Activity Watch - Free No Effort Time Tracker
Activity Watch is a free
no effort time tracker that can keep track of how long you use every app
on you Mac while running in the background. You can categorize your apps
so that you can see how much time you spent working, gaming, choosing
music or watching video. There are browser extensions that work with it
to break down your time per tab if you desire that kind of granularity.
The app runs in the background and the results can be viewed in your
browser at localhost:5600. It is
open source, cross platform, privacy first and a great alternative to
services like RescueTime, ManicTime, and WakaTime.
Aside from the informative reports and graphics in the web interface, you can also download all the data collected as JSON files. Other useful features include a built-in stopwatch for you to use as you see fit and a timeline view.
The views available on the report page include:
- Top Applications
- Top Window Titles
- Top Categories
- Category Tree
- Top Browser URLs
- Top Editor Files