Food Log Widget
Overview
Built as a gift for Ethan, this pixel-art desktop food logging widget was designed to make daily meal and symptom tracking quick, low-friction, and actually pleasant to use. The app runs as a native desktop application using the Tauri framework, which wraps vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in a lightweight native shell no Electron, no heavy runtime, just a small self-contained executable.
The pixel-art visual style was chosen deliberately to make the interface feel approachable and distinct from clinical health apps. Everything runs entirely client-side with no backend, no accounts, and no data leaving the device.
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Features
- Log meals across four categories: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks
- Check off common food triggers from a curated list to track potential dietary sensitivities
- Complete a symptom checklist after each meal to record how you felt
- Export a CSV file of all logged entries for review, analysis, or sharing with a healthcare provider
- Fully offline and private no internet connection required, no data sent anywhere
App screenshots
Technologies
- Tauri Rust-based framework that packages web technologies into a native desktop app with a minimal footprint
- Vanilla HTML, CSS & JavaScript No frontend frameworks; all UI logic written by hand
- Pixel fonts & sprite art Custom pixel-art aesthetic throughout the interface
- Blob API Used for client-side CSV file generation and download without a server