💸 Expense Tracker (PyQt5)

A clean and simple desktop Expense Tracker built using PyQt5. This app lets you record, view, search, and export your expenses with a smooth UI and minimal setup.

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👀 Preview

Simple, fast, and does exactly what you need — no bloat, just tracking 💯

Video.Project.mp4

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✨ Features

• ➕ Add Expenses

  • Category, description, amount
  • Auto records date

• 📄 View Expenses

  • Displays all saved expenses
  • 🔍 Real-time search (category, description, or date)

• 📊 Monthly Summary

  • Enter month (1–12)
  • Get total expenses + breakdown

• 📤 Export to CSV

  • Choose where to save the file
  • Clean CSV format for Excel or analysis

• 🎨 Modern UI

  • Gradient background
  • Styled buttons with hover effects

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Python 🐍
• PyQt5 (GUI)
• JSON (data storage)
• CSV (export)

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📁 Project Structure

expense-tracker/
│
├── main.py
├── expenses.ico
├── Expense Record.json (auto-created)
└── README.md

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🚀 How to Run (Python)

1. Install dependencies

pip install PyQt5

2. Run the app

python app.py

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📦 Running the EXE File (Windows)

If you downloaded the .exe version of the app:

1. Double-click the .exe file
2. If Windows shows a warning:

⚠️ Windows SmartScreen Warning

You may see:

“Windows protected your PC”

This happens because the app is not digitally signed (common for personal projects).

👉 To run it anyway:

1. Click More info
2. Click Run anyway

✅ The app is safe and the data is stored locally on your machine .

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📦 Data Storage

• All expenses are saved in:

Expense Record.json

Example:

[
  {
    "Category": "Food",
    "Description": "Burger",
    "Amount": 120.0,
    "Recording time": "30/04/2026"
  }
]

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📤 CSV Export

• Click Export to CSV

• Choose location

• File includes:

  • Category
  • Description
  • Amount
  • Date

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📜 License

MIT License.

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