Desktop Clock Widget

This project contains a basic clock widget created using Tkinter. This widget can be configured to start up when the system boots in Windows operating systems.

Hotkeys and Buttons

• Win+H Show/Hide the widget window

(Win + H shortcut conflicts with Windows applications in some cases.)

• Win+T Show/Hide the widget window
• Alt+M Change the clock mode
• Alt+0 Reset chronometer
• Alt+1 Start chronometer

Code how to Use

1. Download or clone the project to your computer.
2. Open a terminal or command prompt and run the following command to install the required libraries:

Required Libraries

• tkinter
• pywin32
• keyboard
• ctypes

How to install:

pip install -r requirements.txt

The requirements.txt file contains a directory. That directory needs to be transferred to the command line.

# Example: If your 'requirements.txt' file is located at 'C:\users\pc\downloads\Desktop-Clock-Widget\'
cd C:\users\pc\downloads\Desktop-Clock-Widget
pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Move the .exe file from the project folder to the startup folder or create a shortcut.

⚠️ WARNING: Montserrat and DS-DIGITAL font has been used for the clock. If this font is not installed on your computer, it may be displayed in a different font.

Fonts download link:

https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Montserrat

https://fontmeme.com/fonts/ds-digital-font/

Startup Configuration

1. Right-click in the project folder to create a shortcut for the .exe file. (Or you can move the exe file directly.)
2. Press Win + R, type shell:startup, and press Enter. This opens the Windows startup folder.
3. Right-click in the startup folder and select "Paste shortcut" to add the shortcut.

Screen Capture

It will look like this;

Clock:

Chronometer:

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License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License. For more information, see the LICENSE file.

If you want to make any modification on these source codes while keeping new codes not protected by GPL-3.0, please contact me for a sublicense instead.

Develooped by ZNKL© 07/12/2023