Bartib is a command-line time tracker that stores activity records in a human-readable plaintext file. It is designed to make recording working hours straightforward without depending on a database server or online account.
You can start tracking an activity by providing a description and an optional project name. When you begin another activity, Bartib automatically stops the previous one, making it easier to account for a day spent switching between different tasks.
The application can resume earlier activities, list recorded sessions and generate reports showing how time has been distributed between projects and tasks. Reports can be restricted to selected dates or periods, allowing you to review an individual working day or a longer project.
Bartib’s plaintext storage is particularly useful if you want to edit records manually, inspect them with ordinary command-line tools or keep them under version control. The application includes commands for editing and validating its activity log.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Start and stop tracking activities with optional project names.
- Automatically stop the current activity when another begins.
- Resume recently recorded tasks without re-entering their descriptions.
- Generate reports summarising time spent on projects and activities.
- List recorded sessions for specific dates or time periods.
- Store activity records in a human-readable plaintext format.
- Edit time entries manually or through the application’s edit command.
- Validate activity logs to identify formatting or parsing errors.
- Supports configurable log file locations and shell completion.
- Offers an optional build feature for recording timestamps with second-level precision.
Website: github.com/nikolassv/bartib
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Developer: Nikolas Schmidt-Voigt
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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