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ActivityWatch

FREEMIUM

Track time automatically with privacy-first design

VG SCORE
8.5
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Product Details

PricingFreemium
Free Trial✅ perpetual (freemium model)
API✅ REST
Learning CurveModerate
Integrations8 available

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PROS & CONS

STRENGTHS

  • Exceptional privacy and data ownership as everything is stored locally.
  • Highly transparent and trustworthy due to its open-source nature.
  • Completely free core functionality with no arbitrary limits.

WEAKNESSES

  • −Requires manual configuration for advanced categorization and filtering.
  • −User interface and setup can be less intuitive than commercial alternatives.

KEY FEATURES

Cross-Platform Support

Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.

Automatic Time Tracking

Runs in the background to log application and website usage without manual input.

Open Source & Extensible

Source code is freely available, allowing for customization and community contributions.

Detailed Visual Reports

Provides charts and breakdowns of your activity data for analysis.

WHO IS ActivityWatch BEST FOR?

Freelancers and remote workers

They need to automatically track billable hours and project time without manual input, ensuring accurate invoicing and productivity insights.

Productivity-conscious individuals and students

They want to understand and optimize their daily computer usage patterns with a tool that respects their data.

INTEGRATIONS

Browser extensionsDesktop apps (Windows, macOS, Linux)CSV/JSON exportDesktop ApplicationsLocal File SystemCustom ScriptsThird-party visualization toolsSelf-hosted servers

TECHNICAL DETAILS

LEARNING CURVE
MODERATE — FEW HOURS
FREE TRIAL

✓ perpetual (freemium model)

API

✓ REST

FIELD REPORTS (0)

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DOSSIER

LAST VERIFIED MAR 23, 2026
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FILED UNDER

Project Management

ALTERNATIVES

Billable for macOS7.5/10
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INTEGRATIONS

Browser extensionsDesktop apps (Windows, macOS, Linux)CSV/JSON exportDesktop ApplicationsLocal File SystemCustom ScriptsThird-party visualization toolsSelf-hosted servers

PRICING MODEL

freemium

BEST FOR

Freelancers and remote workers Productivity-conscious individuals and students

FEATURES

Has API Free Trial

FINAL ASSESSMENT

APPROVED — WORTH YOUR MONEY

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