Hackatime is a free coding time tracker that helps you see how much time you spend programming. It tracks your coding time across different languages and editors.

Yes! Hackatime is completely free to use. There are no paid plans or hidden costs.

How is Hackatime different from WakaTime?

Hackatime is free and open source, while WakaTime has paid plans. Hackatime gives you all features for free and you can host it yourself.

Is Hackatime the same as WakaTime?

No. Hackatime is a separate, independent open-source project built by Hack Club. While both track coding time, Hackatime is completely free and designed for high school students in the Hack Club community.

Hackatime

Track your coding time, for free.

Name: Hackatime
Availability: InStock
Author: Hack Club

Hackatime is a free, open-source replacement for WakaTime. Your coding habits, project breakdowns and language stats belong to you - not a proprietary database!

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Your coding data should belong to you.

Every keystroke and file save tells a story about how you work. Most platforms lock your history behind paywalls and opaque privacy policies.

Hackatime is different. We provide transparent, community-run infrastructure for tracking your development workflow. Your metrics stay accessible, exportable, and free.

No artificial limits

Other trackers delete your history after two weeks unless you pay. Hackatime stores it indefinitely, making it a perfect alternative to WakaTime.

Community built

Built by the makers at Hack Club. Anyone can contribute to the codebase and help shape the product!

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

Granular telemetry for your development environment, delivered via a clean dashboard.

Time tracking

Automatic tracking that starts when you type and stops when you take a break. Down to the second.

Language stats

See your actual tech stack. How much Rust vs. how much time debugging config files.

File-level insights

Drill into specific files. Find the ones consuming all your time.

Zero lock-in

Your data is yours. Export your entire history to JSON or CSV via the REST API.

Leaderboards (coming soon)

Create private leaderboards for your team or hackathon. Compete on consistency.

Privacy-first

We don't sell your data. We don't use it for AI training. Just heartbeats and charts.

Works where you work.

Hackatime uses the open-source WakaTime plugin ecosystem. If your editor has a plugin, it works with Hackatime.

Start tracking in 30 seconds.

Register

Create a free account on Hackatime. You'll get an API key — that's how your editor identifies you.

Install Plugin

Install the WakaTime plugin for your editor (VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, etc.) from its extension marketplace.

Configure

Enter your API key and set the api_url to Hackatime. Done.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this really free?

Yes. Hackatime is a free service by Hack Club. No paid tiers, no premium features, no hidden subscriptions.

How do I migrate from WakaTime?

Point your existing WakaTime plugin at Hackatime's API URL and enter your Hackatime API key. Both use compatible data formats.

Is my code private?

Hackatime only receives metadata — file names, project names, timestamps, language. We never see your actual source code.

Can I self-host this?

Yes. The entire codebase is open source on GitHub. Spin up your own instance for complete data sovereignty.

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Free to use, forever · Open source (MIT)