Start with applications.
Foreground app tracking works without extra macOS permissions, including unfamiliar apps and browsers. Idle time is shown separately.
A little clarity for your MacSee where
See where
your time goes.
A quiet menu-bar app that shows how your computer time is distributed. Understand your own habits, or start an open conversation on a shared family Mac.
Native macOS · Local records · No account needed
In development. Public download coming after release validation.
TimeScope
MONDAY · ILLUSTRATIVE DAY
3h 30m
Active computer time
Your day
Separate sessions, in order
2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PM
- Chrome2:00–2:40 PM
- Xcode2:40–3:30 PM
- Idle3:30–3:50 PM
- Chrome3:50–4:30 PM
- Finder & Pages4:30–5:50 PM
Idle time and monitoring gaps stay outside active totals.
Interactive illustration with example data. No visitor activity is recorded.
✓ Free, without subscriptions✓ Your activity stays on your Mac✓ Visible, permission-based recording
From a busy day to a clear picture
A record you can understand.
When hours disappear into “computer time”, a simple record helps you see which applications were active and when.
Enable browsers with permission.
Optional Chrome and Safari details use normal macOS Automation approval. Website origins come first; page titles and YouTube identifiers are separate choices.
Find the sessions behind the total.
Summary shows the distribution. Timeline preserves individual sessions, with intervals you can select and inspect. Unrecorded gaps remain visible.
For you, and your familyMore understanding.
More understanding.
Open conversations.
TimeScope is for people who want to understand their habits, including parents and young people sharing a Mac. Explain recording together and review the same visible record.
Optional Guardian Mode protects in-app settings and deletion with a parent passcode. Quit stays visible, and the Activity Journal shows checkpoints and monitoring gaps.
It cannot identify the person using a shared account, prove attention, or promise tamper-proof monitoring.
You choose the detail.
What information leaves my Mac?
TimeScope does not upload activity records. The app works offline, has no accounts and uses no external analytics. Visiting this website and voluntarily emailing support are separate activities. Read the privacy policy.
Which browsers support website details?
Chrome and Safari URL, domain and page-title access were verified inside App Sandbox in development testing. Each needs your own Automation approval. Opera, Edge and Brave remain untested; Firefox has no implemented native adapter. Application tracking remains independent. See coverage and limitations.
Does this show whether someone watched a video?
No. Foreground time shows that an app or sampled page was active. It does not prove watching or reading. Optional YouTube IDs can identify a URL; channel names and playback state are not collected. Passive viewing may be classified as idle.
Is it available on the Mac App Store?
TimeScope is in development. It is free to use, and an App Store release is intended. Production signing, browser entitlement review and release validation are still required. There is no public release download yet.
Can I stop recording?
Yes. Pause and Quit are visible. Browser details can be disabled separately. Guardian Mode can protect in-app controls, but does not interfere with Force Quit, shutdown, uninstalling or normal macOS management.