Kronik

Automatic local coding time tracker for VS Code with idle detection, per-project logs, and a generated dashboard.

Details

Features

• Auto-tracking with 5-minute idle detection
• Per-project tracking with daily totals and session counts
• Live sidebar clock with quick actions
• Local dashboard generated as HTML
• Markdown + JSON logs for readable and raw data
• No auth or cloud - no sign-up, no login, no sync setup
• Privacy-first - your data stays on your machine

How It Works

1. Open any workspace folder in VS Code
2. Kronik automatically creates .kronik/ folder
3. Time is tracked and saved to:
   • sessions.json — raw time logs

• README.md — formatted report
• dashboard.html — visual local dashboard

Commands

• Kronik: Show Summary — View today's stats
• Kronik: Open Report — Open markdown report
• Kronik: Export Data — View raw JSON data
• Kronik: Change Theme — Switch color scheme

Data Structure

your-project/
  .kronik/
    sessions.json      # Time logs per day
    README.md          # Human-readable report

Example sessions.json

[
  {
    "date": "2026-07-05",
    "seconds": 14523,
    "lastUpdated": "2026-07-05T18:30:00.000Z"
  }
]

Git Integration

Add .kronik/ to your .gitignore to keep time data private:

.kronik/

Or commit it to track team productivity!

Beta

Kronik is in open beta — completely free, no account needed.

Built by @dvnnyle

Website: dvnny.no