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At a glance
See your latest reading, trend and glucose context immediately from the desktop.
Free · Open source · macOS & Windows
Your glucose. Always in sight.
A private desktop companion for CGM users. Keep the information that matters visible while you work, without constantly reaching for another device.
Local-first
Independent
Free
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Built for everyday use
Glucose awareness without leaving your work.
GlucoDesk brings live context, local history and useful insights into one calm desktop experience.
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Understand your history
Review local history, recurring patterns and daily summaries without sending data to a GlucoDesk cloud.
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Stay private
Hide glucose values when you share your screen and keep your information under your control.
Live dashboard
The context you need. Nothing more.
Current glucose, trend, target range, recent history, statistics and data completeness are presented in one focused view.
- Current reading and trend
- Recent glucose history
- Local statistics and completeness
Desktop presence
One glance can be enough.
GlucoDesk lives quietly in the macOS menu bar or Windows system tray, so your glucose can stay visible without interrupting what you are doing.
Visual carbohydrate guide
Carb counting, made a little easier.
Estimating carbohydrates from everyday portions is not always simple. GlucoDesk includes a visual food guide with common foods, reference portions and indicative carbohydrate values, available locally on your desktop.
Common foods
Browse familiar foods in a clear visual catalogue.
Reference portions
Compare practical portions instead of relying only on abstract nutritional tables.
Local and quick
Search the guide directly from GlucoDesk without sending your glucose data anywhere.
Carbohydrate values are indicative references only and are not intended for insulin dosing or treatment decisions.
History & diary
Turn readings into useful context.
Review your local history and create clear PDF and Excel diaries with summaries, time blocks, recurring patterns and data completeness.
- Daily summaries
- PDF and Excel exports
- Patterns and period comparisons
Local-first by design
Your glucose data stays with you.
GlucoDesk does not require a GlucoDesk cloud for your glucose history. Cached readings, settings and local insights remain on your computer.
Local history
Readings and analysis remain on your device.
Protected credentials
Secure operating-system storage is used where supported.
Privacy mode
Hide glucose values instantly during calls or presentations.
Open source
The code is public and available for inspection.
The story behind GlucoDesk
Built from a real everyday need.
Living with type 1 diabetes already requires enough attention. I built GlucoDesk to make glucose monitoring simpler, more discreet and less intrusive throughout the working day.
Filippo Garavaglia
Software Engineer · Creator of GlucoDesk
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Independent and open
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Built in public. Free to use.
GlucoDesk is an independent open-source project designed to complement official CGM applications, not replace them.
v0.3.0-preview
Bring GlucoDesk to your desktop.
GlucoDesk is currently available as a free preview for Apple Silicon Macs and Windows x64.
macOS
Apple Silicon
For Macs with Apple silicon.
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Installation guide
Installing GlucoDesk on macOS
This preview is not yet signed or notarized by Apple, so macOS may require one manual approval on first launch.
- Extract the downloaded ZIP and open the included DMG.
- Drag GlucoDesk.app into the Applications folder.
- Open GlucoDesk from Applications.
- If macOS blocks the app, close the warning and open System Settings → Privacy & Security.
- Scroll to Security, find the GlucoDesk warning and choose Open Anyway.
- Confirm with your password or Touch ID, then open GlucoDesk again.
This approval is normally required only the first time.
Windows
Windows x64
For modern 64-bit Windows PCs.
Download preview
Installation guide
Installing GlucoDesk on Windows
This preview is not yet digitally code-signed, so Microsoft Defender SmartScreen may show a warning when you run the installer.
- Extract the downloaded ZIP.
- Run the included GlucoDesk setup.exe file.
- If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC", click More info.
- Verify that the file is the GlucoDesk installer, then click Run anyway.
- Follow the installation wizard and launch GlucoDesk from the Start Menu.
Only continue if you downloaded GlucoDesk from the official website or GitHub repository.
Current builds are unsigned preview releases distributed through the official GlucoDesk GitHub repository.
Important
A companion, not a medical device.
GlucoDesk is not intended for treatment decisions, insulin dosing, emergency alerts, diagnosis or as a replacement for approved diabetes applications, CGM systems or medical devices.