ActivityWatch is an open-source time tracker that helps you monitor and analyze how you spend time on your devices. It is designed with privacy in mind, allowing users to keep their data locally or sync it across devices.
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ActivityWatch - Open-source time tracker
The best free and open-source automated time tracker. Cross-platform, extensible, local/privacy-first.
Open-source time tracker
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Key Features
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- Web Interface: A user-friendly web interface that displays activity overviews, including most used applications and websites (requires browser extension), and a timeline of activities.\n
- Tray Icon: Quick access to manage ActivityWatch services and receive notifications if a service crashes.\n
- Data Export: Users can export their data as JSON files either from the web UI or programmatically via the REST API.\n
- Pause Logging: Temporarily stop data collection by unchecking specific watchers in the tray icon menu, useful for maintaining privacy during sensitive tasks.\n
- Categorization: Organize data with custom categories like 'Work', 'Gaming', or 'Social Media' using rules based on window titles and application names.\n
- Extensible: ActivityWatch can be extended with custom watchers, visualizations, and importers, making it highly customizable to fit various needs.\n\n
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ActivityWatch Screenshots
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Suggested Developer Use Cases
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- Integrate ActivityWatch to track time spent on different projects and optimize productivity workflows for clients.\n
- Incorporate ActivityWatch with other tools to provide detailed reports on software usage patterns for team management.\n
- Leverage ActivityWatch's extensibility to create custom solutions for client-specific requirements without building from scratch.\n\n
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| Stars | Last commit | Project status |
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| Star | Sunday, December 3, 2023 | 🌟 Healthy |
