Project and task management
RescueTime alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
ActivityWatch/activitywatch★18,521 GitHub starsMPL-2.0 licenceCross-platform automated time tracker with background watchers, server ingestion, and a web dashboard.Open on GitHub ↗JerryZLiu/Dayflow★6,819 GitHub starsMIT licenceLocal-first automatic work journal that turns your screen activity into a timeline of work.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Years of historical activity data and derived baselines
- Polished cross-platform agent stability and browser extension coverage
- Broad third-party integrations and enterprise billing/invoice options
- Brand recognition and large existing user community
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches RescueTime, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.