Qbserve VS ActivityWatch

Qbserve Reviews

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Qbserve mentions (10)

• Show HN: Rem: Remember Everything (open source)

  Somebody else pointed out RescueTime, but if keeping it local is a priority, I recommend Qbserve, which I've been using (mostly passively in the background) for a few years now. [0] https://qotoqot.com/qbserve/. - Source: Hacker News / 4 months ago

• Is there anything you’ve found immensely helpful in grad school?

  One of the hardest things for me about grad school (that I'm still struggling with!) is figuring out how to schedule my own day when I have few external things keeping my day in shape for me. it's been really helpful just to have the data of how much time I usually spend on things/what I've done that day... I can see where all my time is going lmao and readjust as needed. I use toggl track in conjunction with... Source: 5 months ago

• Is there any other app who tracks time automatically by monitoring every app, document, and website ?

  Is https://qotoqot.com/qbserve/ actually doing this ? I can't seem to figure out if it tracks individual files inside apps. Source: about 1 year ago

• What are your strategies for a productive writing session?

  An unconventional, and somewhat uncomfortable bit of discipline: I used Qbserve (for mac), which is an automatic time tracker. I taught it which websites were productive (/r/LaTeX, StackExchange, and ArXiV.org) and which were not (/r/GradSchool etc lol). It notified me when I was spending too much time not being productive, and also notified me when I had done "enough". Source: about 1 year ago

• Ask HN: How do you not keep track of what you did yesterday (and this morning)?

  I use Qbserve [1] after seeing it mentioned in a previous thread. Really helpful for seeing where time was spent over the course of the day/week. Collected data all stored locally too [1] https://qotoqot.com/qbserve/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

ActivityWatch mentions (52)

• Basic computer logon tracking/monitoring tools?

  But have a look at https://activitywatch.net/. Source: 5 months ago

• I am looking for an Ubuntu tool to keep track of time spent actively using the computer

  I have used a tool called Activity Watch, an open source project. But this is kind of too much for me. Source: 8 months ago

• Ask HN: What apps do you use to focus?

  I am using Firefox extension "LeechBlock" . Free and very flexible. Also for better analysis, my laptop time spending using activity watch - https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/ - https://activitywatch.net/. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• Do you accurately track your time?

  If you want to do this independent of the PSA agent you can look at ActivityWatch to run on your own systems. If you really want to you can go into the Activity section of the Dashboard and get a pretty detailed view of what you had open, and you can use the Category Builder to auto-assign things to work, social media, etc. Source: 10 months ago

• Figuring out and keeping track of your Sims 2 playtime: A Reticulated Guide

  ActivityWatch is another free software that allows you to keep track of your playtime, although that's an oversimplification of what it really is because it keeps track of all the windows you've opened on your computer. The main purpose of this app is helping with productivity, as it gives you a clue of what you've done on your PC and for how long. Source: 11 months ago