Can I exclude activities from being recorded?

Yes, Memtime allows you to exclude specific activities from ever being captured. For example, you can tell it to never record your time on Reddit or YouTube by setting up exemption rules.

How do I delete my data?

Your automatic activity data (all activities recorded in the background) is stored offline on your Linux device. This means you can delete individual activities or erase all data, knowing there’s no copy of it somewhere in the cloud.

Do you support ARM for Linux?

No, we don’t support ARM for Linux at this time. Your device needs to use X11 and not Wayland. Memtime is tested on several Linux distributions and with Gnome, Plasma/KDE, XFCE, and others.

Does Memtime track time spent in the Linux terminal?

Yes. Memtime records the time you spend in the terminal while it is the active application and adds it to your activity timeline.

How to transfer my data to a new PC?

If you upgrade to a new PC, you can take your Memtime data with you as it’s stored locally on your machine in the User folder (~/.config/memtime/user). You can safely transfer data from your Linux device to a Windows or macOS device, and vice versa.

Does Memtime take screenshots or record keystrokes?

No. Memtime does not take screenshots or record your keystrokes. It creates a private activity timeline from the applications, files, documents, and browser tabs you use.

Can I pause automatic tracking on Linux?

Yes. Right-click the Memtime icon in your taskbar and select Stop Tracking. Select Start Tracking from the same menu when you want to continue.

Automatic time tracker for Linux, built for privacy

Memtime runs in the background on Linux and records the applications, files, and browser tabs you use. Open the timeline later to see where the day went and create time entries for completed work. Your activity data is stored offline on your device.

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Project time tracking with Memtime

Linux workday rarely stays inside one application. You move between a terminal, an IDE, browser-based tools, documentation, messages, and support requests. Memtime records those switches automatically and keeps them in chronological order. When it is time to log project hours, you have a timeline to work from instead of memory.

Remembering is hard

The longer you delay time tracking, the less you remember. Not to mention reconstructing every small task and distraction that interfered with your flow. Memtime handles the hard part of remembering what you worked on so you can go back to any day and enter hours with ease.

Time tracking only takes seconds.

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It takes the sting out of time tracking.

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Time tracking is distracting

Manual time tracking can feel like a part-time job when you need to start and stop a timer for every task. Memtime runs quietly in the background and records your time in programs without interrupting your work. Never lose your focus with automatic time tracking for Linux.

Time is wasted & forgotten

Not only do you waste time fidgeting with start/stop timers, you also underestimate hours when logging time retrospectively. Memtime improves the accuracy of your time tracking data up to 95% while saving you 75% of your current timekeeping effort.

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How does it work?

Fully automated Linux time tracking, explained

Captures everything

Memtime records the program and window you are actively using, rather than every application left open. Depending on what the app shows in its window title, your timeline can include browser tabs, file and document names, email subjects, and terminal window titles.

Helps you remember

Short terminal sessions, code reviews, support requests, and quick fixes are easy to miss when you complete a timesheet later. Memtime keeps them in your timeline, which you can review in increments from 1 to 60 minutes. This makes it easier to account for small pieces of work without reconstructing the day from memory.

Automates your process

If you need to log time on projects, you can easily create exportable time entries. Memtime syncs with your project software and sends times directly to your system.

Protects your privacy

Memtime does not take screenshots or record keystrokes. Your raw activity is stored locally on your Linux device and is visible only to you. Connected tools receive the time entries you’ve decided to create, not the complete record of your day.

More benefits of automated Linux time tracking

Accurate time tracking data helps you compare the time spent on a project with the revenue it generates.

Make every minute count

If you bill clients for your time, keeping track of every minute of work is crucial. Seeing how minutes add up to hours of lost billable time, precise time tracking is a prerequisite for profitable services. With automatic time tracking, you never lose a minute of billable time and can easily group smaller activities like emails and messages to log hours on client projects.

Uncover profitability insights

Even if you don’t bill by the hour, time is your most valuable resource. You don’t know which of your projects are profitable until you’ve benchmarked revenue against the actual time spent on the project. Automatic time tracking data allows you to take a fresh look at your past and ongoing projects to discover cash burners and focus on profitable services.

Streamline your process

What makes Memtime stand out among other time trackers for Linux is its many integrations. It natively tracks your time in GitLab, Github, or any other program, and allows you to create exportable time entries. You can send time entries directly to your connected software, e.g. Azure DevOps, Clockify, Jira Cloud, and many more. Your entire workflow is aligned.

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How integrations work in Memtime

Discover every type of integration available out of the box in Memtime

1-way integrations (calendars)

Connect your favorite CalDAV app and pull your appointments and events into Memtime. They will be displayed next to your automatically captured activities to help you track your actual time in meetings, calls, etc.

2-way integrations
(built-in)

Your favorite project management tools are integrated with Memtime out of the box for instant time sync. Create and send your time entries directly to ClickUp, Jira, Asana, Harvest, and many other tools.

2-way integrations
(custom)

Any software with an open API can be integrated with Memtime for time tracking automation. Get in touch with our team to discuss a custom integration timeline for your use case. Let’s streamline your process together.

3 steps to get started

Automate time tracking for Linux by following these steps

Register for free

You can use Memtime for free for 14 days, no credit card required. Simply create an account and proceed with the installation on your Linux device.

Download the AppImage file

Securely download the AppImage file and run it on your X11. Follow the installation process and configure Memtime according to your preferences.

Forget about time tracking

The beauty of automatic time tracking for Linux is that you can forget all about it. Memtime will run 24/7 in the background and track your time for you while you work.

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Linux users who benefit from Memtime

Whatever your use case, automatic time tracking will elevate your operations

IT firms

When it comes to managing employee time, the biggest challenge for IT firms is underestimating projects and tasks, and then overservicing clients. To avoid scope creep and allocate resources wisely, IT firms use automatic time tracking for reliable data on actual employee utilization.
• Manual time tracking is not a fit for IT firms that want to ensure time tracking compliance and high accuracy of data.
• Automated time tracking for Linux allows teams to simplify and streamline their timekeeping process.
• Many IT companies trust our app as they get accurate data that informs measurable improvements.

Software developers

Many software developers resist the idea of time tracking because of employee monitoring concerns. This is no wonder seeing how many time tracking solutions can’t guarantee the privacy of user data. Memtime is the safest automated time tracker for Linux, trusted by many developers who want to take control of their projects timelines.
• Memtime works offline which safeguards privacy, because no software developer likes to be monitored.
• Every minute spent in developer tools is recorded in the background.
• Time entries can be easily created and shared with stakeholders and clients.

Project managers

Project managers have a hard time ensuring timekeeping compliance. Many employees delay timesheets until it’s impossible to remember what they worked on and provide reliable data. Memtime helps PMs augment workflow, spot productivity bottlenecks, and detect efficiency gaps by making time tracking easy for everybody.
• Project managers don’t waste time chasing team members for timesheets.re time tracking compliance and high accuracy of data.
• All stakeholders get a clear and easy-to-follow picture of project timelines.
• Budget management, resource allocation, and project planning can be vastly improved by having accurate data on how the time is really spent.

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Automatic time tracker for Linux, built for privacy

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