Log the active window (title + app name) and cursor position to a CSV file. Only if the window and/or cursor position changes, a new line is added.
This can be used to analyze how you spend your time on your computer.
Supported platforms:
- Windows
- Linux
- MacOS
Download the latest release for your platform from the releases page.
Usage: work_log [OPTION]...
Log the active window and cursor position to a CSV file.
Options:
--frequency=SECONDS set the frequency of logging (default: 2.0)
--file=FILE set the file to write to (default: ~/work_log.csv)
--stdout print to stdout instead of a file
--autostart-install install the program to run at startup.
(options are preserved, do not move the executable afterwards)
--autostart-remove remove the program from startup
--help display this help and exit
The resulting csv file will look like this:
2025-02-10T14:11:27.280560100+01:00,IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition,my-project – my-project-api.yaml [my-project-specs],1859,-265
2025-02-10T14:11:29.282786900+01:00,IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition,my-project – my-project-api.yaml [my-project-specs],2797,-256
2025-02-10T14:11:31.284762600+01:00,IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition,my-project – my-project-api.yaml [my-project-specs],2785,-269
2025-02-10T14:11:47.297288500+01:00,IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition,my-project – my-project-api.yaml [my-project-specs],1187,342
2025-02-10T14:11:49.299215900+01:00,IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition,my-project – my-project-api.yaml [my-project-specs],1137,294
2025-02-10T14:11:51.301234900+01:00,Microsoft Teams,Chat | My Collegue | MyOrg | [email protected] | Microsoft Teams,2500,773
2025-02-10T14:11:53.302912900+01:00,Google ChroMyOrg.tld,fix: remove redundant dependency installation step in release workflow · daniel-sc/work_log@7913ec1 - Google ChroMyOrg.tld,2627,-621
2025-02-10T14:11:55.304411900+01:00,Google ChroMyOrg.tld,some-Details-CSV.xlsx - Google ChroMyOrg.tld,2627,-393
2025-02-10T14:11:57.305902500+01:00,Google ChroMyOrg.tld,some-Details-CSV.xlsx - Google ChroMyOrg.tld,2425,-246
2025-02-10T14:11:59.308051200+01:00,Google ChroMyOrg.tld,some-Details-CSV.xlsx - Google ChroMyOrg.tld,4006,-659
2025-02-10T14:12:01.310655400+01:00,Microsoft Teams,Chat | My Collegue | MyOrg | [email protected] | Microsoft Teams,3981,-653
2025-02-10T14:12:03.313292200+01:00,Microsoft Teams,Chat | My Collegue | MyOrg | [email protected] | Microsoft Teams,206,166
2025-02-10T14:12:05.315070100+01:00,Microsoft Teams,Chat | My Collegue | MyOrg | [email protected] | Microsoft Teams,826,752
2025-02-10T14:12:07.317465200+01:00,Microsoft Teams,Chat | My Collegue | MyOrg | [email protected] | Microsoft Teams,855,725
2025-02-10T14:12:13.323934400+01:00,IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate Edition,my-project – my-project-api.yaml [my-project-specs],2199,-42
2025-02-10T14:12:15.326757500+01:00,Microsoft Teams,Chat | My Collegue | MyOrg | [email protected] | Microsoft Teams,973,702
2025-02-10T14:12:19.330715500+01:00,Microsoft Teams,Chat | My Collegue | MyOrg | [email protected] | Microsoft Teams,1161,441
The resulting CSV can be analysed by work_log_view - just drop the CSV in your browser window and get your result:
