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What is meme-monitor?

cryptoshatter/meme-monitor — explained in plain English

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0PythonAudience · generalComplexity · 2/5Setup · easy

In one sentence

A floating desktop widget for Windows that shows live GMGN meme coin price data for a chosen token, without opening a browser.

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    What it does
      Floating price card
      System tray app
      GMGN OpenAPI data
    Tech stack
      Python
      PySide6
      PyInstaller
    Use cases
      Track a meme coin
      Watch multiple chains
      Desktop price ticker
    Audience
      Crypto traders
      Windows users
    Setup
      Prebuilt installer
      Run from source
      Needs GMGN API key

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Watch a specific meme coin's price update live on your desktop without a browser tab open.

USE CASE 2

Track tokens across Solana, BNB Smart Chain, Base, or Ethereum by switching the contract address.

USE CASE 3

Run a lightweight always-on-top price monitor while trading.

What is it built with?

PythonPySide6PyInstaller

How does it compare?

cryptoshatter/meme-monitor0xhassaan/nn-from-scratch3ks/embedoc
Stars00
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2023-06-08
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyeasymoderatehard
Complexity2/54/51/5
Audiencegeneraldeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Requires a GMGN API key on first launch, prebuilt Windows installer avoids a Python setup.

No license information is provided in the README.

So what is it?

GMGN Meme Monitor is a Windows desktop application that shows real-time price and token information for meme coins as a small floating card on your desktop. It is aimed at cryptocurrency traders who want to keep an eye on a specific token's data without switching to a browser. The app has no main window. Instead, it adds an icon to the system tray and displays a dark, glass-style card that floats on top of all other windows near the right side of the screen. The card is draggable and can be locked in place. You can right-click the card or tray icon to change which token it is tracking by entering a contract address and selecting a chain, with support for sol (Solana), bsc (BNB Smart Chain), base, and eth (Ethereum). Token data is fetched exclusively from the GMGN OpenAPI. The network requests run on a background thread so the UI stays responsive regardless of how long API calls take. The app defaults to a one-second refresh interval to stay within GMGN's API rate limit of one request per second, and it automatically backs off when it receives errors or rate-limit responses. Your API key is stored securely on Windows using DPAPI, the operating system's built-in credential protection. The project is written in Python using PySide6 for the desktop UI. A pre-built Windows installer is included in the repository so you can install it without having Python set up. If you want to run from source, a standard pip install and a single run command gets the app running. A PyInstaller spec file is included for building your own executable.

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Prompt 1
Help me install GMGN Meme Monitor from source using the pip and run.py steps.
Prompt 2
Explain how to change which token GMGN Meme Monitor is tracking.
Prompt 3
Walk me through building my own Windows executable of GMGN Meme Monitor with PyInstaller.
Prompt 4
Show me where GMGN Meme Monitor stores its API key and config files.

Frequently asked questions

What is meme-monitor?

A floating desktop widget for Windows that shows live GMGN meme coin price data for a chosen token, without opening a browser.

What language is meme-monitor written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, PySide6, PyInstaller.

What license does meme-monitor use?

No license information is provided in the README.

How hard is meme-monitor to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is meme-monitor for?

Mainly general.

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