☁ Clouck

This project aims to build a cross-platform floating clock based on Qt6.

Motivation

When coding in full screen mode, I often forget the time. When on macOS / Linux, the clock on the menu bar is too small to be noticeable, so is the clock on Windows.

✨ Features

• Cross Platform
  • MacOS
  • Windows
  • Linux
• Main Window
  • Always On Top
  • Frameless
  • Drag and Move
  • Resizable
  • Show in Fullscreen Mode
• Style
  • Right Click Menu
  • Set Background Color
  • Transparent Background
  • Set Font Color
  • Set FontSize
• Tweakable (XML)
  • Read Settings
  • Write Settings
  • Reset Settings
• Time Zone
  • Select Time Zone

Quick Start

Build and Run

Quick Build (Recommended)

# One-click build
./build.sh

# Run application
./build/Clouck.app/Contents/MacOS/Clouck  # macOS
./build/Clouck                           # Linux

Manual Build

# Clean build files
./clean.sh

# Generate Makefile
qmake Clouck.pro

# Build
make

# Run
./build/Clouck.app/Contents/MacOS/Clouck  # macOS
./build/Clouck                             # Linux

Using CMake

mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make
./Clouck

🚀 GitHub Actions

This project uses GitHub Actions for automated building and releasing:

CI/CD Workflows

• CI Build: Validates builds on all platforms for every push/PR
• Build Qt: Comprehensive builds using both qmake and CMake
• Release: Creates distributable packages for tagged releases

Download Pre-built Binaries

Visit the Releases page to download pre-built binaries for:

• macOS: DMG installer with native app bundle
• Windows: ZIP package with all dependencies
• Linux: TAR.GZ package with shared libraries

Creating a Release

1. Tag a new version:

   git tag v1.0.0
   git push origin v1.0.0
   

2. GitHub Actions will automatically build and create a release with binaries for all platforms

Configuration

The application now uses XML configuration files instead of QSettings. Configuration is stored in config.xml with the following options:

• FontColor: Font color in hex format
• BackgroundColor: Background color with alpha transparency
• FontSize: Font size in points (8-72)
• AlwaysOnTop: Window always stays on top
• WindowPosition: Window position coordinates

The configuration file is automatically created when you first run the application and make changes to settings.

Usage

• Move: Left-click and drag
• Menu: Right-click for context menu
• Customize: Change colors, font size, always-on-top behavior
• Configuration: Settings are saved to config.xml and persist between sessions

Project Structure

qClouck/
├── build/                    # Build output directory
│   ├── Clouck.app/           # macOS application bundle
│   ├── *.o                   # Object files
│   ├── moc_*.cpp            # Qt meta-object compiler output
│   └── Makefile             # Build file
├── config.xml               # XML configuration file
├── build.sh                 # One-click build script
├── clean.sh                 # Clean script
├── Clouck.pro                # qmake project file
├── CMakeLists.txt           # CMake project file
└── README.md

Build Output Management

• All compilation files (.o, moc_*.cpp, Makefile, etc.) are output to build/ directory
• Executable files are located at build/Clouck.app/Contents/MacOS/Clouck (macOS) or build/Clouck (Linux)
• Use ./clean.sh to quickly clean all build files
• Use ./build.sh for complete one-click build

Next Steps

• Time zone selection
• Alarm functionality
• Enhanced UI/UX

Requirements

• Qt6 (Core, Widgets)
• C++17 compatible compiler
• CMake 3.16+ (optional, for CMake build)

License

See LICENSE file for details.