ActivityWatch
The best free and open-source automated time tracker. Cross-platform, extensible, privacy-focused. observed · 2026-10-07
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 66
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3828
- days_rel: 14
- days_push: 14
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
19085 stars · 1030 forks observed · 2026-10-07
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-19, confidence 0.97
ActivityWatch is a free, open-source automated time‑tracker that records how you spend time on your devices. It stores all data locally and provides a web UI and desktop client for analysis.
Use cases
- track how much time I spend on each application or website
- monitor my screen time habits across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
- generate daily or weekly reports of my productivity
- visualize time spent on projects, games, and media
- track coding activity in editors like VS Code or Vim
When to choose
- when you need a privacy‑first time tracker that keeps data on your device
- if you want a cross‑platform solution that works on desktop and Android
- when you prefer an extensible system with custom watchers and plugins
- if you want a free alternative to commercial services like RescueTime
When to avoid
- if you require cloud‑based syncing out of the box
- when you need deep integration with enterprise monitoring tools
- if you prefer a lightweight CLI‑only tracker without a GUI
Facets
application · maturity active
logging monitoring analytics desktop-framework developer-tools data-science windows time-tracking quantified-self privacy-first cross-platform open-source web-interface self-tracking macos linux android web-server
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch · fetched 2026-10-07 · 1f2bc196095c
- homepage: https://activitywatch.net/ · fetched 2026-10-05 · 20966d73965c
- site_page: https://docs.activitywatch.net/en/latest · fetched 2026-10-05 · e98e17b2af55
- site_page: https://docs.activitywatch.net/en/latest/getting-started.html · fetched 2026-10-05 · f1445a09a612
- site_page: https://docs.activitywatch.net/en/latest/faq.html · fetched 2026-10-05 · 44f29f41e6d8
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/aw-client/json · fetched 2026-10-05 · 3c237444c9ad
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ActivityWatch/activitywatch | main | 87 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-watcher-web | plugin | 86 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-server-rust | backend | 76 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-watcher-vscode | plugin | 32 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-android | plugin | 97 |
| ActivityWatch/awesome-activitywatch | docs | 59 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-watcher-input | plugin | 32 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-webui | frontend | 76 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-watcher-window | plugin | 76 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-server | backend | 76 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-watcher-vim | plugin | 32 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-watcher-window-wayland | plugin | 69 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-import-screentime | plugin | 71 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-watcher-spotify | plugin | 66 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-watcher-afk | plugin | 76 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-client | sdk | 66 |
| ActivityWatch/aw-tauri | plugin | 74 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="ActivityWatch/activitywatch")
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