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ActivityWatch is an open-source, self-hosted app in the HR & Time Tracking category, licensed MPL-2.0 and written mainly in Python. It has 19,367 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 22, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
19,367
Forks
1,052
Open issues
127
Commits, last 12 months
180
Last commit
Oct 22, 2026
Latest release
v0.14.1Oct 10, 2026
Created
Apr 27, 2016
License
MPL-2.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 22, 2026, 180 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 22, 2026
Commits, last 12 months180
Latest releasev0.14.1 (Oct 10, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months2
Releases, all time75
Open issues127
Open pull requests14
Good first issues0
Contributing guideYes
Security policyYes
CreatedApr 27, 2016

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About ActivityWatch

Automatically track how you spend time on your devices.

Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch.

Topics

  • quantified-self
  • activitywatch
  • productivity
  • time-tracking
  • time-tracker
  • afk
  • cross-platform
  • app
  • timetracker
  • analytics

Repository preview

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FAQ

ActivityWatch FAQ

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Is ActivityWatch free and open source?

Yes. ActivityWatch is open-source software released under the MPL-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run ActivityWatch with Docker?

ActivityWatch does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Python), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.

What are the best alternatives to ActivityWatch?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to ActivityWatch include solidtime, Frappe HR and Ever Gauzy.

Is ActivityWatch actively maintained?

The most recent commit to ActivityWatch was on Oct 22, 2026 with 180 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v0.14.1, published Oct 10, 2026. It had 127 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.