Screen Time is a lightweight Visual Studio Code extension that tracks how much time you actively spend working in VS Code.
It displays live screen time in the status bar and maintains separate time tracking for each workspace.
🔐 Privacy & Security (Important)
✅ All screen time data is stored locally on your machine only.
🚫 No data is sent to any server.
🔒 No internet access, tracking, or analytics.
👤 Your usage data always stays private.
✨ Features
⏳ Live screen time displayed in the VS Code status bar.
📁 Workspace-specific screen time tracking.
📊 Dashboard view for all recorded time.
⏸️ Automatically pauses when VS Code loses focus.
▶️ Automatically resumes when VS Code regains focus.
🔄 Resumes tracking for the current day.
🗑️ One-click option to delete all saved screen time data.
👀 Displays time in a human-readable format (hh:mm:ss).
🚀 Getting Started
Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace.
Open VS Code — screen time tracking starts automatically.
View your active screen time in the status bar.
No configuration required.
📌 Commands
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl + Shift + P / Cmd + Shift + P) and run:
Screen Time: Show
Displays the current screen time in a popup
Screen Time: Dashboard
Opens a dashboard showing all workspace screen time data
Screen Time: Delete
Deletes all saved screen time data and resets the timer
🎯 Why Use Screen Time?
Track how long you spend coding.
Improve focus and productivity.
Monitor time across multiple projects effortlessly.
🧩 Extension Behavior
Tracking starts automatically when VS Code opens.
Tracking stops when VS Code is unfocused or minimized.
