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The best open source alternative to Project Hamster is ActivityWatch. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Project Hamster and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Project Hamster are TimeScribe, Kimai, Cattr and Furtherance.

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  1. ActivityWatch icon

    ActivityWatch

     558 likes

    Open-source, cross-platform app tracks time on devices, providing productivity insights, anti-procrastination tools, and Pomodoro timers in a privacy-focused, no third-party data system, customizable by user extensions, making it a versatile alternative to RescueTime and ManicTime.

    98 ActivityWatch alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Rust
    • Python
    • Chromium
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    ActivityWatch vs Project Hamster Comments
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    Negative
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    Follows windows titles, not actual tasks

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • ActivityWatch is Free and Open SourceProject Hamster is also Free and Open Source
    • ActivityWatch is Privacy focused and LightweightProject Hamster is not according to our users
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    TimeScribe

     18 likes

    TimeScribe lets you effortlessly start, stop, and pause your work time with just a click, ensuring a straightforward time tracking experience. The app provides an intuitive dashboard to monitor your daily activities, including breaks, and allows you to customize your weekly work...

    71 TimeScribe alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  4. Kimai icon

    Kimai

     38 likes

    Kimai is a free open source time tracker. It tracks work time and prints out a summary of your activities on demand. Yearly, monthly, daily, by customer, by project, by action …

    116 Kimai alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Track and manage your (work) times with Kimai or export them.
     
  5. Cattr icon

    Cattr

     25 likes

    Cattr is a free open-source self-hosted time tracker with desktop clients for windows, mac, linux. The key features are built-in screenshot capture, activity detection.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Desktop client
     
  6. Furtherance icon

    Furtherance

     6 likes

    Furtherance is a time tracking app. It allows you to track time spent on different activities without worrying about your data being captured and sold.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    Timer
     
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    Timewarrior

     6 likes

    Timewarrior is a command line time tracking application, which allows you to record time spent on activities. You may be tracking your time for curiosity, or because your work requires it. At its simplest, you tell it to start and stop tracking time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    Stopping recording and viewing a summary of intervals.
     
  9. Watson icon

    Watson

     6 likes

    Watson is a command-line time-tracking tool written in Python. By default, all data is saved locally. It supports projects, tags, reporting, and CSV/JSON export. Data sync is supported with the optional self-hosted crick server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Track Work Time

     5 likes

    Android app to track your work time via WiFi or location and categorize each recorded intervall by a predefined client/task and a free text.

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  11. iTracksy icon

    iTracksy

     2 likes

    Open-source time tracking application for personal and team productivity. Track your time, analyze performance, and boost productivity with our free, privacy-focused desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    Dashboard
     
  12. Koncentro icon

    Koncentro

     3 likes

    A powerful productivity app combining Pomodoro technique, task management, and website blocking.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  13. Timed icon

    Timed

     Like

    Timed is an open source time tracking tool for self hosting, written in python (backend) and javascript (frontend).

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  14. ARBTT icon

    ARBTT

     13 likes

    ARBTT, the Automatic Rule-Base Time Tracker, is a window logger that runs in background and logs for all opened windows:

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    • Linux
    Stats example
     
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