Animated Desktop Assistant

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Full Program Description

This project is supposed to be a nostalgic recreation of my own desktop assistant that takes inspiration from the old school Microsoft Clippy virtual assistant. When completed, this assistant will take the appearance of my pet dog. It will be able to set reminders, manage your calendar for schedule organization, change system settings, quickly launch apps, and play games!

Planned Features:

- Transparent, animated character that floats on your desktop

- Smart reminder and calendar management

- Quick-access system settings (e.g., volume, brightness)

- One-click app launching

- Simple games for fun breaks

- Offline voice feedback using text-to-speech

- Desktop interaction with PyAutoGUI

Built With:

- Python 3

- PyQt6 - GUI and transparency support

- pyttsx3 - Offline TTS engine

- pyautogui - Desktop control

- pygame - Assistant animation and interactivity