I built a native Windows Todo app in pure C (278 KB, no frameworks)
Published on: 2025-07-19 19:57:39
🌟 Simple Todo (C / WinAPI)
A modern, native Windows Todo application built with C and Win32 API. This project demonstrates advanced Windows GUI programming and system integration capabilities.
✨ Features
📝 Create, edit, and delete todo items
✅ Mark tasks as complete
💾 Persistent storage in AppData
🔔 System tray integration (minimize to tray)
🌙 Native Windows look and feel
🚀 Auto-start with Windows option
🛠️ Technical Details
Written in pure C
Uses Win32 API for GUI
System tray integration
💾 Data Storage
The application stores todos in a binary file:
Location : %APPDATA%\TodoApp\todos.dat
: Format : Binary file containing the entire todo list
: Binary file containing the entire todo list Capacity: Maximum 100 todos
📋 Requirements
Windows OS
MinGW-w64 (GCC compiler)
Windows SDK (included with MinGW)
🚀 Building from Source
Install MinGW-w64: Download from MinGW-w64 website
Or use MSYS2
Add MinGW's bin directory to your system PATH Clone the repository: git clone h
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