Bill Desk 📊

A powerful desktop application for managing bills, generating PDFs, and visualizing financial data with an intuitive dashboard.

Features ✨

Dashboard Analytics

• Real-time visualization of billing trends
• Monthly/yearly expense breakdown
• Category-wise spending analysis
• Interactive charts and graphs
• Quick summary of recent transactions

Bill Management

• Create and edit bills with a user-friendly interface
• Categorize bills by type, date, and status
• Search and filter functionality
• Bulk operations support
• Data persistence using local storage

PDF Generation & Management

• Generate professional PDF bills instantly
• Customizable bill templates
• Preview bills before generation
• Batch export capabilities
• Easy PDF viewing with integrated PDFJS

Tech Stack 🛠️

• Frontend Framework: Vite + React

  • Fast development and build times
  • Modern React features and hooks
  • Efficient hot module replacement

• Desktop Framework: Electron

  • Cross-platform desktop application
  • Native OS integration
  • File system access
  • Offline functionality

• Styling: TailwindCSS

  • Utility-first CSS framework
  • Responsive design
  • Custom theming support
  • Dark/Light mode

• PDF Processing: PDF.js

  • PDF generation and viewing
  • Document manipulation
  • Preview capabilities

Installation 🚀

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/bill-desk.git
cd bill-desk

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Run in development mode:

npm run dev

4. Build for production:

npm run build

5. Create desktop executable:

npm run make

Development Setup 💻

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• npm or yarn
• Git

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory:

VITE_APP_NAME=Bill Desk
VITE_STORAGE_KEY=billdesk_storage

Project Structure 📁

bill-desk/
├── src/
│   ├── assets/
│   ├── components/
│   ├── pages/
│   ├── store/
│   ├── utils/
│   └── App.jsx
├── electron/
│   └── main.js
├── public/
└── package.json

Local Storage 💾

The application uses browser's LocalStorage for data persistence:

• Bills and transactions data
• User preferences
• Application settings
• Dashboard configurations

Contributing 🤝

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License 📝

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.

Support 🆘

For support, please open an issue in the GitHub repository or contact the maintainers.