Chrono

Chrono is a fast, Go-based time tracking tool with a simple interface, suitable for users who need efficient and straightforward time logging.

Time Tracking CLI Tools
5/13/2025
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Chrono

Chrono is a fast, open-source time tracking tool written in Go. It is designed for simplicity and efficiency, providing a straightforward command-line interface for logging time and notes related to projects.

Features

  • Fast and simple CLI interface for time tracking.
  • Track time spent on projects with the start and stop commands.
  • Add notes to time frames to record details of what was done.
  • View status of the current time frame with the status command.
  • View chronological logs of sessions (frames) for the current day with the log command.
  • Support for custom start times using the --start flag with flexible date parsing.
  • Pre-built binaries available for Windows, Linux, and macOS (x64 and i386).
  • Available via package managers, such as Arch Linux AUR and Debian packages (.deb).
  • Build from source using Go modules.
  • Open-source and community-driven, welcoming contributions.

Pricing

Chrono is open-source and free to use.

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