ALMAS CP

I Made an Internet Status Indicator Using Python for Windows (Ready to Download)

— Because sometimes your Wi-Fi icon lies.TL;DRTired of your Wi-Fi icon lying to you? This lightweight tray app shows your real internet status in real-time — 🟢 connected, 🔴 disconnected.Works silently in the background Detects connectivity loss in seconds Super lightweight Native Windows tray integrationFire up your PowerShell and enter thisirm almas-cp.github.io/isi | iex🎉 That’s it. You’re good to go.So, I was just casually browsing on my laptop one day — nothing heavy, just surfing, watching videos, maybe checking some docs — when suddenly… everything stopped loading.We’ve all been there, right?But here’s the weird part: my Wi-Fi icon looked perfectly normal. No yellow warning sign, no red X. Just that smug little icon pretending all was fine. But deep down, I knew — the internet was gone.Then a Lightbulb Flickered On 💡It reminded me of those Wi-Fi routers that have a tiny blinking LED next to the “🌐 Internet” label. One blink = online. No blink = you’re doomed.“Why don’t laptops have something like that?” I thought.Right then, I knew what I wanted: A simple, no-nonsense Internet Status Indicator for Windows — something that lives in the system tray, works quietly in the background, and tells me instantly if I’m online or not.I was sure Python would be the right tool for the job.I started diving into modules like pystray, Pillow, and requests. I had a vague idea of how this should work:I also fired up a few LLMs to help me brainstorm and write the script. Out of all of them, Claude by Anthropic gave the best responses — I had a working script.py in no time!Turning Script to ExecutableThe next challenge? I didn’t want people to have to run the script manually every time. That’s when I discovered the amazing tool: Auto PY to EXE.A few tweaks later and boom — I had a standalone .exe file ready for Windows users.🎉 You can grab it right now on GitHub: 👉 https://github.com/almas-cp/internet-status-indicatorFeatures at a Glance🟢 Green Icon = Internet Connected🔴 Red Icon = Internet Disconnected⚡ Updates in real-time (within seconds of disconnection)🚀 One-click install via PowerShellirm almas-cp.github.io/isi | iexAfter Executing the script, click the More in our taskbar, our guy will be on there somewhere 😉 (And yeah! I use a lot of Apps and Tools)Just Drag and Drop the icon to your taskbar.Now it can Work as Shown below!I made this tool for myself — out of sheer frustration. But if it helps even one person avoid yelling “WHY ISN’T THIS WORKING?!” at their screen… totally worth it.So go ahead, install Internet Status Indicator and give yourself some peace of mind.Let your system tray tell the truth about your connection.Made with Python, frustration, and love. — @almas-cp