WakaTime plugins are open source and only send meta-data needed to create your personal dashboard metrics.
Data sent by WakaTime plugins:
- path of the currently opened file, website, or app
- project names
- branch names
- editor names, for example ‘Vim’ or ‘VS Code’
- languages, for example ‘Python’ or ‘JavaScript’
- libraries/imports used, for example ‘Django’ or ‘Rails’
- line counts of opened files
- position of your cursor in opened files
- your computer’s hostname, like ‘MacbookPro.local’ or ‘HOME-PC’
- category, for example ‘Debugging’, ‘Building’, or ‘Coding’
- your computer’s operating system name
- your computer’s timezone
- …and of course, timestamps
We never share this data with third parties, and by default you’re not even shown on the public leaderboards. The metrics are worth it!
