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arbtt

Automatic rule-based time tracker for desktops

Time Tracking ★ 363 stars Medium setup GPL-2.0

arbtt is an automatic, rule-based time tracker that samples active windows and lets users categorize activity afterward with flexible rules. All data stays local and is queried through command-line statistics tools.

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Key features

  • Automatic window sampling
  • Retroactive rule categorization
  • Fully local data
  • Command-line statistics

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Written in Haskell
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM

Is arbtt secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for arbtt's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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