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There are a few tools out there that use a similar paradigm. RescueTime, uses the same principal (active focused window) https://www.rescuetime.com/ https://www.rescuetime.com/ Wakatime, which is similar, but closer to your "goals" I think. Which issues "heartbeats" of open files / websites / w/e you want that can be related to a given project programatically. https://wakatime.com https://wakatime.com Though generally just love this, I constantly strive to automate timekeeping for the trivial stuff.