Take Control of Your Digital Time

TimeMachine is an open‑source Chrome extension with a privacy‑first design to help you optimize your digital time. It provides:

• Automatic Time Tracking with minute‑level precision
• Focus Sessions (Pomodoro‑style timers with pause/resume)
• Smart Blocking for distracting sites and keywords
• Rich Analytics across daily/weekly/monthly views
• PDF & Email Reports with charts and insights
• 7 UI Themes including Light and Dark

Explore the project on GitHub

TimeMachine tracks active tab time with minute‑level precision. Sessions start when a tab becomes active and pause on idle/lock. Data is organized by domain and category (e.g., Work, Social, Entertainment, Professional, Other). Only domain + duration are stored—no full URLs or page content.

Focus Sessions are structured, Pomodoro‑style timers designed to help you stay focused and productive. You can start a session for a set period of focused work, optionally block distracting websites, and take short breaks between intervals. TimeMachine tracks your completed sessions, streaks, and focus history, giving you insights into your work habits and helping you gradually build better concentration and productivity routines.

Automatic Time Tracking records real, active time only: it detects tab switches, idle state, and lock screen events. It buffers locally and syncs periodically to keep data resilient offline. Analytics aggregate into daily/weekly/monthly dashboards with top sites, category distribution, and productivity score.

Smart Blocking lets you block distracting domains and optionally filter keywords on‑page. You can quick‑block the current site, customize your blocklist, and auto‑enable blocking during Focus Sessions for uninterrupted work.

Yes. Privacy is core to TimeMachine:

• Minimal data: only domain + duration
• No full URLs, no page content
• Local‑first buffering with retry
• User control: delete data anytime

Read more in our Privacy Policy.

Yes. Generate PDF reports with key insights, ranked domains with session stats, category charts, and time‑based visuals. You can also schedule HTML email reports via EmailJS (daily/weekly/monthly).

Yes. Choose from 7 built‑in themes—Light, Dark, Cyberpunk, Minimal, Ocean, Sunset, and Forest. Theme‑aware components ensure consistent visuals across analytics, focus, and guard features.

Yes. TimeMachine is open‑source (MIT). Explore the codebase, open issues, or contribute via PRs on GitHub. See Contributing and Changelog for more.

Install from the Chrome Web Store (recommended). After install:

1. Open the extension popup, sign up (email/password)
2. Browse normally—tracking happens automatically
3. Check Analytics, Focus, Guard, and Summary tabs for insights

Devs can run the backend and load the unpacked extension; see the README for setup details.

TimeMachine is a Chrome extension built on standard web tech and Chrome APIs:

• Chrome APIs: tabs (active tab), idle (user activity), alarms (periodic tasks), storage (sync/local), runtime (events), and declarativeNetRequest for distraction blocking.
• Reporting: Client‑side generation of rich PDF/HTML reports with charts and insights.
• Email: Optional scheduled email reports via EmailJS.
• Landing Page: Uses Lottie and GSAP for lightweight animations.

The project is open‑source under MIT—browse the code and implementation details on GitHub.

Yes. Tracking is local‑first. Active time is buffered locally and synced when online. Reports (PDF/HTML) generate on your device, so you can review insights even without connectivity. When the network returns, pending data is retried.

Open an issue on GitHub Issues. Include steps to reproduce, screenshots (if any), and your extension version (see the Download section). Contributions via pull requests are welcome.

The TimeMachine Chrome Extension is a productivity tool designed to help users track their browsing habits, visualize time spent across different websites, and generate insightful reports. It features interactive charts, customizable themes, and offline functionality — all powered by Chrome Extension Manifest V3.

The extension runs directly in your browser using background service workers to collect and process activity data securely. It then syncs with the backend (Node.js + MongoDB) via APIs to generate charts, analytics, and PDF reports. All user data remains private and is encrypted during transmission.

You can install the TimeMachine extension from the Chrome Web Store.
For a visual walkthrough, demos, and screenshots, visit the official landing page.