https://github.com/dindinyt37/public-ip-tracker

A lightweight Windows system tray utility that monitors and logs public IP address changes
https://github.com/dindinyt37/public-ip-tracker

cpp csv ip-address ip-tracking monitoring networking system-tray utility winapi windows

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A lightweight Windows system tray utility that monitors and logs public IP address changes

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dindinyt37/public-ip-tracker
• Owner: DindinYT37
• License: mit
• Created: 2025-01-29T18:50:24.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-02-15T20:28:17.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-15T21:19:50.336Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: cpp, csv, ip-address, ip-tracking, monitoring, networking, system-tray, utility, winapi, windows
• Language: C++
• Homepage:
• Size: 12.7 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Public IP Tracker

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A Windows system tray application that monitors and logs changes to your public IP address.

## Overview

Public IP Tracker is a lightweight Windows utility that runs in your system tray and monitors changes to your public IP address. When a change is detected, it automatically logs the timestamp and new IP address to a CSV file for easy tracking and analysis.

## Features

- Runs in system tray with minimal resource usage

- Automatically checks public IP every 5 seconds

- Logs IP changes with timestamps to CSV file

- Multiple IP checking services for reliability

- Right-click menu to view or open log file

- Supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses

- Zero configuration required

- Minimal CPU and memory footprint

## Installation

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page

2. Run the executable

3. The application will start in your system tray

No installation required - just download and run.

## Building from Source

### Prerequisites

- MinGW with g++

- Visual Studio Build Tools 2022

- Visual Studio Code (recommended)

### Build Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   ```bash

   git clone https://github.com/DindinYT37/public-ip-tracker.git

   cd public-ip-tracker

   ```

2. Open in VS Code and build:

   - Press F5 for debug build

   - Run "build" task for release build

### Build Options

- Debug build: Includes console window for debugging

- Release build: No console window, runs silently in system tray

## Usage

1. Run the application

2. Look for the IP Logger icon in your system tray

3. Right-click the icon for options:

   - Reveal CSV: Opens Explorer with the log file selected

   - Open CSV: Opens the log file in your default CSV application

   - Exit: Closes the application

The log file (ip_log.csv) will be created in the same directory as the executable.

## CSV Format

The log file uses a simple CSV format:

```csv

Timestamp,IP Address

2024-01-01 12:00:00,192.168.1.1

```

## Contributing

Please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on contributing to this project.

## License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

## Acknowledgments

- Thanks to various IP checking services:

  - checkip.amazonaws.com

  - api.ipify.org

  - icanhazip.com

  - ipinfo.io