TakaTime

The Open Source, Self-Hosted WakaTime Alternative.
"Time is what we want most, but what we use worst."

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Click here to visit the TakaTime Wiki for complete installation guides, database setup (BYODB), dashboard commands, and theme customization.

Tired of manually configuring command-line flags? Use the Interactive TakaTime Generator to visually customize your stats card, preview themes in real-time, and instantly copy the exact Markdown snippet you need for your GitHub Profile.

TakaTime includes a fully interactive, offline-first terminal dashboard directly inside your editor. View your coding stats, language breakdowns, and project times without ever leaving your workflow or opening a browser.

TakaTime Dashboard running locally in Neovim (left) and VS Code (right)

• Non-Blocking Architecture: Engineered in Go with asynchronous concurrency. Data synchronization occurs entirely in the background, ensuring zero latency impact on your editor's performance.
• Bring Your Own Database (BYODB): Data is persisted exclusively to your personal MongoDB instance. This ensures complete data ownership with no third-party tracking or subscription fees.
• Granular Telemetry: Intelligently tracks and categorizes development activity by project, programming language, and file type without requiring manual configuration.
• GitHub Profile Integration: Automatically generate high-resolution statistical charts for your GitHub Profile README via GitHub Actions.

TakaTime is cross-platform and editor-agnostic. All plugins share the same core Go binaries for a consistent experience.

High-Level Architecture	Zero-Latency Flow

We welcome pull requests! Whether you want to add support for a new IDE or a new TUI theme, check out our Contribution Guidelines.

License: MIT License. See LICENSE for details.