v0.3.2

0.3.2 (2026-10-17)

Bug Fixes

• ui: tell users to re-add Cadence when Accessibility looks on (#8) (d24d866)

v0.3.1

0.3.1 (2026-10-17)

Bug Fixes

• release: add the signing keychain to the search list (#6) (fc121c4)

v0.3.0

0.3.0 (2026-10-17)

Features

• add a just-track mode; productivity coaching is now optional and off by default (7a3aab8)
• reports: add the Weekly Report page with a Monday notification for last week's assessment (7a3aab8)
• tracker: record the open file or folder of the front window and show time per file and git project in Activity (7a3aab8)
• updater: update Cadence automatically from GitHub Releases, with a Check now button and release notes in Settings (7a3aab8)

Bug Fixes

• tracker: a tab in a window title can no longer fake the recorded file path (7a3aab8)

Performance

• tracker: read the front window every 5 seconds instead of 15, so short app switches are recorded (7a3aab8)

Cadence 0.2.1

Cadence, a local-first automatic time tracker for macOS. No account and no server. Your data stays on your Mac.

Security fixes in 0.2.1

• Only Cadence's own UI files can call the app API.
• Windows block navigation to other pages and block new windows.
• CSV export escapes cells that start with =, +, - or @.

Update from 0.2.0: quit Cadence, then replace the app in Applications. Your data stays.

Download

Mac	File
Apple Silicon (M1 or newer)	Cadence-0.2.1-arm64.dmg
Intel	Cadence-0.2.1.dmg

The .zip files hold the same app. SHA256SUMS.txt has the checksums.

First launch

The app is not signed with an Apple Developer ID and is not notarized. macOS blocks the first launch. Do one of these:

• Right-click Cadence in Applications, select Open, then select Open again. On newer macOS, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
• Or run: xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Cadence.app

Then allow Automation (System Events and your browser) and Accessibility when macOS asks.

What is in it

• Calendar with Day, Week, Month and Year views, and lanes for activity, time entries, tasks, projects, clients and sessions.
• Focus, meeting and break sessions, Pomodoro sets, automatic session detection and a focus score.
• Distraction blocker with snooze and urge surfing. Full-screen break window.
• Activity, Time Entries, Reports (CSV export) and Productivity pages.
• Projects, clients and tasks with rates, budgets and keyword suggestions.
• Desktop widget, quick start window (Cmd+E) and menu-bar timer.
• Built on Electron 44.7.0.

See CHANGELOG.md.

Cadence is an independent project. It is not affiliated with Rize. Rize is a trademark of its owner.

Cadence 0.2.0

Warning

Use 0.2.1. It fixes security issues in this version.

First public release of Cadence, a local-first automatic time tracker for macOS. No account and no server. Your data stays on your Mac.

Download

Mac	File
Apple Silicon (M1 or newer)	Cadence-0.2.0-arm64.dmg
Intel	Cadence-0.2.0.dmg

The .zip files hold the same app. SHA256SUMS.txt has the checksums.

First launch

The app is not signed with an Apple Developer ID and is not notarized. macOS blocks the first launch. Do one of these:

• Right-click Cadence in Applications, select Open, then select Open again. On newer macOS, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
• Or run: xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Cadence.app

Then allow Automation (System Events and your browser) and Accessibility when macOS asks.

What is in it

• Calendar with Day, Week, Month and Year views, and lanes for activity, time entries, tasks, projects, clients and sessions.
• Focus, meeting and break sessions, Pomodoro sets, automatic session detection and a focus score.
• Distraction blocker with snooze and urge surfing. Full-screen break window.
• Activity, Time Entries, Reports (CSV export) and Productivity pages.
• Projects, clients and tasks with rates, budgets and keyword suggestions.
• Desktop widget, quick start window (Cmd+E) and menu-bar timer.
• Built on Electron 44.7.0.

See CHANGELOG.md.

Cadence is an independent project. It is not affiliated with Rize. Rize is a trademark of its owner.