DeskTime Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to DeskTime is ActivityWatch, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Toggl Track, TimeScribe, RescueTime and ManicTime. Time Tracking Tools like DeskTime are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, the web, iPhone and Android.

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  1. Project Hamster icon
     68 likes

    Project Hamster is time tracking for individuals. It helps you to keep track on how much time you have spent during the day on activities you choose to track.

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flatpak
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  2. HPR is a compiled C++23 activity tracker that runs completely offline with zero background servers, zero web UI, and zero telemetry.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Insightful icon
     192 likes

    Monitor and enhance productivity with real-time insights, track time, manage remote teams effectively, and streamline workflows. Insightful offers scalable, secure solutions available in both Cloud and On-Premise, supporting flexible work environments with ease of deployment.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  4. Paymo icon
     78 likes

    Streamline task management with visual boards, schedule resources, track time and expenses automatically, invoice clients, collaborate with teams and clients on one platform, monitor project profitability and performance, and manage work on mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  5. TimeCamp icon
     34 likes

    TimeCamp logs hours hands-free in the background — no timers, no chasing. Real-time margin on every client and project. Time, attendance, reporting, and capacity planning in one login. Automatic capture, not clock-watching. Stop guessing. Start knowing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
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  6. VeloTime icon
     3 likes

    Minimalist timesheet tool with keyboard-driven, spreadsheet-like interface, rapid hotkey input, smart audit-ready markers, privacy-first design, no tracking, and streamlined billable hour reviews, built for software teams and remote agency professionals.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Fostie icon
     3 likes

    This isn’t just another timer app. It’s a simple, elegant, and powerful tool that lives in your menu bar—always there when you need it, never in your way. Set custom timers. Name them. Save them. Start, pause, reset, and remove with a single click. No distractions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Micro Timer icon
     4 likes

    Micro Timer is a tiny, microwave-inspired timer app for Android. Instead of inventing yet another clever, pretty, tedious method of inputing time, Micro Timer uses the tried-and-true 10-key pad commonly found on microwave ovens.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  9. WatchMe icon
     17 likes

    WatchMe is a free (premium available) simple timer program to time a number of different tasks or events together or independently of each other.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. DevGlobe icon
     3 likes

    Connect your IDE, show up on the globe, and showcase your projects to a community of builders. Track your coding stats, discover what others are working on, and get noticed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • JetBrains IDE
    • Claude Code
    • OpenAI Codex
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Neovim
    • OpenCode
    • Zed
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