How does mindpact compare to typical cloud-based trackers?

mindpact focuses on private, offline activity tracking. Unlike many cloud-based trackers, it requires no account, keeps data on your PC, and includes audio-aware idle detection for media, lectures, and calls.

How does mindpact detect if I'm active or idle?

mindpact uses a three-signal activity detection system: keyboard and mouse input monitoring, system audio detection (via Windows WASAPI), and process-level analysis. If you're watching a video or listening to music, mindpact recognizes the audio output and counts that time as active — even without keyboard or mouse input. This audio-aware idle detection is a feature unique to mindpact among activity trackers.

Is mindpact a good alternative to other time trackers?

Yes. mindpact combines automatic tracking, local data, daily goals, focus sessions, productivity scoring, and CSV export in one free Windows app.

Can mindpact help with screen time addiction or excessive media consumption?

Yes. mindpact is designed to help users become aware of and manage their screen time habits. The daily goals feature lets you set maximum time limits for entertainment categories like YouTube, Netflix, Reddit, and social media. The app alerts you when you exceed your limits and tracks your progress over time. The focus timer helps you commit to productive work sessions. Many users find that simply seeing accurate data about their screen time habits is enough to motivate meaningful change.

mindpact — Free Offline Activity Tracker for Windows

Features

Everything you need to understand your screen time

mindpact automatically tracks what you do on your PC, categorizes your activity, and helps you build better habits — without sending a single byte of data off your machine.

Automatic Activity Tracking

Logs every app and website in the background. No manual timers, no browser extensions needed. Just install and go.

Audio-Aware Idle Detection

Detects keyboard, mouse, and system audio. Watching a lecture or listening to a podcast? mindpact knows you're still there.

Smart Categorization

Automatically sorts your time into categories like Studying, Entertainment, Productivity, and Communication with customizable rules.

Productivity Score

Get a daily Focus Score that reflects how you actually spent your time. See at a glance whether you're on track or drifting.

Focus Timer

Built-in Pomodoro-style focus sessions. Set a duration, pick a category, and track how much time you actually spend on task.

Daily Goals

Set minimum targets for productive categories and maximum limits for entertainment. Get alerted when you go over — or fall behind.

Inside the App

See exactly where your hours go

Clean dashboards. Real data. No guessing.

mindpact dashboard showing per-process time breakdown with horizontal bar chart, focus score of 58, and activity ring showing active vs idle time

Track every process with per-second accuracy and a daily focus score

mindpact categories view showing time split across Productivity, Entertainment, Communication, and Studying with a website breakdown table

Automatic categorization of apps and websites with custom rules

mindpact goals view showing daily targets for Entertainment (max 120 min), Studying (min 60 min), and Productivity (min 60 min) with progress bars

Set min and max daily goals — stay accountable to yourself

mindpact focus timer with 25-minute Pomodoro session, category selection, and on-task percentage tracking

Pomodoro-style focus sessions with on-task tracking

How It Works

Up and running in under a minute

1

Install

Download and run the installer. No account, no sign-up, no credit card. Just open and go.

2

Track

mindpact runs silently in the background, logging your apps and websites with audio-aware idle detection.

3

Improve

See your patterns. Set goals. Use focus sessions. Watch your habits shift — with data you can trust because you own it.

How We Compare

mindpact vs. the alternatives

Everything you need — without the subscription, the cloud, or the account.

Feature	mindpact	Cloud-based trackers	Manual time trackers	Open-source trackers
Automatic window tracking	✓	✓	No	Often
Audio-aware idle detection	✓	Usually no	No	Varies
Category classification	✓	Often	Manual	Varies
Daily goals (min + max)	✓	Limited	No	Varies
Focus timer	✓	Often paid	Often	Varies
Productivity score	✓	Often	No	Varies
100% offline / local data	✓	Usually cloud	Often	Often
No account required	✓	Usually no	Often	Often
Unlimited local history	✓	Plan dependent	Often	Often
CSV export	✓	Plan dependent	Varies	Varies
Price	Free	Often subscription	Often free or one-time	Often free

Pricing

Free now. Pro when you need it.

The free tier gives you everything you need. Pro will give you even more — when it's ready.

Free

$0 forever

Full activity tracking and focus tools, no strings attached.

Automatic app & website tracking
Audio-aware idle detection
Category classification & custom rules
Daily goals (min & max targets)
Focus timer with on-task tracking
Productivity score
CSV & data export
Unlimited local data retention

Download Free

Coming Soon

Pro

$3.99 /month

Advanced analytics, focus tools, and insights for power users.

Everything in Free
Productivity score trends & history
Distraction blocking / focus sessions
Advanced reports & heatmaps
Project & client time tracking
Weekly summary reports
Priority support

Coming Soon

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is mindpact really free?

Yes — completely free with no feature limitations. The free tier includes automatic activity tracking, category classification, daily goals, focus sessions, productivity scoring, CSV export, and unlimited data retention. A Pro tier with advanced analytics is planned, but the core product will always be free.

Does mindpact send my data anywhere?

No. mindpact is 100% offline. All your activity data is stored locally in a SQLite database on your computer. Nothing is ever transmitted to any server, cloud, or third party. There's no account creation, no login, and no telemetry. Your data never leaves your machine.

How does the audio-aware idle detection work?

mindpact monitors three signals to determine if you're active: keyboard input, mouse movement, and system audio output. If you're watching a video lecture, a movie, or listening to music — but not touching your keyboard or mouse — mindpact detects the audio and counts that time as active. No other activity tracker does this.

How is mindpact different from cloud-based trackers?

mindpact is built around local-first tracking: no account, no cloud sync, and no data leaving your PC. It also combines automatic tracking with goals, focus sessions, and audio-aware idle detection.

Can mindpact help me reduce screen time or media addiction?

Absolutely. mindpact is built for exactly this. Set maximum daily limits for entertainment categories (YouTube, Netflix, Reddit, social media, etc.) and mindpact alerts you when you exceed them. The focus timer helps you commit to productive sessions. Many users find that simply seeing accurate data about their habits is the wake-up call they needed.

What platforms does mindpact support?

mindpact currently supports Windows 10 and Windows 11. macOS and Linux support are on the roadmap.

Is mindpact better than other time trackers?

It depends on your needs. mindpact is a strong fit if you want a free Windows tracker that stays local, requires no account, and includes focus tools, daily goals, productivity scoring, and CSV export.

Your time. Your data.
Your wake-up call.