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4 self-hosted RescueTime alternatives

RescueTime is a SaaS time-tracking and productivity analytics tool that automatically records app and website usage, produces reports, dashboards and alerts, and provides insights for individuals and teams to analyze focus, time allocation, and work habits.

Alternatives to RescueTime

Open-source, privacy-first automated time tracker with local storage, extensible watchers, and dashboards for analyzing app, browser, and coding activity.

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18.8k stars1k forksMPL-2.0last commit Actively maintained

Modern open-source time tracking for freelancers and teams, with projects, tasks, clients, rates, reporting, and PDF invoicing in one place.

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8.9k stars504 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Minimalist, self-hosted WakaTime-compatible backend to track coding time with dashboards, leaderboards, badges, reports, and a REST API.

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4.4k stars299 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Open-source, tag-based time tracker that records time spans with tags and provides customizable dashboards, calendar/list views, themes, and Docker deployment.

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1.6k stars94 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

What replacing RescueTime actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 4 of 4 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: MPL-2.0, AGPL-3.0, MIT, GPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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