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Products that do what Time Shelf does

Minimalist, privacy-first MacOS time tracker.

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   Pomodoro Time▲420

   Simple Pomodoro timer in your Mac's menu bar

   2016

2. 2
   Daily Grind▲270

   Menubar time tracker for MacOS

   2025

3. 3
   Autotimer▲108

   Hands-free time tracking app for the Mac status bar

   2018

4. 4AP
   Automatic private time tracking for OS X▲429

   2016 · qotoqot.com

5. 5
   TimeKeeper▲97

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

   2018

6. 6
   Progress Bar OSX▲644

   This is your life and it's ending ⏳ one minute at a time

   2018 · progressbarosx.com

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   Instant - Website Time Tracker▲79

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

   2018

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   Timeow▲74

   Active usage time tracker in Mac's menu bar

   2022

9. 9
   Time▲241

   Time Zones and Meetings in your macOS menu bar

   Dec 2025

10. 10
    Timebar: Beat Procrastination▲70

    Free mac menubar app for getting things done

    2018

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    Dayflow – A git log for your day▲480

    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…

    Sep 2025 · github.com

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    FlagTimes▲409

    The macOS app for anyone working in multiple timezones.

    2017

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    Timelogger Plus▲103

    Keep track of your time

    2022

14. 14
    TimeBars▲107

    Adds multiple timeframe progress bars to your macOS menu.

    2019

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    Clockify for Mac▲84

    The only truly free time tracker & timesheet for teams

    2018

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    Sprints▲134

    The quick and simple Pomodoro timer for Mac

    2020

17. 17
    Time▲413

    An AI-powered time-tracking app

    2017

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    Coffee▲356

    A tiny time tracker for your next big project

    2022

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    Timing 2▲203

    Automatic time and productivity tracking for Mac.

    2017

20. 20
    AppTrack▲74

    Track the apps you use & capture the time spent in each one

    2017

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    tinyTimeSheet▲114

    A basic time sheet for Mac.

    2017

22. 22
    PaceBar▲130

    A quiet pace instrument for your Mac

    May 2026 · pacebar.app

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    Paymo Track▲104

    Automatically track and register time spent on desktop apps

    2023

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    TimeGauge▲13

    Time Progress in Menu Bar

    Jun 2026 · timegauge.minilabs.cc

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