ActivityWatch is a privacy-first, open-source automated time tracker that records application usage, browser activity, and AFK status across Windows, macOS, and Linux. It provides detailed productivity analytics without sending data to external servers.
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# ActivityWatch Cross-Platform Automated Time Tracker and Productivity Analyzer
ActivityWatch is a privacy-first, open-source automated time tracker that records application usage, browser activity, and AFK status across Windows, macOS, and Linux. It provides detailed productivity analytics without sending data to external servers.
## Installation
Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- aw-server (Python) - The current default implementation
- **Client libraries:** Language-specific libraries like aw-client (Python), aw-client-js, and aw-client-rust that wrap REST endpoints for programmatic access
Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [Installation & Usage](#installation--usage)
- Downloads are available on the [releases page](https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/releases).
- For instructions on how to get started, please see the [guide in the documentation](https://docs.activitywatch.net/en/latest/getting-started.html).
- Source: https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch/HEAD/README.md
## Source
- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/activitywatch-automated-time-tracker/)
