TimeTracker by Andrei
Track your coding time, project costs, daily goals, and AI usage — all inside VS Code.
Dashboard available in English and Español (auto-detects the VS Code UI language; switch any time with the 🌐 button or the Language command).
Screenshots
Overview
AI usage
Configuration
Status bar
Three quick-access buttons in the bottom-left corner:
| Button |
Description |
⏱ Project Xm Ys |
Session counter — shows the active project and live session time (minutes and seconds). Updates every second. Click to open the dashboard. |
🍅 Pomodoro |
Pomodoro timer — click to start a work session. While active, shows the countdown and switches to stop mode on click. |
📝 |
Add session note — click to tag and annotate the last recorded session (e.g. bug, feature, meeting) without opening the dashboard. |
Features
Automatic Time Tracking
Tracks active coding time per project. Detects idle periods and stops the timer automatically. No manual start/stop required.
Dashboard
Full overview of all your projects with:
- Daily and weekly time
- Progress bars toward your goals
- Streaks and language breakdown
- Cost estimates based on hourly rate
Pomodoro Timer
Built-in Pomodoro timer integrated with the tracker:
- Configurable work/break durations (default 25/5 min)
- Status bar countdown
- Session count per project
- Notifications on phase completion
Goals & Streaks
Set daily and weekly hour goals per project or globally. Get notified when you hit your target. Streak counter rewards consistent coding days.
Cost Tracking
Set an hourly rate per project (or globally). Dashboard shows earnings per project and totals.
AI Usage Tracking
Parses Claude Code logs to show token usage and cost per model — useful for tracking AI expenses alongside coding time.
Add notes and tags to sessions (e.g. bug, feature, meeting). Filter the dashboard by tag to analyze time by task type.
Export
Export all session data as CSV or JSON for billing, reporting, or external analysis.
Archive
Archive completed or inactive projects. Restore at any time from the Archive tab.
Getting Started
- Install the extension
- Open any project folder in VS Code
- Start coding — tracking begins automatically
- Open the dashboard:
Ctrl+Shift+P → VSCode Tracker: Show Dashboard
Commands
| Command |
Description |
VSCode Tracker: Show Dashboard |
Open the full dashboard |
VSCode Tracker: Configure Current Project |
Set rate, goals, currency for active project |
VSCode Tracker: Start Pomodoro |
Start a Pomodoro session |
VSCode Tracker: Skip Pomodoro Phase |
Skip current work or break phase |
VSCode Tracker: Stop Pomodoro |
Stop the Pomodoro timer |
VSCode Tracker: Add Note to Last Session |
Add tags and notes to the last session |
VSCode Tracker: Export CSV |
Export all data as CSV |
VSCode Tracker: Export JSON |
Export all data as JSON |
VSCode Tracker: Log AI Usage |
Manually log AI model usage |
VSCode Tracker: Reset Today Stats |
Clear today's sessions |
VSCode Tracker: Reset All Data |
Delete all tracking data |
VSCode Tracker: Language (English / Español) |
Switch the dashboard language |
Configuration
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
vscodeTracker.language |
auto |
Dashboard language: auto, en, es |
vscodeTracker.idleThresholdSeconds |
300 |
Seconds of inactivity before session ends |
vscodeTracker.unfocusedGraceSeconds |
900 |
Seconds the window can stay unfocused before the session ends |
vscodeTracker.dailyGoalHours |
0 |
Global daily goal in hours (0 = disabled) |
vscodeTracker.weeklyGoalHours |
0 |
Global weekly goal in hours (0 = disabled) |
vscodeTracker.defaultHourlyRate |
0 |
Default hourly rate (0 = disabled) |
vscodeTracker.currency |
EUR |
Currency: EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, JPY |
vscodeTracker.pomodoroWorkMinutes |
25 |
Pomodoro work phase duration |
vscodeTracker.pomodoroBreakMinutes |
5 |
Pomodoro break phase duration |
vscodeTracker.breakReminderHours |
2 |
Break reminder after N continuous hours (0 = disabled) |
vscodeTracker.enableLanguageTracking |
true |
Track time by file language |
vscodeTracker.enableAITracking |
true |
Parse Claude Code logs for AI cost tracking |
vscodeTracker.aiCustomModels |
[] |
Custom AI model pricing for non-Claude models |
vscodeTracker.promptForNotes |
false |
Auto-prompt for notes when a session ends |
Data Storage
All data is stored locally in ~/.vscode-tracker/:
logs.json — session historyprojects.json — project config and metadatapomodoro.json — Pomodoro session history
No data is sent to any server.
License
MIT © Andrei Akirov
