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# HaloSense Ship Devlog

I built **HaloSense**, a Windows desktop PC health dashboard that helps users understand their system health in one clean place.

The problem I wanted to solve is that Windows spreads important PC information across too many tools. CPU and memory are in Task Manager, storage is in Settings, security is in Windows Security, and background apps can be confusing to track. HaloSense brings the most useful information into one dashboard.

HaloSense shows:

- CPU usage
- GPU usage
- Memory usage
- Storage usage
- Temperatures when supported
- Network status
- Power information
- Display information
- Windows Security status
- Uptime
- Top memory apps
- Overall PC health score

I spent multiple days building and improving the project, but I did not have it properly connected to the Hackatime servers during most of the work. Because of that, the tracked time may not show the full amount of time I actually spent building, testing, fixing, and shipping HaloSense.

The biggest quality-of-life improvement is that users do not need to jump between multiple Windows menus. They can open HaloSense and quickly understand what is happening on their PC.

I also added Task Manager-style graphs with a clear 0–100% scale. These graphs make it easier to see CPU, GPU, memory, storage, and temperature trends over time instead of only seeing one number.

Another major feature is the smart safe optimizer. It helps reduce unnecessary background activity while staying conservative. It avoids important system processes and protects RGB or lighting apps like SignalRGB, OpenRGB, iCUE, Razer apps, Armoury Crate, Logitech apps, SteelSeries apps, and NZXT CAM.

I also polished the desktop experience by replacing the default Electron title bar with a custom HaloSense title bar and custom minimize, maximize, and close buttons.

HaloSense was built with Electron, Node.js, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PowerShell system queries, GitHub, and electron-builder.

I shipped the project by publishing it to GitHub, writing a README, building a Windows installer, and creating releases so users can download the `.exe` installer directly.

Overall, HaloSense is a working Windows desktop app that makes PC health easier to understand, safer to optimize, and faster to check.

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@Aran on HaloSense · 28 days ago

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HaloSense Devlog — Project Overview

I built HaloSense, a Windows desktop PC health dashboard designed to make system monitoring easier, cleaner, and more understandable.

The problem I wanted to solve is that Windows spreads PC health information across too many different places. CPU and memory are in Task Manager, storage is in Settings, security is in Windows Security, display info is somewhere else, and background apps can be hard to understand. I wanted HaloSense to bring the most important information into one clean dashboard.

HaloSense shows live system information including:

CPU usage
GPU usage
Memory usage
Storage usage
Temperatures when available
Network status
Power information
Display information
Windows Security status
Uptime
Top memory apps
Overall PC health score

One of the main quality-of-life improvements is that the user does not need to open multiple Windows tools just to understand what is happening on their PC. HaloSense puts the most useful information in one place and presents it in a cleaner way.

I also added Task Manager-style graphs with a 0–100% usage scale so users can see performance trends over time instead of only seeing one number. This makes it easier to notice spikes, heavy usage, or performance pressure.

Another major improvement is the smart safe optimizer. The optimizer is designed to help reduce unnecessary background activity while staying conservative. It avoids important system processes and protects RGB or lighting apps so the user’s PC lighting and device-control software do not accidentally turn off.

I also spent time polishing the desktop experience. I replaced the default Electron title bar with a custom frameless HaloSense title bar and added custom minimize, maximize, and close buttons. This made the app feel more like a finished Windows desktop product.

HaloSense was built with:

Electron
Node.js
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
PowerShell system queries
GitHub
electron-builder

I also packaged the app into a Windows installer, published the source code on GitHub, wrote a professional README, and prepared releases so users can download the .exe installer directly.

Overall, HaloSense is a working quality-of-life tool that helps users understand their PC health faster and with less confusion.