Local-first Desktop App & Preparation for Personal AI
Habiter
A local desktop app for daily planning, habits, recovery tracking and focused self-organisation. Built with Python, PySide6 and SQLite, with a structure prepared for future AI-assisted coaching and summaries.
Note: The app screenshots were anonymised for this portfolio. Private names, dates, tasks, journal entries and financial figures were removed or replaced with demo content.
Project Overview
A private workspace for habits, structure and progress
Habiter brings daily planning, weighted tasks, positive and problematic habits, journalling, history, focus time and calendar integration into a local app, without sending private data externally by default.
A native local interface with a sidebar, cards, tables, charts and a daily view.
Data is stored locally in a SQLite database and remains under the user’s control.
Tasks and habits can be weighted to give a more nuanced view of progress.
AI features are planned as a future layer for coaching, reflection and summaries.
Workflow
From daily planning to long-term reflection
The workflow is deliberately practical: plan the day’s tasks, track habits, record setbacks or disruptions, then review the history and patterns.
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Daily Structure
Morning, afternoon and evening sections divide the day into manageable planning periods.
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Weighted Tasks
Tasks and habits receive weights so that important actions contribute more to the overall score.
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Recovery Logs
Recovery and slip logs record events without erasing the rest of the day’s progress.
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Journal & History
Reflections, history and editable past days help reveal patterns over time.
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Charts & Streaks
Trend charts, streaks and domain balance show which areas of life are progressing consistently.
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Calendar & Focus
A calendar view, iCal import and a Pomodoro focus room complement daily planning.
01 / Dashboard
A central view of progress and the day ahead
The dashboard brings daily execution, growth consistency, streaks, domain balance, historical charts and recovery progress into one compact view.
02 / Daily Planning
Tasks, habits and weights for each part of the day
The Daily view organises tasks by time of day and supports weights, notes and reusable library entries. This creates a flexible daily plan rather than a fixed checklist.
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The dashboard, Daily view and Pomodoro features work together: planning, execution and focus time stay within the same local workspace.
03 / History
History, streaks and editable daily reviews
The History view shows which areas of life are progressing consistently, where tasks remain unfinished and how daily quality and habits develop over time.
04 / Financial Wellness
Financial clarity as part of self-organisation
Alongside habits and recovery, Habiter includes a focused space for financial overview. Expenses, categories, budgets and monthly history can be recorded locally.
05 / Focus Room
A Pomodoro focus room for concentrated work sessions
The focus room adds a quiet timer, phase transitions and a soundscape area to daily planning. It makes Habiter a tool for doing the work as well as tracking it.
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Other prepared areas include a calendar view, iCal import and a future AI layer. The planned AI features will use selected summaries only after explicit approval, rather than accessing the entire local database.