Productivity Tracker 2.10.0

What’s new

• Starts docked compactly at the left side of the Windows taskbar and stays aligned through monitor, HDMI, DPI, Explorer, auto-hide, and taskbar-layout changes.
• Adds categorized Focus Protection for distracting sites with an explicit Continue on YouTube option.
• Improves Windows and macOS native-host reliability, legacy extension compatibility, and mixed-DPI window placement.
• Updates privacy documentation: only inactive, YouTube, or other-selected-site categories are sent; URLs, page content, and browsing history are not transmitted.

Downloads

• Windows 10/11 x64 installer
• macOS 12+ Apple silicon
• macOS 12+ Intel

Productivity Tracker 2.9.2

What's changed

• Moves the compact Play/Pause control inside the miniwatch on Windows and macOS without increasing the window size.
• Uses the approved 14 px control with state-aware Play, Pause, Start, Resume, and blocked-state feedback.
• Preserves complete timer text at narrow window sizes with display-aware font fitting.
• Removes the obsolete floating companion-window behavior and placement logic.

The macOS packages remain beta builds with ad-hoc signatures and are not notarized.

Productivity Tracker 2.9.1

What's new

• Reduced the Play/Pause button to a more compact 18 px square.
• Moved the preferred position above the clock's top-right edge instead of beside it.
• Added screen-edge fallbacks and collision-safe positioning with My stats (mini).
• Includes Windows, macOS Apple silicon, and macOS Intel downloads.

Productivity Tracker 2.9.0

What's new

• Added a compact square Play/Pause button attached to the clock's top-right corner.
• Green Play appears while paused; orange Pause appears while tracking.
• The button follows movement, resizing, opacity, minimize/restore, and always-on-top behavior.
• The control stays disabled during Windows lock and Focus Protection pauses.
• Includes Windows, macOS Apple silicon, and macOS Intel downloads.

Productivity Tracker 2.8.1

Continue counting removed

This replacement release removes the Continue counting and Stop counting this site options introduced in 2.8.0.

• Focus Protection again pauses normally on every selected website.
• The Windows and macOS menus no longer include Continue counting.
• Visit-scoped override state and browser-to-app token delivery have been removed.
• Existing stopwatch, countdown timer, lock-aware pause, Focus Protection, and My stats (mini) behavior remains available.
• Includes replacement packages for Windows, macOS Apple silicon, and macOS Intel.

After installing the update, reload the unpacked Chrome/Edge extension to activate the restored browser behavior.

Downloads

• Windows: ProductivityTracker-Setup.exe
• macOS Apple silicon: ProductivityTracker-macOS-arm64.app.zip
• macOS Intel: ProductivityTracker-macOS-x64.app.zip

The macOS packages are ad-hoc signed and not notarized. The Windows installer is not yet backed by a trusted OV/EV or Microsoft Artifact Signing certificate, so operating-system or browser reputation warnings may still appear.

Productivity Tracker 2.8.0

Continue counting for work-related browsing

• Adds Continue counting when Focus Protection pauses on selected websites.
• Counts the approved visit in My stats (mini) while preserving session-lock pausing.
• Limits approval to the exact protected tab/site visit using a random opaque token; URLs, domains, page content, and browsing history remain inside the browser.
• Adds Stop counting this site to cancel the override immediately.
• Keeps brief tracker interactions working through a 30-second same-visit handoff.
• Includes equivalent Windows, macOS Apple silicon, and macOS Intel implementations.

After installing the update, reload the unpacked Chrome/Edge extension so the new visit-token protocol is active.

Downloads

• Windows: ProductivityTracker-Setup.exe
• macOS Apple silicon: ProductivityTracker-macOS-arm64.app.zip
• macOS Intel: ProductivityTracker-macOS-x64.app.zip

The macOS packages are ad-hoc signed and not notarized. The Windows installer is not yet backed by a trusted OV/EV or Microsoft Artifact Signing certificate, so operating-system or browser reputation warnings may still appear.

Productivity Tracker 2.7.1

What's changed

• My stats (mini) now closes automatically when you click outside it.
• Inside clicks remain non-activating and keep the report open.
• Outside interactions include tracker clicks, resize edges, minimize, app hiding, and clicks in other applications.
• Updated Windows and macOS packages plus product documentation.

Productivity Tracker 2.7.0

My stats (mini)

• Added My stats (mini) to the right-click menu on Windows and macOS.
• Opens a compact report attached to the tracker with Date | Day | Hours columns.
• Shows today and the previous six local calendar days, newest first.
• Days without active tracked time display NA.
• Counts only time when the stopwatch or countdown is actively running.
• Excludes manual pauses, locked-session pauses, Focus Protection pauses, and app-closed time.
• Persists totals locally across restarts and handles countdown deadlines, midnight, and daylight-saving transitions.
• The widget follows the tracker, matches its opacity, and hides/restores with minimization.

Statistics begin accumulating after version 2.7.0 is installed; earlier dates initially display NA.

macOS beta notice

The macOS downloads are ad-hoc signed and are not Apple-notarized. On macOS 15 or later, try opening the app once, then use System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway. On older macOS versions, Control-click the app and choose Open.

Productivity Tracker 2.6.0

Reliable Focus Protection

• Fixed delivery reliability for existing protected sites such as YouTube and LinkedIn.
• The extension now confirms each state reached the desktop app and retries after a native-host or app disconnect.
• A Manifest V3 alarm restores monitoring if the extension service worker was suspended.
• An exclamation badge indicates that the desktop app or native host is not connected.
• Added Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
• Active URLs remain inside the browser; only a boolean active/inactive signal is sent.

Required extension refresh

After installing 2.6.0, open chrome://extensions or edge://extensions and click Reload on the unpacked Productivity Tracker Focus Protection extension. This activates the new domain permissions and background worker.

macOS beta notice

The macOS downloads are ad-hoc signed and are not Apple-notarized. On macOS 15 or later, try opening the app once, then use System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway. On older macOS versions, Control-click the app and choose Open.

Productivity Tracker 2.5.3

More visible status indicators

• Status dots are larger and use stronger, fully saturated colors.
• A contrasting outline keeps each dot visible against the timer surface.
• A soft matching glow makes running, paused, auto-paused, and completed states easier to recognize, including at lower window opacity.
• Updated Windows, Apple Silicon, and Intel packages are included.

macOS beta notice

The macOS downloads are ad-hoc signed and are not Apple-notarized. On macOS 15 or later, try opening the app once, then use System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway. On older macOS versions, Control-click the app and choose Open.