ActivityWatch

ActivityWatch is an open-source, cross-platform time tracker that monitors application usage. Its complex setup and lack of coding-specific insights can be challenging for developers. To save you nine minutes of reading, here’s the conclusion: The most plug-and-play, developer-first time tracker is WakaTime.

INSTALL THE PLUGIN

Editors Supported

600+

Languages Detected

1,175,436

Hours Coded this Week

Measure Your Coding

Real-time metrics per project, file, branch, commit, feature, operating system, editor/IDE, language, etc.

Gain Insights

Spend more time in JavaScript or Python? Your personal dashboard shows the metrics you care about.

Improve Your Productivity

Compete with your friends on private leaderboards, improve your daily coding average, and check your rank against other WakaTime users.

Used by Top Companies

WakaTime gives us insight into our development process and increases our impact as a team.

Scott Milliken

CEO of Mixrank

I use WakaTime to measure and improve my focus. Reading Deep Work by Cal Newport made me realize the importance of deep sustained focus. WakaTime seamlessly helps me achieve this goal, and I strongly recommend it.

Kirubakaran

Software consultant

I love the insight WakaTime gives me on my projects. With WakaTime I know exactly where my time went down to the file.

TJ Holowaychuk

Creator of Express.js

Open Source

We value Open Source and make a point to release all our plugins on GitHub under a BSD License.