Never start another timer again.
Every 5 minutes Friendly Owl quietly grabs your screens, reads what's on them with bulletproof on-device OCR, and instantly knows what you're working on. 100% private. Zero effort.
The problem is painfully real.
You waste 10–20 minutes a day fiddling with timers and categorizing time. Or you just give up and have no idea where your week went.
Manual entry sucks
Start timer, stop timer, categorize, repeat. Forever.
Context switching kills
Breaking flow to log time is counterproductive.
Gaps everywhere
End of week? Half your time is unaccounted for.
How it works
Four simple steps. Zero configuration.
Screenshot
Captures all your screens silently (multi-monitor safe)
OCR
Apple's on-device Vision OCR reads every pixel in <1s
Intelligent
Combines window titles + screen text to figure out your current project
Timeline
Builds a searchable, beautiful local timeline automatically
Privacy obsessed.
Your data never leaves your machine. Period.
Nothing ever leaves your Mac unless YOU opt in later
Credit cards, passwords, emails automatically redacted by Vision
Pause anytime, exclude apps, delete any entry instantly
Zero telemetry. Zero cloud unless you want it.
Tour the control room
Every surface is built to stay calm, local-first, and easy to trust while you work.
General settings
Tune capture cadence, startup behavior, and the everyday defaults that keep tracking invisible.
Permissions overview
See required and optional macOS permissions in one place before you start relying on the app.
Privacy controls
Choose monitors, block sensitive apps, and keep redaction controls close at hand.
Storage settings
Preview monthly usage, set retention windows, and manage screenshot storage without guesswork.
Tags management
Organize clients, projects, and work categories so time tracking stays useful instead of noisy.
Time tracking rules
Match your billing style with exact or rounded entries and simple, readable defaults.
AI settings
Turn on Apple Intelligence descriptions and see exactly how Friendly Owl reasons about your work.
Utilities toolkit
Rebuild, preview, and recover data with explicit controls instead of opaque background magic.
About Friendly Owl
A quick proof point that the product is local-first, Apple-native, and built for real daily use.
Simple, transparent pricing
Free for individuals. Powerful for teams.
Personal
Free foreverNo credit card required. Ever.
Teams
Billed annually ($240/year)
Everything in Personal, plus:
14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Beta Access
Free Limited Time Beta
Every accepted beta user gets full access while pricing is being finalized.
Built for indie devs, by indie devs
We get it. You're building 5 things at once and “tracking time” is just another chore.
Time tracking guilt
“Forgot to start the timer... again.”
The Solution
It just knows. No buttons, no guilt.
Context switching
“Wait, what was I even doing?”
The Solution
Every tab, app, and minute—documented.
End-of-week mystery
“Where did my 40 hours actually go?”
The Solution
Crystal clear timeline you can actually bill from.
Privacy concerns
“I'm not sending my screen to some server.”
The Solution
Runs 100% local. Your data stays with you.
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