A premium desktop productivity application built with JavaFX for Windows. Track habits, manage tasks, set goals, and monitor your progress — all in a beautiful, animated interface.
Facere — Latin for "to do, to make"
- Quick-add tasks from the top bar or detailed Add Task modal
- Organize by sections: My Day, Important, Notify Later
- Set priority levels (Low, Normal, High, Critical) with colour-coded strips
- Mark tasks Done, Delay, or Delete with one click
- Full task descriptions displayed in multi-line cards
- Search across task titles and descriptions with debounced input
- Create Build and Break habits with custom recurrence
- Daily check-in: Done / Skip with streak tracking
- Current and longest streak tracking with fire emoji display
- Colour-coded habit cards
- Side-by-side panels for daily Do and Don't items
- Track success with Did it / Avoided / Skipped logging
- Daily status tracking per item
- 4 number cards: Completion Rate, Tasks Done, Pending, Best Streak
- Donut chart for task completion breakdown
- Line chart for tasks completed over time
- Bar charts for habit and dos/don'ts success rates
- Time range selector: Today, This Week, This Month, All Time
- All charts are theme-aware and animated on entrance
- Up to 3 separate user profiles
- Google-style coloured avatar circles with initials
- Each user has completely separate data
- User picker screen on every app launch
- Add, switch, and delete users from the profile menu
- 4 theme modes: Light, Dark, Auto (System), Auto (Time of Day)
- Smooth crossfade animation between themes
- Dark mode with fully styled charts, cards, and popups
- System theme detection via Windows registry
- Optional 6-digit PIN lock per user
- Keyboard-only PIN entry with animated dot indicators
- Green dots on correct PIN, red dots + shake on wrong
- 5-attempt lockout with 30-second cooldown
- BCrypt password hashing (cost factor 12)
- Full-screen splash greeting with time-based salutation
- 90 daily rotating motivational quotes
- Section fade transitions on sidebar navigation
- Task card slide-in animations (optimized — only on load, not scroll)
- Sidebar hover micro-animations
- Stats chart entrance animations (fade + scale)
- Custom profile card popup with smooth entrance
- App remembers window position, size, and maximized state
- Factory reset option in settings
| Component | Technology |
|---|---|
| Language | Java 25 (Eclipse Adoptium) |
| UI Framework | JavaFX 25 LTS |
| Theme | AtlantaFX 2.1.0 (Primer Light/Dark) |
| Database | SQLite 3.53 via JDBC |
| Icons | Ikonli 12.4.0 (Material Design 2) |
| Controls | ControlsFX 11.2.2 |
| Security | BCrypt (at.favre.lib) |
| System Theme | jSystemThemeDetector 3.9 |
| JSON | Jackson 2.19 |
| Logging | SLF4J 2.0 + Logback 1.5 |
| Build | Maven 3.9 |
| Installer | jpackage + WiX Toolset |
src/main/java/com/habitflow/
├── app/
│ ├── HabitFlowApp.java
│ └── Launcher.java
├── controller/
│ ├── MainController.java
│ ├── HabitsController.java
│ ├── DoDontsController.java
│ ├── StatsController.java
│ ├── SplashController.java
│ ├── LockScreenController.java
│ ├── UserPickerController.java
│ ├── ProfileSetupController.java
│ ├── ProfileMenuController.java
│ ├── AddTaskModal.java
│ ├── SecuritySetupController.java
│ └── DueTasksModalController.java
├── dao/
│ ├── DatabaseManager.java
│ ├── SchemaExecutor.java
│ ├── AppDatabase.java
│ ├── TaskDAO.java
│ ├── HabitDAO.java
│ ├── DoDontDAO.java
│ ├── UserDAO.java
│ └── UserMigration.java
├── model/
│ ├── Task.java
│ ├── Habit.java
│ ├── DoDont.java
│ └── User.java
├── service/
│ ├── ThemeManager.java
│ ├── SecurityManager.java
│ └── UserSession.java
└── util/
├── AnimationHelper.java
└── AppIcon.java
- Java JDK 25 — Eclipse Adoptium
- Maven 3.9+ — Download
- Windows 10/11
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/lazyanshuman/Facere.git
cd facere
# Run the application
mvn javafx:run
# Build the fat JAR
mvn clean package -DskipTests
# Build the Windows installer (requires WiX Toolset)
jpackage --name "Facere" --app-version "1.0.0" \
--vendor "Anshuman Tiwari" \
--description "Premium habit and task tracking desktop app" \
--icon "facere_icon.ico" \
--dest "installer" --input "target" \
--main-jar "habitflow-desktop-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" \
--main-class "com.habitflow.app.Launcher" \
--type exe --win-menu --win-shortcut --win-dir-chooser \
--win-menu-group "Facere"Facere uses SQLite with the database stored at: %APPDATA%\Facere\facere.db
The schema auto-creates on first launch. Multi-user data migration runs automatically when upgrading from single-user to multi-user.
This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file.
Facere v2.0 is in planning. Here's what's coming:
- SQLCipher AES-256 encrypted database (replacing plain SQLite)
- Windows DPAPI key storage via JNA
- PBKDF2 key derivation for PIN system
- Persistent lockout across app restarts
- OS-level file permissions via icacls
- Redesigned task cards with richer layouts
- Calendar heatmap view for habit streaks
- Drag-and-drop task reordering
- Custom accent colour per user
- Improved responsive layout for smaller screens
- Task sharing between users
- Export data to CSV / PDF
- AI-powered daily productivity summaries
- Cloud sync between devices
- Auto-update system
Want to suggest a feature? Open an issue!
Anshuman Tiwari
Built with dedication as a complete desktop application project.