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WakaTime

Automatic time tracking for programmers, straight from the code editor.

Visit WakaTime4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web, Windows, macOS

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What is WakaTime?

WakaTime tracks how much time you spend coding by using plugins for your editor, then shows dashboards of projects, languages and focus time, along with AI coding usage. It has plugins for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Vim, Neovim, Emacs, Sublime Text, Zed, Xcode, Visual Studio and many more, including some AI coding command-line tools. The free plan includes unlimited projects, weekly coding reports, one goal, shareable project charts and a public leaderboard, with one week of dashboard history. Paid plans add longer history, more goals, private leaderboards and team features.

Pros: what WakaTime does well

  • Tracks coding time automatically with no timers
  • Plugins for a very wide range of editors
  • Free plan includes weekly reports and unlimited projects

Cons: where it falls short

  • Free dashboard only shows one week of history
  • Team features and longer history need a paid plan

Who WakaTime is for

Developers who want to see where their coding time actually goes.

Who can skip it

People who do not write code day to day.

WakaTime alternatives

Not sold on WakaTime? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Time Management resources

Rize

Focus: focus metrics, automatic and reports. Shares time tracking with WakaTime. A desktop app, not a web app. Paid but Affordable (WakaTime: Freemium). Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppPaid but AffordablemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Timewarrior

Focus: timesheets, command line and open source. Shares time tracking with WakaTime. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (WakaTime: Freemium). Adds Offline. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.5Visit

Wakapi

Focus: wakatime, open source and github. Shares time tracking and coding stats with WakaTime. Free (WakaTime: Freemium). Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

SunsamaEditor's pick, verified

Focus: daily planning, timeboxing and calm. Also in Time Management and Personal Productivity, like WakaTime. Expensive (WakaTime: Freemium). Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.6 (WakaTime: 4.5).

Web AppExpensiveWeb, macOS
4.6Visit

e.ggtimer

Focus: timer, countdown and pomodoro. Also in Time Management and Focus, like WakaTime. Free (WakaTime: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (WakaTime: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit

vClock

Focus: timer, alarm and stopwatch. Also in Time Management and Focus, like WakaTime. Free (WakaTime: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (WakaTime: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit

Free alternatives to WakaTime

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

hop

Focus: macos, menu bar and utilities. Also in Personal Productivity and Time Management, like WakaTime. A Mac app, not a web app. Free (WakaTime: Freemium). Same 4.5 rating.

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.5Visit

Workrave

Focus: break reminder, rsi prevention and healthy work. Also in Focus and Time Management, like WakaTime. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (WakaTime: Freemium). Adds Offline. Rated 4.4 (WakaTime: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, Linux
4.4Visit

ActivityWatch

Focus: screen time, privacy and open source. Shares time tracking with WakaTime. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (WakaTime: Freemium). Adds Android, Chrome and Firefox. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit

Dayflow

Focus: work journal, daily standup and local ai. Shares time tracking with WakaTime. A Mac app, not a web app. Free (WakaTime: Freemium). Same 4.5 rating.

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.5Visit

Super Productivity

Focus: to-do list, timeboxing and open source. Shares time tracking with WakaTime. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (WakaTime: Freemium). Adds Android and iOS. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreeLinux, macOS
4.5Visit

Cuckoo

Focus: pomodoro, focus timer and remote teams. Also in Focus and Time Management, like WakaTime. Free (WakaTime: Freemium). Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit
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