Dayflow
Productivity
time tracking
SHOW HN2025
480points
130comments
#78of 3,837 in 2025
Top 3%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
25 positive, 27 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 19 critical, out of 75 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Idea: 12 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 2 for, 11 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful concept with clean, well-executed UI and onboarding.
From 3 comments
Love the idea, how you present it here and in the product. Clear, trustworthy and calming. Just installed and looking forward to try out. Half-random question: how has your way…
fsto on HNVery nice. Beautiful UX.
ctrlp on HNCongrats. This is very well executed.
rememberlenny on HN
Local model option and open source build trust.
From 3 comments
This is super rad. Love it being Open Source, and with the option to choose local models. You’re awesome, thanks!
sipjca on HNWoah this is fab; much less cognitive load than manually using a time tracker. And I'm glad that there's a local option and a "BYO key" option for privacy! Feel like something of…
tmychow on HNCongrats on a nice looking app that will be very useful for individuals (though potentially misused by toxic managers). Kudos particularly for the efforts you've gone to on…
mellosouls on HN
Could help people with ADHD and procrastination.
From 1 comment
I haven't seen this mentioned, but I immediately thought this could be a great tool for folks with ADHD. The potential for seeing what kinds of things regularly trigger…
LocalPCGuy on HN
Objections
Privacy concerns about screen capture and sending sensitive data to cloud models.
From 4 comments
I would not be comfortable sending my bank info passwords and all sorts of other sensitive data that I input and see on my screen to Gemini. How much is the qualitative…
yewenjie on HNI love the product concept but the fact this person has an almost empty github and suddenly launches an app that can easily be spyware concerns me a lot :). A lot of security…
rw2 on HNAm I the only person that sees "AI" and "screen capture" and thinks no fucking way? I switched to Linux specifically to get away from data collection, why on earth would anyone…
scuff3d on HNWhat kind of problem is this solving? Why would I install spyware on my machine? lmao
j1000 on HN
Could be misused by employers to monitor workers.
From 3 comments
On one hand I'm super enthusiastic about your project. This could help battle procrastination, organize your time in a long run, bill your clients more efficiently, etc. 20 years…
zeroq on HNI'm sure my employer would be thrilled with a background process taking screenshots every second
wayeq on HNThis would be helpful also for companies? Hence, ethically point of view it would violate the employee time in screen so there would arise issues with employees rights and HR?
p_zuckerman on HN
Cloud usage cost seems high, about 1 euro per hour.
From 1 comment
I've been using today and it seems like it's using 1 euro of credit per hour, is this normal ? Seems a bit expensive. I'm not running the trial of Gemini anymore. Would be nice…
ttoinou on HN
Local models heat the computer and drain battery.
From 2 comments
The onboarding flow is neat. I will give it a try over the next days. The local setup makes the computer heat a bit every 15 minutes, but it's ok
blef on HNYep! Have tested it out on Qwen 2.5VL 3B and it works reasonably well on my 16GB Macbook Air. The only thing I will say is that I don't think it's a great idea to run local…
jerryliu12 on HN
Requests
Linux and Windows versions.
From 3 comments
I’m a software contractor and I’ve wanted this forever. I’m prototyping something on Linux now.
whalesalad on HNI need this so badly - but on Linux :)
VadimPR on HNWow this is awesome! Wish I could try this on Windows. This is genuinely one of few time tracking solutions that piqued my interest. For now, I'll stick to manual labeling…
Klaster_1 on HN
Multi-monitor support beyond the focused display.
From 2 comments
Curious how this works with multi monitor setups, e.g. watching a viedeo while researching travel plans.
atoav on HNI have installed this and configured the API key, it's been three hours nothing is happening for some reason. The app doesn't show anything. Is it because I have a multi monitor…
sawyna on HN
Pause recording on no input or fullscreen media.
From 1 comment
I've been using today and it seems like it's using 1 euro of credit per hour, is this normal ? Seems a bit expensive. I'm not running the trial of Gemini anymore. Would be nice…
ttoinou on HN
Faster first results after installation.
From 1 comment
I am currently testing the app. Maybe, for more engagement, start processing cards faster just after installation. It feels weird to have to wait 30 minutes, just show me at…
lucfranken on HN
Questions
How does it handle multiple displays?
From 2 comments
Pretty nice. How does it handle multiple displays? I've set it up with local Ollama, and it seems to only record and analyze one of my two secondary displays. It would be ideal…
olex on HNCurious how this works with multi monitor setups, e.g. watching a viedeo while researching travel plans.
atoav on HN
How does it compare to Windows Recall or screenpipe?
From 2 comments
Similar Idea to screenpipe. That gives you more customization: github.com/mediar-ai/screenpipe
jappwilson on HNwait... isnt this pretty much what Microsoft was doing with Recall?
tiernano on HN
Is cloud cost per hour known?
From 1 comment
Very cool idea. When using the Gemini option, what kind of cost would be expected to be incurred? I'd be satisfied by knowing the approximate number of tokens one would expect to…
xp84 on HN
Alternatives named
ActivityWatch
From 2 comments
I've used https://github.com/ActivityWatch/activitywatch before on Linux, it's actually quite good but takes a fair bit of fiddling to get good results.
sally_glance on HNReally nice! I currently use ActivityWatch for tracking tasks on PC. Some things I would like to be able to do with software like this: - Identify the 'spark' of a distraction.…
laurieg on HN
screenpipe
From 1 comment
Similar Idea to screenpipe. That gives you more customization: github.com/mediar-ai/screenpipe
jappwilson on HN
Windows Recall
From 2 comments
Who doesn't love Windows Recall
pastapliiats on HNwait... isnt this pretty much what Microsoft was doing with Recall?
tiernano on HN
Rewind
From 1 comment
Great project! I’ve had a similar experience with Rewind and the related privacy concerns. A quick thought: if I recall correctly, Rewind performs OCR locally, so it only needs…
requilence on HN
doing (CLI)
From 1 comment
For those expecting something more along the lines of a `git log` sort of thing, like a command line tool, there's `doing`. https://brettterpstra.com/projects/doing/
tolerance on HN