Tracking that starts itself
Your time is recorded as you work, with nothing to start or stop. Recento Track notices each app you switch to and keeps every session, however short, so the totals add up to your real day.
Recento Track · Part of Recento Pro
See where your hours actually went
Recento Track is automatic time tracking for Mac. It records the apps and websites you use, lays your day out hour by hour, and turns project time into invoices, with no timer to remember.
macOS 14 or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
Manual timers only work when you remember to start them. Most days you don't, and at the end of the week you are guessing how long that client project really took, or wondering where the afternoon went.
Recento Track gives you automatic time tracking for Mac. It runs quietly in the background, notes which app is in front and which website is open, and builds a timeline of your day. File that time into projects with simple rules, set an hourly rate, and export an invoice PDF when the work is done.
What Recento Track does
Website time, not just "Browser"
See which sites took your time, not one big block labelled with your browser's name. Website tracking works in Safari and the popular Mac browsers once you allow Recento to read the open tab.
A timeline of your day
Your day is laid out hour by hour, one column per day, with overlapping activity placed side by side instead of on top of each other. A session that runs past midnight shows up on both days.
Projects with automatic rules
Group apps and websites into projects and let rules file new time for you. A project can hold time from your editor, your design tool and the client's website at once.
Hourly rates, budgets and invoice PDFs
Mark a project billable, add a client, currency, hourly rate and budget, and watch the billable amount build up. When you are done, export an invoice PDF that lists app and website time together.
Reports by app, category and project
See where the day went by app, by category and by project. Reports give you a productivity view without you having to sort anything by hand.
An honest answer for time away
When you step away, Recento Track stops counting at your last input instead of quietly logging the gap. When you come back it asks what happened, so you can log a meeting or phone call to a project, or leave it out.
Your meetings beside your work
Turn on calendar access and your meetings appear next to your tracked activity. That makes it easy to reconcile project time and billable hours at the end of the week.
Today's total in the menu bar
A small menu bar icon shows today's total, what is being tracked right now and your top apps. Pause and resume tracking from the same menu.
Sync between your Macs
Turn on iCloud sync and your history follows you from one Mac to another. It uses your own private iCloud account and your projects come along too.
How it works
- 1Download Recento Pro and open Recento Track from the app grid.
- 2Keep working. Recento Track records apps straight away. Allow browser access when asked to add website time.
- 3Create a project and add rules so matching apps and websites are filed automatically.
- 4Check the timeline and reports, or glance at today's total in the menu bar.
- 5For client work, set a rate and export an invoice PDF.
Who it's for
- Freelancers and consultants who bill by the hour and want invoices built from real tracked time.
- Developers and designers who switch between many apps and want to know where focus actually went.
- Remote workers who want an honest picture of their day without filling in timesheets.
- Anyone curious about their screen time on the Mac, broken down by app and website.
- People with two Macs who want one history across both.
Free and paid
| Feature | Free version | Recento Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic app & website tracking | Included | Included |
| Activity timeline | Included | Included |
| Projects, billing & invoices | Included | Included |
| iCloud sync between Macs | Included | Included |
| Reports, Apps & Categories range | Today | Any date range |
| Custom categories | 1 | Unlimited |
Recento Pro is $9.99 a month after a 2 day free trial (cancel any time) or $99 once for a lifetime licence, and it unlocks every module.
Plans, trial and refund terms are on the Recento Pro pricing section.
Privacy and permissions
- App tracking needs no special permission. Recento Track reads which app is in front through standard macOS notifications.
- Automation (per browser): to see website time, macOS asks once per browser whether Recento may control it. Recento uses this only to read the address of the tab in front. Say no and app tracking still works.
- Calendars (optional): only if you turn on the calendar view, so your meetings can appear beside your activity.
- Where your data lives: your history is stored on your Mac. If you turn on iCloud sync, it is copied to your own private iCloud account so your other Macs can read it. Nothing is sent to 1dot.ai.
Requirements
- macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- Any Mac: Apple silicon or Intel
- iCloud sync needs an iCloud account signed in on each Mac
- Website tracking needs a browser that allows Automation access to its tabs (Safari and most popular browsers do)
Questions
Does Recento Track need me to start a timer?
No. It tracks automatically from the moment it is on. You can pause and resume tracking from the menu bar icon whenever you want a break from it.
Can it track time spent on websites, not just apps?
Yes. In Safari and most popular browsers it records which site was in front and for how long. macOS asks once per browser for permission. If you decline, Recento Track still tracks the browser as an app.
What happens when I walk away from my Mac?
It stops counting at your last keyboard or mouse input, so idle time is not counted as work. When you return it asks what you were doing, and you can log that gap to a project or skip it.
Can I bill clients with it?
Yes. Mark a project billable, set a client, currency and hourly rate, and export an invoice PDF. Projects, billing and invoices are included in the free version.
What does the free version limit?
In the free version, the Reports, Apps and Categories pages show today only, and you can create one custom category. Tracking, the timeline, projects, invoices and iCloud sync are all free.
Does my time data leave my Mac?
Only if you turn on iCloud sync, and then it goes to your own private iCloud account. There is no Recento account and no server of ours that sees your activity.
Can I use it on two Macs?
Yes. Turn on iCloud sync on both Macs with the same iCloud account and your sessions and projects sync between them.
Does it work in the menu bar?
Yes. A small icon shows today's total, the app being tracked now and your top apps, with a Pause Tracking option. You can hide the icon in settings.
Find out where your week really goes
Download Recento Pro, open Recento Track, and let your day record itself.
