Private time tracker for Mac that records focused work with one button
Fast, private, yours. A workspace ready for any AI.
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US
Pricing model
Paid
Freemium
Pricing
$29 one-time payment (early builder price, will rise to $49). Includes one-button time tracking, daily/weekly/all-time totals, automatic app tracking, custom categories, long-term hour goals, weekly visual reflections, and local data storage. No subscription, no account.
Koru Local: free. Koru Cloud: $9.99/month for 100 GB storage, always-on sync and backup.
Key features
One-button keyboard shortcut to start and stop sessions
Live session clock in MacBook notch
Automatic mode suggestions from active app
Pauses idle time and display sleep
Dashboard with daily, weekly, and all-time totals
Wrapped weekly visual recap shareable as image
Custom categories or skills
All data stored locally on Mac
Offline-first notes with local database storage
Peer-to-peer sync between devices with end-to-end encryption
AI agents as tabs using MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Local voice input that works offline
Terminal and coding agent tabs beside documents
Multiple profiles for work, school and personal use
Native apps for Windows, macOS and Linux
Markdown import and export with code blocks
What makes it different
No screen recording or access to browser history
One-time lifetime purchase with no subscription
Built by a solo founder for their own use
Free and fully open source with code on GitHub under MPL-2.0 license
Works completely offline with no account required
Bring your own AI without vendor lock-in
Local voice input that never sends audio to the cloud
Peer-to-peer sync without a server holding your notes
Build Mode
Koru