DevTracr for VS Code and Cursor
Logs your coding time to DevTracr, the developer learning diary, automatically.
While you edit, the extension notes which project and language you're working in; DevTracr turns that into one
Coding entry per project per day, with the real time you spent.
Get started
- Install DevTracr from the Extensions panel (
Ctrl+Shift+X, search "DevTracr").
- Click DevTracr in the status bar at the bottom of the editor (or run DevTracr: Sign In).
- Your browser opens DevTracr. Sign in if asked, click Allow, and you're back in the editor, connected.
The status bar then shows today's coding time. Click it to sync, pause, open DevTracr or disconnect.
No DevTracr account yet? Create one free at devtracr.netlify.app.
What counts
- You're coding while you type, move the cursor, switch files or save, with the editor window focused.
- Activity less than 15 minutes apart joins into one session; longer breaks don't count.
- Time is added to the day in your DevTracr time zone, and an entry appears once a project has a minute of work.
- If a DevTracr project has the same name as the workspace folder (ignoring case and punctuation), the entry is
linked to it.
- You can rename an entry or change its project; its time keeps updating from the editor. Deleting it also forgets
that day's tracked time for the project.
Privacy
The extension sends only the time, the workspace folder name and the language id (for example typescript).
It never sends code, file names or paths. Nothing is collected until you sign in, or while tracking is paused.
The connection key is kept in the editor's secret storage. Disconnect any time from the status bar menu or in
DevTracr under Settings → VS Code & Cursor.
If you're offline, heartbeats wait on this computer and are sent when DevTracr can be reached again.
Commands
| Command |
What it does |
| DevTracr: Sign In |
Connects this editor through your browser. |
| DevTracr: Connect with a Key |
Connects with a key created in DevTracr's settings. |
| DevTracr: Pause or Resume |
Stops or restarts tracking. |
| DevTracr: Sync Now |
Sends waiting heartbeats right away. |
| DevTracr: Open Dashboard |
Opens your activity in DevTracr. |
| DevTracr: Disconnect |
Forgets the key on this computer. |
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
What it's for |
devtracr.serverUrl |
https://devtracr.netlify.app |
Your DevTracr site, e.g. http://localhost:8081 for local development. |
Development
npm ci
npm test # compiles and runs the unit tests
npm run package # builds ../frontend/public/downloads/devtracr.vsix (also the file uploaded to the stores)
Bump version in package.json whenever the extension changes; the stores refuse a version they already have.
