Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Watson is a command-line tool for tracking time on projects and tasks. Designed for developers and technical users who work from the terminal, it provides a straightforward way to log work hours and generate time… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Watson, a wonderful cli to track your time launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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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   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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   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…

   2025 · github.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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   Hours 2.0▲299

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

   2016 · hourstimelord.com · its alternatives →

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   Thyme, a simple CLI to measure human time and focus▲99

   2016 · text.sourcegraph.com · its alternatives →

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   My time tracking tool for your text editor▲126

   2013 · wakati.me · its alternatives →

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   Chronoscope▲117

   Automated time tracking for software teams

   2024 · chronoinnovation.com · its alternatives →

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    Timet▲81

    Time tracking made simple

    2021 · timet.io · its alternatives →

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    Lightweight time-management CLI tool▲72

    Lightweight time management CLI tool . Contribute to liviu-/ding development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Time▲413

    An AI-powered time-tracking app

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Timing 2▲203

    Automatic time and productivity tracking for Mac.

    2017 · timingapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Timeneye▲186

    Track time for your projects, without feeling like work

    2016 · timeneye.com · its alternatives →

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    Time▲93

    Non-intrusive in-chat time-tracker

    2019 · timebot.chat · its alternatives →

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    Chronoscope▲77

    Automatic time categorization for software engineering teams

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Timefibers▲96

    Automatic time and productivity tracker powered by AI

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    AI Productivity Analytics▲223

    The AI tool for time tracking

    2023 · reclaim.ai · its alternatives →

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    MonitUp AI Time Tracker▲185

    Let AI increase your productivity

    2023 · timetracking.monitup.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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    Hubstaff▲87

    Time tracking software with screenshots, activity levels...

    2015 · hubstaff.com · its alternatives →

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

    2014 · happyhours.io · its alternatives →

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    WeeklyTimelog CLI for Terminal▲7

    Automatically track SSH sessions, deployments, maintenance..

    2017 · weeklytimelog.com · its alternatives →

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    tinyTimeSheet▲114

    A basic time sheet for Mac.

    2017 · appcandy.de · its alternatives →

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