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---
name: "ActivityWatch Cross-Platform Automated Time Tracker and Productivity Analyzer"
slug: "activitywatch-automated-time-tracker"
- description: "ActivityWatch is a privacy-first, open-source automated time tracker that records application usage, browser activity, and AFK status across Windows, macOS, and Linux. With 16k+ GitHub stars, it provides detailed productivity analytics without sending data to external servers."
+ description: "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."
github_stars: 17242
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch"
author: "ActivityWatch"
category: "Calendar, Email & Productivity"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
github_repo: "ActivityWatch/activitywatch"
github_stars: 17242
---
# 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. With 16k+ GitHub stars, it provides detailed productivity analytics without sending data to external servers.
+ 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/)