Introduction
TimeLens records the apps and websites you actually use and turns them into a timeline you can read. Install it, work normally, and see where the day really went.
You already know you spent most of today in your editor. TimeLens shows you where the rest of it went.
It runs quietly in the background on your Windows machine, keeps track of which application has your attention, and pairs with a browser extension that keeps track of which site you are reading. At the end of the day you get a timeline instead of a guess.
Nothing to start
It records from the moment you sign in. No timers to run, no projects to set up, no timesheet to fill in.
Nothing to configure
Productivity is worked out from categories, not from a model you are asked to choose up front.
Nothing you cannot undo
Exclude an app, move a website to another category, and your whole history follows the change.
What it actually sees
- The application in front of you, how long it held focus, and its category.
- The website you are reading, how long it was open, and its category.
- Focus sessions you start, with the time you planned and the time you spent.
- Nothing else. No keystrokes, no window titles, no file contents.
What the three numbers mean
| Number | What it counts |
|---|---|
| Total Tracked | Everything that was recorded, useful or not. |
| Productive Time | The recorded time in categories you have marked as productive. |
| Focused Time | Only the time inside a Focus session you started on purpose. |
They tell you different things. A day can be long, productive, and still have no Focused Time on it, because focus only moves when you decide to start a session.
Where to begin
Install the desktop app and let it run through an ordinary week before you draw conclusions. Analytics and Focus Patterns need that much data to mean anything; Timeline and the dashboard are useful from the first day.