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Didon is an AI-powered automatic time tracker for macOS that runs quietly in the background, turning your daily activity into a clear, structured work journal without manual timers. It uses on-device AI to analyze screen activity, automatically log time by project, and generate daily and weekly reports while keeping your data private.

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AI Worklogs That Reveal How You Work

Automatically log and journal your work. Track your time on projects and activities and get insights to improve your productivity and work habits with AI.

Today Total7h 27m

Coding

4h 12m52%

Marketing

1h 45m22%

Data Analysis/Research

54m10%

Social Media

36m8%

11:24 AMUser is working on front-end development of Acme Companies Project using Cursor on the Login component, refining form validation and error states

Time On Projects

LinkVoices.com

4h 20m46%

Portfolio Design

3h 10m32%

Didon App

1h 45m22%

Time On Projects

LinkVoices.com

4h 20m46%

Portfolio Design

3h 10m32%

Didon App

1h 45m22%

Activity Breakdown

Today Total7h 27m

Coding

4h 12m52%

Marketing

1h 45m22%

Data Analysis/Research

54m10%

Social Media

36m8%

Automatic AI Worklog & Time Tracker

Have you ever wondered how much work you actually do during a typical workday? Or do you remember what did you done last week?Knowing these metrics can give you great feedback to improve your or your team's productivity and performance.

How It Analyses Your Workday

AI time tracker system works in the background to give you data about your workday.

Step 1

Define Your Context

Context Configuration

Projects:

MyPortfolio.com, Acme Website, Didon

Categorize by:

Coding, Social Media, Content Creation, Other

Provide your project goals and specific objectives. The AI uses this to accurately categorise your work and deliver relevant insights.

Step 2

Background Monitoring

The app runs quietly in the background, capturing periodic screenshots to understand exactly how you're spending your time — no manual input needed.

Step 3

Local AI Analysis

Activity Log Preview

09:12 AMRefactoring dashboard widgets for Client Blog UI in Cursor

10:03 AMReplying to comments and DMs across social channels

11:27 AMWriting launch post outline for Acme side project

A local LLM analyses your data directly on your device, extracts a structured work journal, and saves logs securely. Your data never leaves your Mac.

Ask Your Work Journal Logs Anything

Get instant insights from your work logs with natural language questions.

Features

Journal and optimise your work time with AI-powered automatic tracking.

Privacy with Local AI

All screen analysis happens locally on your machine using a local LLM (Qwen-3-VL:2b). Your sensitive data and screenshots leave your computer.

Detailed Task Detection

By watching your screen, the AI can detect what you are working. It can detect windows, file names, apps, and tasks you are working on.

Export Daily Work Logs

Generate detailed daily logs automatically and export them to CSV. Perfect for client billing, internal reporting, or personal productivity analysis.

Context Aware

Provide project and your activity categories as context so the AI intelligently categorises your work and provides statistics reports based on your context.

Auto-Launch + Auto-Pause

Starts with your system so your workday is tracked from the first minute, and pauses automatically when your Mac sleeps so idle time is never counted as work.

"I wanted feedback on my productivity and work habits — I wasn't sure what was actually taking my time. Instead of marketing, consuming content and unnecessary activities kept stealing hours. So I built Didon. Now I can understand where my time goes."

BabakzyBuilder of Didon

Early Access Pricing

65% Launch Discount

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Lifetime access & updates

1:1 dedicated support (if needed)

No extra AI model costs, uses local LLM (Qwen-3-VL:2b)

Install on one system only

Prompt for productivity and work habits insights

Unlimited CSV log exports

Smart context & activity categories

100% money back guarantee (refund if not working)

Upcoming features (integrations, advanced reports, add notes, etc.)

One-time payment

€89€199

Pay once, own forever

Windows user? Create an account to join the waitlist for early access when it launches.

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FAQ

Everything you need to know about Didon. If you have other questions, feel free to reach out.

To ensure the AI accurately categorises your work, name your files and projects descriptively. Avoid generic names like "Untitled" or "New Project" so the AI can provide better insights into your daily activity.

Didon uses local AI to analyse your screen activity in real-time. You don't need to press start or stop buttons — the app runs in the background and automatically identifies which project you're working on based on your active windows.

Yes, privacy is our top priority. All screen analysis and data processing happen locally on your computer. Your sensitive data and screenshots never leave your machine or touch our servers.

Currently, the app is only available for Mac (Apple Silicon, M1+). We are working on a Windows version — join the waitlist to get early access when it launches!

Absolutely. You can generate detailed daily logs and export them to CSV. This is perfect for client billing, internal reporting, or personal productivity analysis.

The app features "Auto-Pause on Sleep" and intelligently detects inactivity. It only tracks your actual productive time, ensuring your logs are accurate without manual intervention.

We offer refunds in cases of installation errors or if the software fails to work as expected on your supported system. Please reach out to our support if you encounter any technical issues.

Track Your Work & Journal Your Day with Automatic AI Time Tracking

Most people lose track of where their day goes. Didon is an AI-powered automatic time tracker for macOS that quietly runs in the background and turns your daily activity into a clear, structured work journal — without manual timers or constant check-ins.

Automatic Time Tracking

Traditional trackers rely on you remembering to hit start and stop. Didon observes what you're doing and logs time automatically — whether you're writing code, drafting a proposal, or working in a spreadsheet.

Context, Not Just App Names

Most tools tell you "3 hours in Chrome" — that's not useful. Didon uses lightweight AI analysis to understand what you're actually working on, then maps activity to your projects and goals.

Daily Summaries & Privacy

Didon generates clean daily reports and surfaces weekly trends — peak hours, productive days, and time drains. Everything runs on-device, so your screen activity never touches a server. If you want those insights to actually change your behavior, Didon's upcoming AI productivity coach will hold you accountable for acting on them.