Hello from BiBoTracking
Why we are starting a blog about employee time tracking, what we will write about, and what BiBoTracking does differently.
This is the first post on the BiBoTracking blog. We build a free, open-source employee time tracking app for macOS and Windows, and this is where we write down what we learn while building it.
What we will write about
Most of what is written about time tracking is either a sales page or a scare story. We would rather be useful, so expect posts about:
- Choosing a tracker without paying per seat.
- What activity data is actually worth collecting, and what is just noise.
- Running tracking in a way your team does not resent.
- Self-hosting, exports, and owning your own data.
What BiBoTracking does differently
BiBoTracking is local-first. Activity is captured and stored on the machine, and only syncs to a backend that you control. There is no per-seat bill, the source is public, and you can self-host the whole stack.
- App and window time, idle-aware so only active time counts.
- Keystroke counts only — the keys themselves are never recorded.
- Periodic screenshots with retention limits.
- Browser pages and time, via a lightweight extension.
Where to start
If you are comparing tools, the feature comparison on the home page is the fastest way to see what you get. The app is free to download for macOS and Windows, and the whole project is MIT licensed.
More posts soon.