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Looking for Collaborators & Feedback: Building a Free, Accessible HRT Journey Tracker for the Trans Community

Hi everyone — I’m Xena, a developer building a suite of small Windows desktop apps designed to support trans folks through their HRT journey. This project started as a personal tool, but it’s grown into something I want to share, refine, and eventually release for free to anyone who needs it.

👉[https://github.com/codebunny20/HRT-Journey-Tracker-Suite.git]

Right now, the workspace contains four apps in active development:

Journey Journal — a simple, private journaling tool

TrackMyHRT — the core HRT tracking app

Resource Manager — a searchable list of helpful links

Launcher — a small app picker tying everything together

Each app is built with PySide6, packaged with PyInstaller, and developed independently so I can iterate quickly and merge features later.

Why I’m Asking for Help

I’m at the stage where outside eyes, ideas, and technical feedback would make a huge difference. I’m building this for the community, and I want the community — especially other trans devs — to help shape it.

I’m looking for:

🧪 Feedback on UX, UI, and accessibility

What feels intuitive

What feels confusing

What features would make the biggest difference

🧰 Code review & architecture suggestions

PySide6 best practices

Packaging improvements

Modular design patterns

Anything that helps me build a stable foundation

🎨 Design help

Iconography (pastel, timeline, trans‑flag‑friendly aesthetics)

Layout ideas

Visual consistency across apps

📚 Feature suggestions

Especially from people who:

Are on HRT

Track symptoms or mood

Use journaling apps

Want privacy‑first tools

Your lived experience matters more than any spec sheet.

What This Project Is (and Isn’t)

✔️ It is

A modular workspace for experimenting and refining features

A place where each app evolves independently

A long‑term project aimed at becoming a polished, unified tool

A community‑driven effort to support trans folks with free software

❌ It’s not yet

A finished product

A stable architecture

Fully optimized or refactored

Ready for release

This is early‑stage, iterative development — and that’s exactly why your input matters.

A Personal Note

As a trans woman, this project means a lot to me. I want to build something that’s private, accessible, and genuinely supportive — something I wish I had when I started HRT.

If you’re a developer, designer, tester, or just someone who cares about this kind of tool, I’d love your help. Even a single suggestion can shape the direction of the final app.

Thank you for reading, and thank you for being here.If you want to take a look, contribute, or chat about ideas, I’m all ears.

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