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24 alternatives to TimeSnapper for Mac is available now
Previously I told HN about the beta for TimeSnapper on Mac and many of you signed up and contributed feedback and suggestions during the beta, or responded with helpful comments in that thread[1]. TimeSnapper is now available in the Mac App Store, here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/timesnapper/id1456327684?mt=12 Thank you very much to the 'Show HN' readers who helped us get here today. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19698363
TimeSnapper for Mac is now available on the Mac App Store. The software helps users track and manage their time by capturing activity snapshots throughout the day. It is designed for Mac users who need to monitor how… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TimeSnapper for Mac is available now launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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TimeSnapper has been a windows-only product for a decade, we’re now at beta stage in our Mac version which you can use by joining here: http://www.secretgeek.net/ts_mac_beta
2019 · its alternatives →
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Autotimer▲108Hands-free time tracking app for the Mac status bar
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Instant for Mac▲132A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Sunrise for Mac▲526Mac app for the awesome Sunrise calendar
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Howdy, gang; After almost two weeks of sitting in Apple's approval queue, my new app Timebar is finally available. I think it has a pretty innovative UI feature, so I wanted to float it by Hacker News. It's a timer app that turns your Mac's menu bar into a sort of virtual hourglass. Your menu bar starts out tinted blue (or whatever colour you pick) and it slowly drains from right-to-left until your time is up. It works very well for situations where you want to keep track of time, but don't need to be super precise. The menu bar is easy to glance up at, and it doesn't take long to happen…
2013 · whimsicalifornia.com · its alternatives →
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Harpoon for Mac▲115A beautiful time-tracking companion for Mac
2017 · harpoonapp.com · its alternatives →
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The only truly free time tracker & timesheet for teams
2018 · clockify.me · its alternatives →
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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…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Time Ledger▲323Manage your time like you manage your money.
Feb 2026 · sobo-link.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Chronoid▲51Hi HN, I've been building Chronoid, a native macOS time tracker. It runs in the menu bar and automatically logs apps, windows, and file activity using macOS accessibility APIs. Everything is stored locally, no sync or cloud service. At first I tried using DuckDB as the storage engine. It looked promising for analytics, but after ~2 weeks I realized it was overkill for my needs—extra dependencies, trickier integration, and not much real benefit at the scale of a single-user app. I switched to SQLite, and it turned out to be the simpler, more reliable choice. The codebase got smaller and the…
Nov 2025 · chronoid.app · its alternatives →
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Track the time you spend on websites in your Mac Menubar 🕑🌏💻
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Chunk▲298Hi HN Dudley here, tech lead on Chunk. Chunk is a macOS menu bar app for time-blocking. It opens with Cmd + / and slides down over whatever you're doing - including fullscreen apps. There's also a live countdown in the tray for the current block. Click-and-drag to create blocks, day/week views, Google/Outlook/Apple Calendar sync, Apple Reminders integration, and a Todo mode where tasks can be dragged onto the timeline. Templates and Routines let you build an ideal day once and auto-apply it on chosen weekdays. There's a local MCP server, so you can ask Claude Desktop to…
2025 · chunkapp.net · its alternatives →
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RescueTime▲319Analytics on your daily habits and productivity
2014 · rescuetime.com · its alternatives →
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Free mac menubar app for getting things done
2018 · its alternatives →
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Automate your time-tracking, forget about the timer. Forever
2019 · timemator.com · its alternatives →
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The most popular time tracking app for Mac. Daily periodically asks what you’re doing, so you never forget to track your time again. Try it for free today!
2020 · dailytimetracking.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · rinik.net · its alternatives →
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