Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Dayflow – A git log for your day

Hi HN! I've been building Dayflow, a macOS app that automatically tracks what you're actually working on (not just which apps you have open). Here's what it does: - It creates a semantic timeline of your day; - It does it by understanding the content on your screen (with local or cloud VLMs); - This allows you to see exactly where your time went without any manual logging. Traditional time trackers tell you "3 hours in Chrome" which is not very helpful. Dayflow actually understands if you're reading documentation, debugging code, or scrolling HN. Instead of "Chrome: 3 hours", you get…

Dayflow is a macOS app that automatically tracks work activities by analyzing screen content rather than just monitoring open applications. Using visual language models, it creates a semantic timeline of the user's… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Dayflow▲175

   Open source tools that help you get promoted

   Jun 2026 · dayflow.so · its alternatives →

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   Hours 2.0▲297

   The time tracker you will actually use. Now on the web.

   2016 · hourstimelord.com · its alternatives →

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   Coffee▲351

   A tiny time tracker for your next big project

   2022 · trycoffee.co · its alternatives →

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   Worklogs▲98

   Easy time tracking for remote teams working on Slack.

   2017 · worklogs.co · its alternatives →

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   Horae▲105

   Measure your life, log your hours and document your life

   2021 · its alternatives →

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   Trace▲254

   A time tracker that visualizes your app activity

   2024 · trytrace.app · its alternatives →

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   Instant - Website Time Tracker▲79

   Track the time you spend on websites in your Mac Menubar 🕑🌏💻

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Time tracking with plain text files▲94

   Command-line tool for time tracking in a human-readable, plain-text file format. - jotaen/klog

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Weekly Timelog▲115

   Automatic time tracker for developers

   2017 · weeklytimelog.com · its alternatives →

10. 10MT
    My time tracking tool for your text editor▲126

    2013 · wakati.me · its alternatives →

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    Flows · Time Tracker▲61

    Most time trackers are built for billing. Flows isn’t.

    Jun 2026 · flowsapp.io · its alternatives →

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    Timetrace – A simple CLI for tracking your working time▲51

    A simple CLI for tracking your working time. Contribute to dominikbraun/timetrace development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    FlowTracks▲17

    Hi HN, I made FlowTracks – a time tracker that shows how consistent you really are. I’ve tried a bunch of productivity tools: Pomodoro timers, TODO apps, time logs. They helped me focus or stay organized short-term — but none of them gave me a clear picture of how consistent I was over time. I wanted to know: - Which days I drift off - Whether I was improving week over week - When exactly my focus dropped during the day So I built FlowTracks. Originally it was just a tool for myself. But after using it daily for a few months, I realized it might help others too — so I put up a landing page…

    2025 · flow-tracks.com · its alternatives →

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    Timeretain – Track, visualize, and export your hours▲105

    Hi HN, I made this because I needed to track how much I work and on what. Timeretain allows you to track time using a fast, private feed of time cards. It displays your stats next to it, and you can filter to zoom in on a description or tag. You can always export what's in view. It's different from other time trackers because it's powerful and minimalist. Here's how I use it. I need to hold myself accountable. I want to know how much I've worked in a week, and Timeretain immediately shows that — no need to create extensive 'reports'. Next, a log of what I did is useful for standup. I can get…

    2023 · timeretain.com · its alternatives →

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    Worklog▲129

    Track tasks in your browser with your favorite time tracker

    2019 · worklogtracker.com · its alternatives →

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    Tim▲148

    Simple time tracker for macOS

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    DayFlow▲8

    Pure minimalist daily task tracking and prioritizing tool

    2025 · dayflow.pro · its alternatives →

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    Desklog.io▲122

    Time tracking app for remote employee and productivity tool

    2022 · desklog.io · its alternatives →

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    Timet▲81

    Time tracking made simple

    2021 · timet.io · its alternatives →

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    TimeKeeper▲97

    A simple way to keep track of your productivity for macOS ⏱

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Worked Today▲96

    Time tracking for teams who hate tracking time.

    2019 · worked.today · its alternatives →

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    Tascflow▲74

    Time tracker that stops automatically for breaks

    2020 · lunaconnect.io · its alternatives →

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    Flow OS▲74

    Measure yourself getting 1% better each day

    2022 · alligatorman.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

24. 24WJ
    We just released + open sourced our internal time tracking app Hours▲36

    2014 · happyhours.io · its alternatives →

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