v1.1.0 — Free for Windows

Know where your
day actually goes.

Silent. Local. Automatic. DayLens tracks every app and website — no cloud, no subscription, no setup.

downloads and counting
DayLens — Today
DayLens Today dashboard — dark theme

Always-On Tracking

Every 6 seconds, automatically. No manual start.

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100% Private

Local SQLite only. Zero cloud, zero accounts.

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Self-Learning

Right-click to correct a category. Remembered forever.

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Rich Reports

Daily PDF with AI insights, one click.

Day Log

Every minute of your day, timestamped.

Hour-by-hour breakdown of every app and website you touched. Drill into individual visits, navigate to any previous day, and export to CSV.

Exact timestamps Expandable rows CSV export
DayLens — Day Log
DayLens Day Log
Expanded row — per-visit detail
DayLens Day Log expanded detail
Weekly Report

See your week, not just your day.

7-day activity chart, productivity score, best day badge, and total productive hours. Patterns you'd never notice become obvious.

7-day bar chart Productivity score Best day highlight PDF export
DayLens — Weekly Report
DayLens Weekly Report
All Apps + Smart Categories

50+ apps recognised. Right-click to fix the rest.

Every app and website ranked by time. See exactly where each minute went — and correct any category with a single right-click. It sticks, permanently, across all history.

50+ apps auto-assigned 9 categories Override remembered forever
All Apps
DayLens All Apps list
Category override
DayLens right-click category override
Themes

Dark, Light, or Sepia — your call.

Switch themes instantly from Settings. No restart needed.

Light Theme
DayLens light theme
Dark Theme
DayLens dark theme
Settings

Simple to set up. Stays out of your way.

Switch themes, set up your daily 5 PM summary, connect the browser extension, and enable launch at login — all from one clean panel.

Dark / Light / Sepia 5 PM daily summary Chrome · Brave · Edge Launch at login
Settings & Extensions
DayLens Settings panel

Technical specifications

Lightweight. Local. Solid.

PlatformWindows 10 / 11 (x64)
ArchitectureElectron 29 + sql.js (SQLite / WebAssembly)
Tracking intervalEvery 6 seconds via Win32 API
Browser supportChrome, Brave, Edge (extension required for per-tab tracking)
Data storageLocal only AppData\Roaming\daylens\daylens.db
NetworkZero outbound Optional favicon lookup only
PermissionsNo admin rights required
Install size~78 MB (Electron runtime included)
ThemesDark, Light, Sepia
Export formatsPDF (daily + weekly), CSV (day log)
Version1.1.0

Up and running in under 2 minutes

01

Run the installer

Run DayLens Setup 1.1.0.exe — desktop shortcut created automatically.

02

Launch & track

Open the app. Onboarding guides you through. Tracking starts immediately.

03

Install the browser extension

Settings → Extensions → load unpacked in Chrome, Brave, or Edge. Unlocks per-tab tracking.

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Check back at 5 PM

DayLens notifies you daily with your focus score and top apps. Check inside the app any time.

What's coming next

Coming in v1.2 In progress

Goals & daily time limits per category
Warnings when approaching a time budget
Historical trends beyond 7 days

Future Planned

macOS support
Team / shared dashboards
Calendar integration

Your day, accounted for.

Free. Private. No account required. See exactly where your time goes — starting today.