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Slife — Automatic Time & Activity Tracker

Slife automatically tracks how you spend time on apps, documents and websites to help monitor productivity and computer usage patterns.
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Slife automatically tracks your time spent in applications, documents and websites — giving you a clear view of digital activity and productivity.

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Purpose of Slife

Slife is a time-tracking and activity-monitoring application developed by Slife Labs, designed to automatically track how much time a user spends on applications, documents and websites - eliminating the need for manual time sheets.

Main Features

  • Automatic tracking of applications, documents, and Web sites usage - logs time spent without manual input.
  • Visualization tools and analytics: multiple views (by day, month, application, web or activity) to analyze usage patterns.
  • Grouping of activities / categorization - you can define contexts (e.g. "work", "study", "browse") to merge related apps/sites into one activity.
  • Productivity goals and notifications - set targets (e.g. max time on non-work websites) and get alerts when exceeded.
  • Background operation: once running, Slife tracks new apps without manual setup.
  • Option for sharing activity history via a (now-legacy) social service "Slifeshare".

Target Audience

Slife is aimed at freelancers, consultants, designers, students or anyone who wants to monitor how they spend time on computer - either for billing clients, understanding personal productivity, or limiting distractions.

Advantages of Using Slife

  • Fully automatic: no need to manually start/stop timers.
  • Provides detailed insight into digital habits - usage by app, document, website or custom activity groups.
  • Helps with productivity management through goals and notifications.
  • Useful for billing or time-logging for freelancers and consultants.
  • Lightweight and minimal - historically had modest system requirements.

Functional Modules

  • Activity Logging Engine - monitors application, document, web usage automatically.
  • Analytics & Visualization - multiple graphs and usage breakdowns by time, app, activity.
  • Activity Grouping and Categorization - custom grouping of apps / sites into meaningful contexts.
  • Goal & Notification Module - set productivity goals and get alerts.
  • Optional Sharing / Collaboration (legacy) - via "Slifeshare" service for social time-sharing.

Supported Platforms & Technical Requirements

Originally Slife was developed for Mac OS X (versions 10.5 or later) and required minimal hardware (e.g. ~512 MB RAM, small disk space).

Some download sites list older builds for Windows (e.g. XP / Vista) - but the official documentation and trusted reviews emphasize Mac support.

Limitations / Known Issues

  • No advanced reporting filters (e.g. filter by time of day) - some reviewers note limited report customization.
  • Data export functionality seems limited or absent (per some user reviews).
  • Original "Slifeshare" social tracking may raise privacy concerns - users may not wish to publicly share activity logs.
  • Unclear current maintenance status - most coverage dates to 2007–2009, so compatibility with modern Windows or macOS versions may be problematic.

Typical Use Cases

  • Freelancers or consultants who need to track time spent per project for billing.
  • Individuals interested in monitoring and improving personal productivity and digital habits.
  • People wanting to audit how they spend time on apps, websites or documents to reduce distractions.
  • Small teams (historically, via Slife Teams / Slifeshare) wanting shared activity overview.

Licensing and Availability

Slife was offered as a paid application (~US $34) or a free trial (limited to tracking 3 applications).

Status Notice

Given the lack of recent updates and the fact that credible sources describe Slife primarily as a Mac OS X application, its compatibility with modern Windows versions is uncertain. Use of Slife on Windows may require testing or alternative time-tracking tools might be more reliable.

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