📊 NovaDash — NovaDash — Advanced Desktop Widget Engine

NovaDash — Advanced Desktop Widget Engine. 53+ tools including weather, clock, system monitor, calendar, sticky notes, and more.

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📖 Table of Contents

• Features
• How It Works
• Tech Stack
• Installation
• Configuration
• Usage Guide
• Screenshots
• Roadmap
• FAQ
• Troubleshooting
• Contributing
• License

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✨ Features

• ✔ 53+ Widgets — Weather, clock, CPU/memory monitor, calendar, sticky notes, RSS reader, and more
• ✔ Customizable — Drag, resize, style every widget
• ✔ Widget Store — Download additional widgets from built-in store
• ✔ Themes — Dark, light, transparent, and custom theme support
• ✔ Layouts — Save and switch between widget layouts
• ✔ Always-On-Top — Pin widgets to stay visible over other apps
• ✔ Performance — < 2% CPU usage with 10+ widgets active

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🔮 How It Works

  Input ──► Processing Pipeline ──► Output
  ┌────────┐   ┌────────┐   ┌────────┐
  │ Data   │──►│ Engine │──►│ Result │
  │ Source │   │ Logic  │   │        │
  └────────┘   └────────┘   └────────┘

1. Input — Load data from file, API, or user input
2. Process — Core engine applies logic/analysis/transformation
3. Output — Results displayed in UI, saved to file, or sent via API

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💻 Tech Stack

Component	Technology
Language	Python 3.10+
UI	CustomTkinter / PyQt5
Platform	Windows
Rendering	OpenGL (hardware accelerated)

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🚀 Installation

git clone https://github.com/zougar99/NovaDash.git
cd NovaDash
pip install -r requirements.txt

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📄 Configuration

Create a config.yaml or .env file in the project root:

# Application settings
debug: false
port: 8080
theme: dark
language: en

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🧰 Usage Guide

1. Launch: python main.py
2. Browse widgets in the sidebar
3. Drag widgets onto your desktop
4. Customize appearance in Settings
5. Save your layout

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🖼 Screenshots

(Screenshots coming soon. PRs welcome!)

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🔄 Roadmap

• 🟢 Web dashboard
• 🟡 Mobile companion app
• ⚫ API access
• ⚫ Plugin system
• ⚫ Multi-language support

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❓ FAQ

Does it use a lot of battery?

No — GPU acceleration keeps power usage minimal.

Can I create my own widgets?

Yes — widget SDK is included in the docs folder.

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🚧 Troubleshooting

Problem	Solution
App won't start	Check Python version (3.10+); run pip install -r requirements.txt
No output	Check logs in logs/ folder; enable debug mode in config
Performance issues	Close other applications; reduce batch size in config
Dependency errors	Create fresh venv: python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate && pip install -r requirements.txt

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🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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📐 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

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Made with ❤️ by zougar99