🩺 Doctor's Diary – Patient Form Assistant

Doctor's Diary is a lightweight and customizable desktop app designed for doctors to efficiently record and manage patient data. With support for theming and customizable form labels, it helps reduce paperwork and streamline decision-making.

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✨ Features

• 📝 Create and save patient records with symptoms and diagnosed diseases
• 🎨 Switch between light/dark themes or set your own color scheme
• 🧩 Customize form labels to match your preferred language or workflow
• 📁 Each patient's file is saved individually for easy access and management
• 🖥️ Works on Windows, Linux, and macOS

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📦 Installation

🔷 Windows

1. Download the latest Windows zip file from the Releases page.
2. Extract the file & place the .exe file according to your convenience.
3. Double-click to run, directly—no setup required.
4. On first run, the app will create a config directory at: C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\doctors_diary\

🟢 Linux

1. Download the latest Linux zip file from the Releases page.
2. Extract the file & place the Doctor's Diary app according to your convenience, but my suggestion is to place the app in desktop folder.
3. (Optional) Open terminal in the extracted file & run the command:

mv icon.png ~/.config/doctors_diary/

5. To add a Desktop Entry run:

nano ~/.local/share/applications/doctors_diary.desktop

6. Paste the following content & edit your-username

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0.0
Type=Application
Name=Doctor's Diary
Exec=/home/your-username/desktop/Doctors_Diary-v1.0.0
Icon=/home/your-username/.config/doctors_dairy/icon.png
Comment=Patient form assistant for doctors
Categories=Utility;Medical;
Terminal=false

7. Make it excutable:

chmod +x ~/.local/share/applications/doctors_diary.desktop

8. Now search for Doctor's Diary in your app launcher or menu

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⚙️ Developer Notes

1. If you want to customize or update the script paste the following command:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/doctors-diary.git
cd doctors-diary
python main.py

2. This app uses PySide6 for GUI. To run locally:

pip install PySide6

3. If you're editing UI elements, use Qt Designer to modify .ui files and convert them using:

pyside6-uic main_gui.ui -o main_gui.py

📜 License

This project is licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE – see the LICENSE file for details.

Contribute & Issues

Feel free to contribute by submitting pull requests. If you encounter any issues, open a ticket in the GitHub Issues section.