activitywatch ☆

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Description:
Time tracker

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 0.13.2@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @ActivityWatch | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: time-tracker productivity activity-monitoring privacy analytics

Install: brew install --cask activitywatch

About:
ActivityWatch is an open-source, privacy-first time tracker that automatically logs application usage, window focus, and user activity across devices. It provides detailed insights into how you spend your time on your computer without sending data to the cloud. The tool helps users understand their digital habits to improve productivity and work-life balance.

Key Features:

Automatic activity tracking (apps, windows, keyboard/mouse)
Local-first architecture with complete data privacy
Extensible with watchers and plugins
Cross-platform support (macOS, Windows, Linux)
Dashboard with detailed analytics and visualizations

Use Cases:

Tracking time spent on different applications and projects for billing or productivity analysis
Understanding and reducing digital distractions or time-wasting activities
Monitoring work patterns to improve focus and work-life balance

Alternatives:

RescueTime – ActivityWatch is free, open-source, and privacy-focused, while RescueTime is proprietary with cloud sync and subscription tiers
Toggl Track – Toggl is manual-entry focused with team features, while ActivityWatch is automatic and local-first

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 5, 2025 2:15pm	0.13.2	0	VERSION_BUMP	0946f32c
Jun 30, 2024 11:12am	0.13.1	0	VERSION_BUMP	1bf40964