Time tracking for software developers that understands context switches.
Start a timer on a task and get on with it. Colabio recognises your editor, terminal, and browser, keeps them classified as work, and suggests a task switch only when your activity clearly looks like something else.
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Observed apps (names and titles only):
10:02 · VS Code — retry.tsIDE · work
Task: PAY-88 · 18 min
trackingTracking quietly. Switch windows and watch what happens.
Why developers abandon most time trackers within a month
Engineering work jumps between an editor, a terminal, docs, and a review thread in the same ten minutes. Trackers that ask you to relabel every switch get abandoned; trackers that rate the docs page as a distraction get resented. Colabio classifies those apps as work and only speaks up with a suggestion, never a penalty.
Designed around how engineering time actually flows.
Three product decisions that make Colabio the developer-friendly tracker.
App and URL Classification
IDEs, terminals, docs, and Git hosts are classified as work. You can adjust classifications for your own workflow.
AI Task Suggestions
When activity looks like a different task than the one selected, a card suggests it. One click to switch, one to dismiss.
Updates by Voice
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Developer tracking comparison
| Capabilities | Colabio | Generic Trackers |
|---|---|---|
| Context Switches | Editor, terminal, and docs stay in the same tracked slot; AI suggests a task only when it clearly changed. | Stop and restart the timer by hand, or lose the description. |
| Proof of Work | Screenshots, activity level, and observed apps beside each slot. | Hours and a free-text note. |
| Platforms | Desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux; web dashboard. | Varies; Linux support is often missing. |
The Developer Bill of Rights
Four commitments to the engineers using Colabio every day.
1. See Your Own Data
Your time, screenshots, and activity levels are visible to you in the dashboard.
2. No Keylogging
Input events are counted, never recorded. Window titles and URLs are observed; file contents are not.
3. Suggestions, Not Nags
The only interruptions are an AI task suggestion you can dismiss and an idle-time check when you return.
4. Docs Are Work
Reading documentation and reviewing code are classified as work, not flagged as distraction.
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