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On the recordRead 9 Oct 202619 facts
ActivityWatch
ActivityWatch · Sweden · founded 2014
Plans and prices
Personal
$5a month
For individuals · all features remain free; subscription funds development
Read 9 Oct 2026 · activitywatch.net
Business
$20a month
For teams and companies · minimum one seat · VAT invoice with reverse-charge for EU VAT numbers
Read 9 Oct 2026 · activitywatch.net
Personal yearly
$50a year
For individuals · two months free · all features remain free
Read 9 Oct 2026 · activitywatch.net
Believer
$450one-time
One-time contribution · described as a ten-year vote of confidence
Read 9 Oct 2026 · activitywatch.net
On the record
- Accuracy
- The project describes its collected data and statistics as estimates whose accuracy varies by use case and data type.docs.activitywatch.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- API
- ActivityWatch uses a REST API for communication between its server and clients, and its documentation says the API is under development and subject to change.docs.activitywatch.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Browser extensions
- Browser extensions track the active tab, and the FAQ lists Chrome, Firefox, and Edge extensions for web activity tracking.docs.activitywatch.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Categories
- Users can break down usage into categories to get an overview of their activity.activitywatch.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Core tracking
- The included window watcher tracks the active application or window, and the AFK watcher detects mouse and keyboard inactivity.activitywatch.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data export
- Yesactivitywatch.net · read 20 Sep 2026
- Desktop app
- Yesactivitywatch.net · read 20 Sep 2026
- Extensibility
- ActivityWatch uses modular watchers, and users can create custom watchers through its REST API; community watchers include VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, and Spotify.docs.activitywatch.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Free access
- The project states that its software has no premium tiers, usage limits, or ads and is licensed under MPL-2.0.docs.activitywatch.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Local data
- The FAQ says tracking data is stored in a local SQLite database and is not sent to a cloud service.docs.activitywatch.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- bothactivitywatch.net · read 20 Sep 2026
- Notable limitation
- The FAQ says the active window watcher is completely disabled in Wayland compositors such as GNOME Mutter, while an experimental Tauri distribution starting with v0.14 bundles awatcher for Linux Wayland support.docs.activitywatch.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Platform support
- ActivityWatch runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android; macOS version and architecture availability varies by release.docs.activitywatch.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Project tracking
- Yesactivitywatch.net · read 20 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- ActivityWatch automatically tracks how users spend time on their devices, including applications and websites.activitywatch.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project offers community discussion through its forum and Discord server, and says development is volunteer-built and may slow at times.activitywatch.net · read 9 Oct 2026
- User control
- Users can export, delete, or back up their data at any time.docs.activitywatch.net · read 9 Oct 2026
