💊 Med Reminder
A desktop medicine reminder app with Email and Twilio phone call alerts — built with Python & Tkinter.
Features
- ⏰ Schedule one-time, daily, weekly, or custom repeating reminders
- 📧 Email notifications (Gmail App Password)
- 📞 Twilio phone call alerts
- 🔔 System tray notifications (Windows)
- 🔊 Alarm sound on reminder
- ⚙️ Built-in Settings UI — no
.envediting needed - 🗄️ MongoDB persistence
Installation
pip install med-reminder
Requirements: Python ≥ 3.9, MongoDB running locally on port 27017.
Quick Start
# Launch the app
med-reminder
On first launch, click ⚙️ Settings in the top-right to configure:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Sender Email | Your Gmail address |
| Email App Password | Generate here |
| Recipient Email | Who gets the alerts |
| Twilio Account SID | From twilio.com/console |
| Twilio Auth Token | From Twilio console |
| From Number | Your Twilio phone number |
| To Number | Your mobile number |
Settings are saved in ~/.med_reminder/settings.json — no .env required.
Optional: Add an alarm sound
Place an alarm.mp3 in ~/.med_reminder/alarm.mp3.
Dependencies
| Package | Purpose |
|---|---|
pymongo |
Store reminders in MongoDB |
twilio |
Phone call alerts |
pygame |
Alarm sound |
pystray |
System tray icon (Windows) |
Pillow |
Tray icon image |
python-dotenv |
Optional .env fallback |
License
MIT © Mourish Anthony
1 maintainer
Metadata
1 maintainer
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