UCIPS: You See IPs

A small Windows-friendly desktop utility that shows your internal and external IP addresses in a compact window and system tray menu. It updates automatically on a timer and lets you refresh on demand.

Features

• Shows internal (LAN) and external (public) IPs
• System tray icon with quick actions (Show/Hide, Refresh, Quit)
• Auto-refresh every hour (configurable in main.py)
• Lightweight Tkinter UI

Requirements

• Python 3.9+ (3.8+ should work)
• Packages:
  • pystray
  • Pillow

Quick Install

pip install pystray Pillow

Run

python main.py

Quick Compile (Windows .exe)

pip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller --onefile --noconsole --name ucips main.py

The executable will be in dist/ucips.exe.

Notes

• External IP lookup uses https://api.ipify.org?format=json.
• Close the window to send it to the tray; use the tray menu to quit.

Customize

• Refresh interval: edit REFRESH_SECONDS in main.py.
• Tray icon: edit create_tray_image() in main.py.