🟦 TeamsAlive v1.1

Stay active. Stay seen. Stay sane.

TeamsAlive is a lightweight, open-source utility designed for remote workers who need to step away from their desks without their status flipping to "Away." It works with Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, and any other application that tracks your idle time.

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✨ Why TeamsAlive?

• Take a real break: Step away to grab a coffee or clear your head before the next task without being "status-shamed."
• Relentless work ethic: Impress your boss with your unwavering availability, even when you're focusing on off-screen tasks.
• Privacy First: * 🛡️ 100% Open Source: Inspect the code yourself.
  • 🚫 No Viruses: Built with clean Python libraries.
  • 📭 No Telemetry: No tracking, no data collection, no background pings.
• Invisible Operation: Nudges your mouse by 1px and back every 60 seconds. It won't interrupt your typing, clicking, or gaming.

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👤 For end users — no Python needed

Check Releases in https://github.com/philippo-source/teams-alive/releases

Windows

1. Double-click TeamsAlive-Setup.exe
2. Follow the wizard (Next → Install → Finish)
3. TeamsAlive launches automatically ✅

macOS

1. Double-click TeamsAlive-1.0-macOS.dmg
2. Drag TeamsAlive into the Applications folder
3. First launch only: right-click the app → Open (to pass Gatekeeper)
4. When prompted, go to: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility → click + and add TeamsAlive (needed to move the mouse)
5. Launch TeamsAlive from Applications ✅

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🛠 For developers — build from source

Prerequisites (build machine only)

• Python 3.9+ (python.org)
• The build scripts install everything else automatically

Windows — build EXE + installer

build_windows.bat

Outputs:

• dist\TeamsAliveWin.exe — portable single file, no install needed
• TeamsAlive-Setup.exe — full setup wizard (requires NSIS)

macOS — build .app + DMG

chmod +x build_macos.sh && ./build_macos.sh

Outputs:

• dist/TeamsAlive.app — self-contained app bundle
• TeamsAlive-1.0-macOS.dmg — drag-and-drop disk image

Run directly from Python

pip install -r requirements.txt
python teams_alive.py

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⚙️ Configuration

INTERVAL = 60   # seconds between nudges  (top of teams_alive.py)

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📁 File overview

File	Purpose
teams_alive.py	Main application
requirements.txt	Python dependencies
build_windows.bat	One-click Windows build
build_macos.sh	One-click macOS build
teams_alive.spec	PyInstaller config
installer.nsi	NSIS installer script

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📄 License — MIT