# ActivityWatch/activitywatch

The best free and open-source automated time tracker. Cross-platform, extensible, privacy-focused.

Repository: https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/activitywatch
Homepage: https://activitywatch.net/
Language: Python
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: quantified-self, activitywatch, productivity, time-tracking, time-tracker, afk, cross-platform, app, timetracker, analytics, dashboard, timetracking
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:45:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3780, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 697, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 18726, forks 991 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:27.065318+00:00)

## What it is
ActivityWatch is a free, open-source, automated time tracker that records which applications, windows, and websites you use across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. All data is stored locally in a SQLite database with a web dashboard, and it is extensible via custom watchers, browser extensions, and editor plugins.

## Use cases
- track how I spend time on my computer automatically
- open-source alternative to RescueTime
- monitor productivity and screen time locally
- track time spent per project or app
- lifelogging and quantified-self activity tracking
- measure work-life balance from device usage

## When to choose
- you want privacy-first, local-only time tracking with no cloud upload
- you need cross-platform tracking including Linux and Android
- you want an extensible tracker with custom watchers and API access
- you want a free alternative to RescueTime, ManicTime, or WakaTime

## When to avoid
- you need team time tracking or cloud sync across devices out of the box
- you need invoicing or billable-hours features for client work
- you require iOS support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: analytics, monitoring, data-visualization, self-hosted
- domain: developer-tools, analytics, privacy, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: time-tracking, quantified-self, local-first, screen-time, lifelogging, macos, linux, android

## Member repositories
- ActivityWatch/activitywatch (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:27.065318+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:01:19.292029+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:27.065318+00:00, sha 216c4818f323)
  - homepage: https://activitywatch.net/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:23.012699+00:00, sha c547f6e42ef8)
  - site_page: https://docs.activitywatch.net/en/latest (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:23.022194+00:00, sha 111edf44b522)
  - site_page: https://docs.activitywatch.net/en/latest/getting-started.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:23.024156+00:00, sha f1445a09a612)
  - site_page: https://docs.activitywatch.net/en/latest/faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:23.026230+00:00, sha 44f29f41e6d8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.