diff --git a/net-speed-widget/README.md b/net-speed-widget/README.md
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+# Net Speed Widget
+
+The widget and readme is in progress
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diff --git a/net-speed-widget/icons/down.svg b/net-speed-widget/icons/down.svg
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+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" version="1.1">
+ <defs>
+  <style id="current-color-scheme" type="text/css">
+   .ColorScheme-Text { color:#dfdfdf; } .ColorScheme-Highlight { color:#4285f4; }
+  </style>
+ </defs>
+ <g transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,4,4)">
+  <path class="ColorScheme-Text" d="M 7,2 V 10 L 3.5,6.5 2,8 8,14 14,8 12.5,6.5 9,10 V 2 Z" style="fill:currentColor"/>
+ </g>
+</svg>
diff --git a/net-speed-widget/icons/up.svg b/net-speed-widget/icons/up.svg
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+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" version="1.1">
+ <defs>
+  <style id="current-color-scheme" type="text/css">
+   .ColorScheme-Text { color:#dfdfdf; } .ColorScheme-Highlight { color:#4285f4; }
+  </style>
+ </defs>
+ <g transform="matrix(1,0,0,1,4,4)">
+  <path class="ColorScheme-Text" d="M 7,14 V 6 L 3.5,9.5 2,8 8,2 14,8 12.5,9.5 9,6 V 14 Z" style="fill:currentColor"/>
+ </g>
+</svg>
diff --git a/net-speed-widget/net-speed.lua b/net-speed-widget/net-speed.lua
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+-------------------------------------------------
+-- Net Speed Widget for Awesome Window Manager
+-- Shows current upload/download speed
+-- More details could be found here:
+-- https://github.com/streetturtle/awesome-wm-widgets/tree/master/net-speed-widget
+
+-- @author Pavel Makhov
+-- @copyright 2020 Pavel Makhov
+-------------------------------------------------
+
+local naughty = require("naughty")
+local watch = require("awful.widget.watch")
+local wibox = require("wibox")
+
+local HOME_DIR = os.getenv("HOME")
+local WIDGET_DIR = HOME_DIR .. '/.config/awesome/awesome-wm-widgets/net-speed-widget/'
+local ICONS_DIR = WIDGET_DIR .. 'icons/'
+
+local function show_warning(message)
+    naughty.notify {
+        preset = naughty.config.presets.critical,
+        title = 'Net Speed Widget',
+        text = message
+    }
+end
+
+local net_speed_widget = wibox.widget {
+    {
+        id = 'rx_speed',
+        forced_width = 55,
+        align = 'right',
+        widget = wibox.widget.textbox
+    },
+    {
+        image = ICONS_DIR .. 'down.svg',
+        widget = wibox.widget.imagebox
+    },
+    {
+        image =  ICONS_DIR .. 'up.svg',
+        widget = wibox.widget.imagebox
+    },
+    {
+        id = 'tx_speed',
+        forced_width = 55,
+        align = 'left',
+        widget = wibox.widget.textbox
+    },
+    layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
+    set_rx_text = function(self, new_rx_speed)
+        self:get_children_by_id('rx_speed')[1]:set_text(tostring(new_rx_speed))
+    end,
+    set_tx_text = function(self, new_tx_speed)
+        self:get_children_by_id('tx_speed')[1]:set_text(tostring(new_tx_speed))
+    end
+}
+
+local prev_rx = 0
+local prev_tx = 0
+
+local function convert_to_h(bytes)
+    local speed
+    local dim
+    local bits = bytes * 8
+    if bits < 1000 then
+        speed = bits
+        dim = 'b/s'
+    elseif bits < 1000000 then
+        speed = bits/1000
+        dim = 'kb/s'
+    elseif bits < 1000000000 then
+        speed = bits/1000000
+        dim = 'mb/s'
+    elseif bits < 1000000000000 then
+        speed = bits/1000000000
+        dim = 'gb/s'
+    else
+        speed = tonumber(bits)
+        dim = 'b/s'
+    end
+    return math.floor(speed + 0.5) .. dim
+end
+
+local function split(string_to_split, separator)
+    if separator == nil then separator = "%s" end
+    local t = {}
+
+    for str in string.gmatch(string_to_split, "([^".. separator .."]+)") do
+        table.insert(t, str)
+    end
+
+    return t
+end
+
+local function worker(args)
+
+    local args = args or {}
+
+    if args.interface == nil then
+        show_warning("Interface name is not specified")
+        return
+    end
+
+    local interface = args.interface
+
+    local update_widget = function(widget, stdout, stderr)
+
+        local cur_vals = split(stdout, '\r\n')
+
+        local cur_rx = cur_vals[1]
+        local cur_tx = cur_vals[2]
+
+        local speed_rx = cur_rx - prev_rx
+        local speed_tx = cur_tx - prev_tx
+
+        net_speed_widget:set_rx_text(convert_to_h(speed_rx))
+        net_speed_widget:set_tx_text(convert_to_h(speed_tx))
+
+        prev_rx = cur_rx
+        prev_tx = cur_tx
+    end
+
+    watch(string.format([[bash -c "cat /sys/class/net/%s/statistics/*_bytes"]], interface), 1, update_widget, net_speed_widget)
+
+    return net_speed_widget
+
+end
+
+return setmetatable(net_speed_widget, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })