
 };
 
-function getWidgets(widgetConfigs, view) {
-  return widgetConfigs.map(({ from, to }) => {
+function getWidgets(widgetConfigs) {
+  return widgetConfigs.map(({ to, type }) => {
     return Decoration.widget({
-      widget: new BlockWidget(view, from),
+      widget: new BlockWidget(to, type),
       side: 0,
       block: true,
     }).range(to);
@@ -69,20 +49,19 @@ const widgetField = StateField.define(
 );
 
 export class BlockWidget extends WidgetType {
-  constructor(view, from) {
+  constructor(col, type) {
     super();
-    this.view = view;
-    this.from = from;
+    this.col = col;
+    this.type = type;
   }
   eq() {
     return true;
   }
   toDOM() {
-    const id = getWidgetID(this.from); // matches id generated in transpiler
+    const id = getWidgetID(this.col); // matches id generated in transpiler
     let el = document.getElementById(id);
     if (!el) {
-      // TODO: make this work with any web component
-      el = document.createElement('strudel-claviature');
+      el = document.createElement(this.type);
       el.id = id;
     }
     return el;
diff --git a/packages/transpiler/transpiler.mjs b/packages/transpiler/transpiler.mjs
index 48db38a6..db805e14 100644
--- a/packages/transpiler/transpiler.mjs
+++ b/packages/transpiler/transpiler.mjs
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@ import { parse } from 'acorn';
 import escodegen from 'escodegen';
 import { walk } from 'estree-walker';
 
+let widgetComponents = {};
+// this function allows registering a pattern method name and component name
+// e.g. register('claviature', 'strudel-claviature')
+// .. will map the Pattern method 'claviature' to the web component 'strudel-claviature'
+// the transpiler will turn .claviature(...args) into .claviature(id, ...args)
+// the widgetPlugin of @strudel/codemirror will automatically create an instance of 'strudel-claviature'
+// .. so you only have to implement the actual .claviature method (or what you've called it..)
+
+export function registerWidget(name, tagName) {
+  widgetComponents[name] = tagName;
+}
+
 export function transpiler(input, options = {}) {
   const { wrapAsync = false, addReturn = true, emitMiniLocations = true, emitWidgets = true } = options;
 
@@ -47,12 +59,11 @@ export function transpiler(input, options = {}) {
           });
         return this.replace(sliderWithLocation(node));
       }
-      if (isUIFunction(node)) {
+      if (isWidgetMethod(node)) {
         emitWidgets &&
           widgets.push({
-            from: node.arguments[0].start,
             to: node.end,
-            type: node.arguments[0].value,
+            type: widgetComponents[node.callee.property.name],
           });
         return this.replace(widgetWithLocation(node));
       }
@@ -119,8 +130,8 @@ function isSliderFunction(node) {
   return node.type === 'CallExpression' && node.callee.name === 'slider';
 }
 
-function isUIFunction(node) {
-  return node.type === 'CallExpression' && node.callee.property?.name === 'ui';
+function isWidgetMethod(node) {
+  return node.type === 'CallExpression' && Object.keys(widgetComponents).includes(node.callee.property?.name);
 }
 
 function sliderWithLocation(node) {
@@ -137,7 +148,7 @@ function sliderWithLocation(node) {
 }
 
 function widgetWithLocation(node) {
-  const id = 'ui_' + node.arguments[0].start; // use loc of first arg for id
+  const id = 'widget_' + node.end;
   // add loc as identifier to first argument
   // the sliderWithID function is assumed to be sliderWithID(id, value, min?, max?)
   node.arguments.unshift({
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 97ff4f66..75c4e0a9 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ importers:
       '@strudel/core':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../core
+      '@strudel/transpiler':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../transpiler
       claviature:
         specifier: ^0.1.0
         version: 0.1.0