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Life & fun · November 8, 2024

A macOS app and window activity tracker

Trace - A time tracker that helps you understand how you spend your time

A macOS app and window activity tracker launched on November 8, 2024 with 11 votes, #1,506 of 4,990 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

In plain words

Trace is a macOS app that tracks application and window activity on a user's computer. The tool logs which programs are open and monitors window usage patterns, making it useful for anyone interested in understanding their daily computer habits. It launched in November 2024 and runs natively on macOS systems.

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