I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the whole year

Re:I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the who... by ad404b8a372f2b9 on Sunday January 03, 2021 @12:53PM (#25623429)

Does one of those allow easy input of activity with a single button click without required login and cloud use? Also are they free?

I tried to find an easy tracking workflow a few years back but all the apps had hidden dark patterns so I gave up.

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Re:I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the who... by gingerlime on Sunday January 03, 2021 @01:18PM (#25623657)

I'd be happy skipping the free part for something that preserves my privacy. Off the list GP posted, the first name -- ActivityWatch -- seems to hit the mark? open source, privacy-first, cross-platform according to the homepage[0]. Never even heard of it until now, but I might give it a try :)

[0] https://activitywatch.net/

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Re:I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the who... by ad404b8a372f2b9 on Sunday January 03, 2021 @08:46PM (#25627142)

I couldn't find a way to add a task on the android version, only the ability to sort automatically tracked phone usage into categories.

I don't mind paying a one time fee but those I had seen used a subscription model.

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Re:I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the who... by axetheone on Sunday January 03, 2021 @05:49PM (#25625995)

I've picked up ActivityWatch an year ago precisely due to those factors and I'm quite happy with it.

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Re:I logged my activities at 15-minute intervals for the who... by miguelrochefort on Sunday January 03, 2021 @05:22PM (#25625784)

ActivityWatch is the one I'm using. It even runs on my Android phone.

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