RPCM

Overview

RPCM is a Python desktop application that lets users configure and manage their Discord Rich Presence activity through a graphical interface. Built with PySide6, it provides controls for customizing activity information, images, and timestamps, with Discord integration handled through RPC-related functionality.

Key features

• Graphical desktop interface built with PySide6
• Customizable Discord Rich Presence activity details
• Support for activity names, states, and descriptions
• Configurable large and small activity images with hover text
• Start and end timestamp configuration
• Client ID validation and persistent configuration storage
• Start and stop controls for managing Rich Presence

Challenges

Integrating Discord Rich Presence functionality with a desktop GUI while handling client ID validation, background processing, configuration persistence, and responsive application controls.

What I learned

Gained experience with Python desktop application development, PySide6 GUI design, Discord API integration, data validation with Pydantic, HTTP requests, and managing background processes.