The 7 Best AI Time Trackers for Mac Users in 2026

For most Mac users, Dayflow is the best AI time tracker. It is free and open source, and its AI writes your day from screenshots, on your Mac if you choose. Pick Timing if you bill clients from a Mac, Rize if you also work on Windows, Timely or Toggl for team timesheets, and RescueTime if you need distraction blocking.

This ranking is for people on a Mac who want software to keep track of their working time without starting and stopping timers, and who now see “AI” on every pricing page. The job is easy to state. At the end of a day or week, you want an accurate account of what you worked on, ideally in words you could paste into a status update or a timesheet. Seven tools are ranked here: Dayflow, Rize, Timely, Timing, RescueTime, Memtime and Toggl (formerly Toggl Track). Six of them claim some AI, and they mean very different things by it. Each competitor also has a longer head-to-head page: Rize vs Dayflow, Timely vs Dayflow, Timing vs Dayflow, RescueTime vs Dayflow, Memtime vs Dayflow and Toggl vs Dayflow. If you want the wider field, including trackers with no AI at all, see our time tracker for Mac roundup.

Dayflow is our product, so weigh this ranking with that in mind. It ranks first because this list is about what the AI actually produces, and Dayflow’s AI does the most literal version of the job. It reads a screenshot taken every 10 seconds and writes your day as a timeline you can read, with a free, on-device option. It does not win two of our criteria. The first is billing output: Dayflow has no invoices, payroll approvals or team reports. The second is platform reach: it runs only on a Mac with macOS 14 or later. Where those matter, a tool below beats it, and we say which one.

Quick comparison

Tool	Best for	How it tracks	Price
Dayflow	A written record of your day, free	One screenshot every 10 seconds, AI writes a timeline	$0 (MIT); optional Pro $20/month
Timing	Billing hours from a Mac	Automatic app, website and document tracking on the Mac	From $9/month billed annually, or $11 billed monthly
Rize	AI insights across Mac and Windows	Automatic app and website tracking with AI categorization	From $9.99/mo billed annually, or $12.99/month billed monthly
Timely	Teams that bill hours	Background Memory tracker, AI drafts timesheet entries	From $9 per user per month billed yearly, or $11 billed monthly

Quick picks by use case

Best free: Dayflow, at $0. With Local AI, the model runs on your Mac, so analysis costs nothing beyond your own hardware. Toggl’s free plan is also $0 for up to 3 users, but it is built around timers.

Best for billing on a Mac: Timing. The Professional plan is $9 per month billed annually or $11 billed monthly. It pairs local storage with billing status tracking and invoicing integrations.

Best for teams: Timely. Starter is $9 per user per month billed yearly, and AI drafts timesheet entries that each person approves. Toggl Starter is the timer-based alternative at $9 per user per month billed annually or $12 billed monthly.

Best for AI insights on Mac and Windows: Rize. Basic is $9.99/mo billed annually or $12.99/month billed monthly, with 500 AI credits a month.

Best for blocking distractions: RescueTime. Focus (Solo) is $7/month billed annually or $9 billed monthly.

Best for a local record with no AI: Memtime. Basic is $14 per user per month billed annually.

How we compared them

Criterion	Weight	What scores high, and what scores low
What the AI produces	30%	High: the AI turns raw activity into something you can read or submit, such as a summary or a drafted entry. Low: the AI only labels activity, or no AI is listed.
Capture without timers	20%	High: the tool records your work in the background with nothing to start. Low: you mostly start timers and fill in entries by hand.
Where data and screenshots go	15%	High: data is stored locally and AI can be processed on-device. Low: cloud-only storage and processing.
Price for one person	15%	High: there is a usable free option or a low single-user price. Low: no free tier and per-seat pricing.
Billing and reporting output	10%	High: billable status, client reports and invoicing or accounting integrations. Low: no billing features.
Fit on a Mac	10%	High: the tool is built for macOS. Low: Mac support is generic or not confirmed on the vendor’s pages.

We compared the tools using each vendor’s own pricing and product pages as of 2026-10-04 (Dayflow’s facts come from its 2.2.0 release). We ran no benchmark, and the scores below are our judgments.

The 7 best AI time trackers for Mac users, ranked

1. Dayflow (score: 86/100)

Dayflow is a free, open-source Mac app that turns screenshots of your day into a written timeline. While it runs, it captures one frame every 10 seconds and stores full screen recordings and the timeline on your Mac. AI then describes what you did in readable blocks.

You choose where that analysis happens, and our local and cloud processing page sets out the boundaries:

• Local AI runs a supported model through Ollama or LM Studio, and screenshot analysis stays on-device.
• Your own provider receives selected screenshots under its own terms and charges.
• Dayflow Pro manages cloud analysis. Under the privacy policy, it deletes screenshots after processing.

An assistant can answer questions about your data. A cloud assistant conversation is not local, even though your data is stored locally. You can export a date range as Markdown.

Price: $0 under the MIT license, with an optional Pro plan at $20 a month (plans).

The honest limit: Dayflow has no invoices, payroll approvals, team reports or website blocking. It runs only on macOS 14 or later. AI summaries can also miss or misinterpret work, so check them before you share anything.

Pick it if you want to read back what you actually did, for free, with the option to keep the analysis on your Mac.

2. Timing (score: 82/100)

Timing is a Mac-only automatic tracker built for people who turn tracked time into billable records. It records time across apps, websites and documents, down to specific URLs and Mail threads. It also lists manual entries, iOS activity import and call tracking.

Its AI is aimed at that billing job. Every plan includes AI activity summaries and AI integration via MCP, and Timing adds AI-powered suggestions for time entries.

Data stays local by default. The vendor states that tracked times never leave your Mac unless you opt into sync, and every plan lists Sync & Cloud Backup. For this audience, that is the strongest mix of local storage and billing tools on the list. Depending on plan, you get:

• billing status tracking
• customizable reports with rounding
• GrandTotal invoicing integration
• two-way ClickUp, Linear and Clio sync
• scripting, a Web API and Zapier

Price: Professional is $9 per month billed annually or $11 billed monthly. Expert is $11 per month billed annually or $14 billed monthly. Connect is $16 per user per month billed annually or $20 billed monthly. The trial runs 30 days with no credit card.

The honest limit: Timing is Mac only and has no free tier. The Professional plan covers one Mac and has limited web app access.

Pick it if you bill clients by the hour from a Mac and want AI to help draft entries, not just describe your day.

3. Rize (score: 74/100)

Rize is an automatic tracker for Mac and Windows with AI built into its plan structure. It tracks apps and websites in the background and can capture meeting time from a connected Google Calendar. Mac support goes back to macOS Mojave 10.14.6.

AI shows up in three places:

• auto-categorization and tagging of your activity
• an AI chat
• productivity and focus insights

Plans are metered in monthly AI credits, so how much AI you use depends on your tier. Pro and above add MCP server access, an API, webhooks, Zapier, and client and scheduled reports in PDF and CSV. The vendor states data is hosted on Amazon Web Services with encryption at rest and in transit.

Price:

Plan	Price	AI credits
Basic	$9.99/mo billed annually, or $12.99/month billed monthly	500 a month
Pro	$23.99/mo billed annually	1,000 a month
Max	$39.99/mo billed annually	3,000 a month
Team	$29.99/seat/month billed annually, or $39.99/seat/month billed monthly	-

Monthly-billed prices for Pro and Max are not shown on the cards, so see Rize’s pricing page. The trial is 7 days with no credit card.

The honest limit: There is no permanently free tier, your data lives in the cloud, and AI use is tied to a credit allowance. Linux is not available yet.

Pick it if you split work between a Mac and a Windows PC and want AI insights and chat about your focus.

4. Timely (score: 70/100)

Timely is a team time tracking service built around AI-drafted timesheets for firms that bill hours. Its Memory tracker records work in the background across web and desktop apps into a private timeline. AI then drafts timesheet entries, auto-completed and auto-allocated, for each person to approve. AI also categorizes time, and a manual timer is included.

The vendor says timelines stay private and only approved entries are shared. That matters if a manager sees the output.

Higher plans add more team features. Premium and above add team and budget management, plus project management and accounting integrations. Unlimited adds capacity reporting and overtime tracking.

Timely runs on the web, a desktop app, iOS and Android. The vendor’s pages did not confirm which desktop operating systems are supported, so check Mac support before you commit.

Price: Starter is $9 per user per month billed yearly or $11 billed monthly, with a maximum of 5 users and 20 projects. Premium is $16 per user per month billed yearly or $20 billed monthly, for up to 50 users. Unlimited is $22 per user per month billed yearly or $28 billed monthly. Enterprise is custom. The trial lasts 14 days.

The honest limit: There is no free tier, pricing is per user, and Timely is a cloud service designed around teams.

Pick it if you work in an agency or consultancy and want AI to fill timesheets that people approve.

5. Toggl (formerly Toggl Track) (score: 62/100)

Toggl, renamed from Toggl Track, is a timer-first tracker that now combines time tracking with planning. You mostly start timers, fill in timesheets or pull time from calendar integrations. The vendor also lists automated background tracking and a timeline in the desktop app. It states that Toggl does not take screenshots or record keystrokes.

Its AI is about managing data, not observing your day:

• Toggl AI answers natural-language questions about workspace data and handles admin tasks.
• An MCP server connects your Toggl data to AI tools.
• An AI Task Creator creates tasks.

For teams, the surrounding features add up. You get billable rates and team reports, and project planning with timelines, tasks and capacity management. Premium adds timesheet approvals, profitability reports and Jira and Asana integrations. Apps cover web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and browser extensions.

Price: The Free plan is $0, described as free forever, for up to 3 users. Starter is $9 per user per month billed annually or $12 billed monthly. Premium is $16 per user per month billed annually or $24 billed monthly. For Enterprise, you contact the vendor. Paid plans come with a 30-day trial.

The honest limit: Toggl is mainly timers and manual entry, not a full automatic record. Billable rates require a paid plan.

Pick it if your team already works with timers and wants AI to query and organize that data.

6. RescueTime (score: 58/100)

RescueTime is a background tracker focused on attention and distraction rather than records. It automatically tracks time spent on apps and websites. The vendor states it does not collect keystrokes, form input, screenshots or webpage content.

AI plays a thin role in what RescueTime documents:

• “The Assistant” is listed as a Focus feature, but the pricing page does not describe what it does.
• Timesheets include autocompletion hints that learn from your history.

The pricing page does not describe The Assistant in detail, so it counts for little in this ranking.

What you do get is distraction blocking and focus sessions, goals and alerts, and timesheets with projects, clients and billable rates on the higher plans. Activity data is sent to RescueTime to generate reports. The vendor says it is never shared, sold or used for advertising.

RescueTime offers desktop apps, iOS, Android and web. The vendor’s pages did not confirm which desktop operating systems are supported.

Price:

Plan	Billed annually	Billed monthly
Focus (Solo)	$7/month ($84 USD)	$9/month
Solo+ (Focus + Timesheets)	$12/month ($144 USD)	$15/month
Team Focus	$10/month/user ($120 USD)	$12/month/user
Team+ (Focus + Timesheets)	$16/month/user ($192 USD)	$18/month/user

A free Lite plan exists, but its limits are not on the pricing page. Paid plans have a 14-day trial.

The honest limit: RescueTime documents the least AI of any tool here that lists AI at all. Timesheets require the higher-priced plan, and data is processed in the cloud.

Pick it if blocking distractions matters more to you than a written record of your work.

7. Memtime (score: 50/100)

Memtime is an automatic tracker for billing teams, and its pages list no AI features. It records time in every program, document, email, call, meeting and browser tab, then shows it as a timeline. You turn that timeline into time entries yourself. It ranks last because this is an AI ranking, not because its tracking is weak.

Its privacy position is strong. The vendor states that automatically recorded activity data is stored only on your device and is not uploaded to a server. It runs on Mac, Windows and Linux.

Higher plans add integrations. Connect and above sync time entries to more than 100 project and billing tools. Premium adds call system integrations plus SSO, SAML and SCIM.

Price: Memtime has no monthly billing. You pay quarterly, annually or every two years:

Plan	Annually	Quarterly	Every 2 years
Basic	$14 per user/month	$18	$12
Connect	$21 per user/month	$26	$18
Premium	$29 per user/month	$35	$23

Enterprise is custom for 50 or more seats. The 14-day trial needs no payment information and does not convert to a subscription.

The honest limit: There is no AI, no free tier, and no mobile or Chromebook app. Integrations with project software start at the Connect plan.

Pick it if you want a local timeline to build billable entries from, and you would rather keep AI out of it entirely.

Full comparison table

Tool	Price	Automatic capture	AI summaries	Where data lives	Open source	Platforms
Dayflow	$0; Pro $20/month	Yes, a screenshot every 10 seconds	Yes, AI writes the timeline	On your Mac; local or cloud analysis, your choice	Yes (MIT)	Mac (macOS 14+)
Timing	From $9/month billed annually	Yes	Yes, AI activity summaries	Local, with optional sync	No	Mac
Rize	From $9.99/mo billed annually	Yes	AI insights and chat (credit-metered)	Cloud (AWS)	No	Mac, Windows
Timely	From $9 per user per month billed yearly	Yes, Memory tracker	AI-drafted timesheet entries	Cloud	No	Web, desktop app, iOS, Android
Toggl	$0 (up to 3 users); paid from $9 per user per month billed annually	Mainly timers; background tracking listed	Natural-language questions about workspace data	Cloud	No	Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, browser extensions
RescueTime	From $7/month billed annually; free Lite plan	Yes	”The Assistant” listed, not detailed	Cloud	No	Desktop apps, iOS, Android, web
Memtime	From $14 per user/month billed annually	Yes	None listed	Local	No	Mac, Windows, Linux

What does “AI” actually mean in a time tracker?

“AI time tracker” is not a single feature. Read the vendors’ own descriptions and four different jobs appear:

What the AI does	Tools	What you get
Writes	Dayflow, Timing	Summaries of what you did, in prose. Dayflow writes the whole timeline from screenshots. Timing lists AI activity summaries.
Drafts entries	Timely, Timing, RescueTime	A step toward billing. Timely auto-completes and auto-allocates timesheet entries for approval. Timing offers AI-powered suggestions for entries. RescueTime’s Timesheets offer autocompletion hints that learn from history.
Labels	Rize, Timely	Categories and tags on tracked activity. Useful for charts, but it does not tell you what you accomplished.
Answers questions	Rize, Toggl, Dayflow, Timing	Ask about your data in plain language. Rize has an AI chat. Toggl AI answers questions about workspace data. Dayflow has an assistant. Rize (Pro and above), Timing and Toggl also expose MCP servers, so outside AI tools can read your data.

Before you buy, decide which of these you need. If the goal is a Mac timesheet without manual entry, drafting matters most. If the goal is remembering what you did last Tuesday, writing matters most. Labeling alone rarely answers either question. If you are not sure what you want to measure yet, the where does my week go calculator is a quick way to estimate your hours before a tracker shows you the real numbers.

Does an AI time tracker have to send your screen to the cloud?

No, but most of them process your activity in the cloud. Only Dayflow records screenshots, and it lets you keep their analysis on-device through Local AI with Ollama or LM Studio. If you choose your own provider or Pro, selected screenshots leave the Mac under the terms described in the Dayflow entry.

Timing and Memtime store tracked data locally by default. Neither records screenshots. Timing’s pages do not say where its AI summaries are processed.

Rize, Timely, Toggl and RescueTime are cloud services:

• Rize hosts data on Amazon Web Services.
• Timely keeps each person’s timeline private and shares only approved entries.
• Toggl and RescueTime both state they do not take screenshots.

If being watched is your concern, rather than where the data sits, our piece on time tracking without surveillance covers that difference.

Where Dayflow is the wrong pick

• You bill clients by the hour. Pick Timing on a Mac, or Timely if a team approves timesheets. Dayflow has no invoices or payroll approvals.
• You manage a team and need reports per person. Pick Toggl or Timely. Dayflow has no team reports.
• You need to block distracting sites. Pick RescueTime. Dayflow has no website blocking.
• You work on Windows or Linux too. Pick Rize for Mac and Windows, or Memtime for Mac, Windows and Linux. Dayflow needs macOS 14 or later.
• You do not want AI reading your screen at all. Pick Memtime or Timing. Both track activity without screenshots and store data locally.
• You want summaries without checking them. No AI tool on this list is right for that. Dayflow’s summaries can miss or misinterpret work, so review them before sharing.

How much do they cost?

Tool	Plan	Price
Dayflow	Free	$0 (MIT)
Dayflow	Pro	$20/month
Timing	Professional	$9/month billed annually, or $11 billed monthly
Timing	Expert	$11/month billed annually, or $14 billed monthly
Timing	Connect	$16 per user/month billed annually, or $20 billed monthly
Rize	Basic	$9.99/mo billed annually, or $12.99/month billed monthly
Rize	Pro	$23.99/mo billed annually
Rize	Max	$39.99/mo billed annually
Rize	Team	$29.99/seat/month billed annually, or $39.99 billed monthly
Timely	Starter	$9 per user/month billed yearly, or $11 billed monthly
Timely	Premium	$16 per user/month billed yearly, or $20 billed monthly
Timely	Unlimited	$22 per user/month billed yearly, or $28 billed monthly
Toggl	Free	$0, up to 3 users
Toggl	Starter	$9 per user/month billed annually, or $12 billed monthly
Toggl	Premium	$16 per user/month billed annually, or $24 billed monthly
RescueTime	Focus (Solo)	$7/month billed annually, or $9 billed monthly
RescueTime	Solo+	$12/month billed annually, or $15 billed monthly
RescueTime	Team Focus	$10/month/user billed annually, or $12 billed monthly
RescueTime	Team+	$16/month/user billed annually, or $18 billed monthly
Memtime	Basic	$14 per user/month billed annually ($18 quarterly, $12 every 2 years)
Memtime	Connect	$21 per user/month billed annually ($26 quarterly, $18 every 2 years)
Memtime	Premium	$29 per user/month billed annually ($35 quarterly, $23 every 2 years)

The cheapest sensible setup for one person is Dayflow with Local AI, which costs $0 if your Mac can run the model. If you also need billing, Timing Professional at $9 per month billed annually is the lowest-priced paid plan here that combines local storage with invoicing integrations.

The bottom line

• For a free, readable record of your day on a Mac: Dayflow, with Local AI if you want screenshots analyzed on your machine.
• For billing clients from a Mac: Timing.
• For a team that approves AI-drafted timesheets: Timely. If your team prefers timers, Toggl.
• For AI insights across Mac and Windows: Rize.
• For blocking distractions: RescueTime.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best AI time tracker for Mac?

For most individuals, Dayflow is the best pick. It is free under the MIT license and runs on macOS 14 or later. It takes one screenshot every 10 seconds and has AI write the day as a readable timeline, and a local AI option keeps screenshot analysis on your Mac. If you bill hours, Timing is the better pick because it adds billing status, rounding and invoicing integrations.

Is there a free AI time tracker for Mac?

Dayflow costs $0 and is open source under the MIT license. With Local AI, a model runs on your Mac through Ollama or LM Studio, so you pay nothing for analysis. Toggl has a free plan for up to 3 users, but it is built around timers. RescueTime has a free Lite plan whose limits are not described on its pricing page.

What is the best AI time tracker for billing clients on a Mac?

Timing beats Dayflow here. Timing is Mac only and stores tracked time locally unless you opt into sync. It adds AI-powered suggestions for time entries, billing status tracking, reports with rounding and a GrandTotal invoicing integration, depending on plan. Pricing starts at $9 per month billed annually. Dayflow has no invoices or payroll approvals, so it does not fit this job.

Which AI time trackers keep my data on my Mac?

Dayflow stores screen recordings and its timeline on your Mac, and its Local AI mode keeps screenshot analysis on-device. Timing says tracked times never leave your Mac unless you opt into sync. Memtime stores activity data only on your device, but it lists no AI features. Rize, Timely, Toggl and RescueTime are cloud services.

Does Rize work on Mac?

Yes. Rize runs on Mac (macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or later) and Windows 10 or later. It tracks apps and websites automatically and uses AI to categorize and tag activity. It also offers an AI chat and productivity insights. Plans are metered in monthly AI credits, data is hosted on Amazon Web Services, and there is no free tier, only a 7-day trial.

What does Timely's AI actually do?

Timely's Memory tracker records work in the background across web and desktop apps into a private timeline. Its AI then drafts timesheet entries, auto-completed and auto-allocated, which you approve before anyone else sees them. It also categorizes time with AI. Pricing is per user, starting at $9 per user per month billed yearly, and there is no free tier.

Does Toggl track time automatically?

Mostly no. Toggl, formerly Toggl Track, is built around manual and real-time timers, timesheets and calendar integrations. The vendor also lists automated background tracking and a timeline in the desktop app. Its AI is aimed at your data: Toggl AI answers natural-language questions about your workspace and handles admin tasks, and there is an MCP server and an AI Task Creator.

Does Memtime have AI features?

Memtime's own pages list no AI features. It automatically records time in programs, documents, emails, calls, meetings and browser tabs, then shows it as a timeline that you turn into time entries yourself. Activity data stays on your device. It suits billing teams that want a local record without AI, priced from $14 per user per month billed annually.

Does Dayflow send my screenshots to the cloud?

Only if you choose a cloud mode. With Local AI, screenshot analysis stays on your Mac. If you configure your own provider, selected screenshots go to that provider under its terms. With Dayflow Pro at $20 a month, Dayflow manages cloud analysis and, under its privacy policy, deletes screenshots after processing and may retain Activity Data for sync.

Can an AI time tracker block distracting websites?

RescueTime is the pick for this. Its Focus plan includes distraction blocking, focus sessions, goals and alerts, from $7 per month billed annually. Dayflow does not block websites. It records and summarizes what happened, which makes it better for reviewing a day than for stopping distractions while they happen.