# Timecop (open-source security and privacy app)

> Timecop is a free, open-source security and privacy app for Linux. A time tracking app that respects your privacy and the gets the job done without being fancy. It has 885 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license.

A time tracking app that respects your privacy and gets the job done without getting too fancy. I'd rather not do time-tracking at all, but since its a necessity for my work, it's either use an app or keep track of things manually (which I'm terrible at). There are many time tracking apps on the app stores (and I have tried several of them), but each of them has at least one pain point that eventually drives me off—some cost more money than I think they should, others have (what I consider) poorly designed interfaces, some are way too complicated, some don't export data easily, most require…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/hamaluik/timecop |
| Platforms | Linux |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 885 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Dart |
| Website | https://timecop.app/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Password managers, encryption & privacy |
| Latest release | v1.8.0 (Nov 11, 2022) |
| Last commit | Aug 17, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub ca.hamaluik.Timecop
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/ca.hamaluik.Timecop

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