stint /stɪnt/ (noun): A fixed or limited period of time spent doing a particular job or activity.
This is a very lightweight, command-line based time tracker written in Go. Its primary function is to track the amount of time you spend on tasks.
No accounts, no databases, no telemetry, no complex admin panels with hundred billion features, just the command line and you. The output is a simple textfile with an ASCII-formatted table.
If you have the Go SDK installed, you can build and register the application globally very simply:
go install ./cmd/stintYou can also compile the binaries manually:
# windows
go build -o stint.exe ./cmd/stint
# linux / mac
go build -o stint ./cmd/stintOr you can grab the binaries from releases.
By default, logs will appear under logs/ wherever you choose to run the program. If you wish to change this to a concrete path, simply change the outputDir constant in cmd/stint/main.go to your desired path (line 41).
Using stint is as easy as A-B-C.
- Invoke
stintusing a single argument specifying the project you wish to work on:
stint "My Project"-
Work on your project.
-
When you're done with your task, open the terminal where stint is running and press ENTER.
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You will be asked to describe the task you just did. Use a sentence or two, or more if you want.
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A log will be generated or appended to in
/logs/My Project.txt
An example log will look something like this:
+--------------+---------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+
| Date | Time | Description | Duration |
+--------------+---------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 2026-05-19 | 10:00 - 11:30 | Setup initial repository design | 1h30m0s |
| 2026-05-19 | 14:00 - 15:45 | Fixed authorization edge-case bugs | 1h45m12s |
| | | and refactored middleware checks | |
| 2026-05-20 | 09:15 - 09:45 | Documentation cleanups | 30m0s |
+--------------+---------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+
| Total | | | 3h45m12s |
+--------------+---------------+-------------------------------------+----------------------+
Basically, for every task on your project, run stint "My Project", when you're done describe what you just did, and let stint track time for you.
Copyright © 2026 Danijel Durakovic
Licensed under the terms of the MIT license