DayReplay
DayReplay is an background app I built to track hourly work since existing tools were not fitting my needs. It reads foreground app title and browser context every 10 seconds on Windows and Mac using UIAutomation and AXUIElement respectively. Final output is CSV which can be grouped using categories defined in the app, so different projects can be billed appropriately.
DayReplay launched on June 24, 2026 with 2 votes.
What it does
Most time trackers either live in the cloud or stop at app names. DayReplay records your workday locally — apps, windows, and browser tabs — then reconstructs it so you review and bill in minutes. It reads metadata, not pixels: no screenshots, no keylogging. Everything stays in a local SQLite file you can open yourself; the only network call is an update check. Tab and URL context turns "Chrome for 4h" into defensible invoice rows. Windows and macOS, one license.
Reconstruct your workday automatically from app and browser activity. No timers, no screenshots, no keylogging — your data never leaves your device.
No screenshots. No keylogging. Captured activity stays on your device. See exactly what's captured → One row per session with the application you were using — plus the current URL and other open tab titles when you're in a supported browser. End-of-day review takes minutes instead of the manual reconstruction that typically drags into Friday afternoons. Sensible defaults out of the box — browsers, IDEs, mail clients, chat apps all detected. Pro lets you refine that with two kinds of rules: Every session lands in the right bucket, so the timeline reads as project work instead of generic app names. DayReplay samples the foreground app, window title, and active browser tab every five seconds.…from dayreplay.app
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