Cronus

Cronus is an automatic time tracker for Mac with a companion iPhone app. It records what is open on the screen and sorts each stretch of work into a labeled block on a calendar, without timers to start. A model that runs on the Mac reads the on screen text and classifies activity as focused or distracted by what is on the page rather than by a blocked site list, so the same site can count as work in one tab and as a distraction in another. It is for individuals who want to see where their hours go. It shows focused and distracted hours per day against a usual pace, broken down by category and app, and can display focus time beside the MacBook notch. Meetings away from the desk can come in from Google Calendar, and entries started on the iPhone, including chosen phone apps through Screen Time, appear alongside Mac activity. The vendor states that screen text and the model that reads it stay on the Mac, while app names, window titles, URLs and categories sync. Tracking continues offline, and an optional cloud categorization setting is about three times faster and strips passwords and keys first. Cronus is free for 21 days of use with no card needed, then $6 per month.