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Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) remains the dominant causative agent of meningitis, community-acquired pneumonia, bacteremia and otitis media, globally. Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) burden is highest in younger children (less than two years), adults (older than 65 years), and those underlying immunocompromised and chronic conditions. The world health organisation (WHO) ranked S. pneumoniae at 12th among critical pathogens and placed pneumonia at 6th among the major cause of morbidity and mortality. In the age of modern technology where software application platform becomes a necessity for knowledge sharing and awareness, no software widget standout specifically for S. pneumoniae. To fill out the vital space, an application is developed for awareness against S. pneumoniae in sense of its epidemiology, route of invasion, symptoms, diagnosis, virulence factors, serotypes and available vaccines. Moreover, questionnaire-based assessment method is embedded for preliminary screening of pneumonia based on medical health conditions of a person.