See the time as it goes.
ManyMin is a screen time and app usage tracker for macOS. It counts how long each app and each website is in front of you and keeps today's number in a small card on your desktop, so you notice the half hour on YouTube while it is happening, not hours later in a chart. It runs on your Mac, and nothing leaves it.
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The card on the right is the ManyMin HUD, rebuilt for the web. It is counting the time you spend on this page right now, and it has a 2‑minute limit set on this site. Hover it for the toolbar, drag it anywhere, double‑click it, and change how it looks under The HUD.Use the buttons above it to switch size or pause, and change how it looks under The HUD.
One sample a second, added up honestly.
The front app is sampled every second
Contiguous time in the same app becomes one segment. Segments under a second are thrown away, so a quick ⌘‑Tab past Mail doesn't count as reading Mail.
Browsers are split by website
When a browser is in front, ManyMin reads the active tab's address and files the time under that domain, so youtube.com and docs.google.com are two different lines even though both are Safari.
It stops when you do
After three minutes without keyboard or mouse input the clock pauses. It also stops on sleep, on screen lock, and while ManyMin itself is in front. Video and full‑screen apps keep counting, and both of those are switches you can flip.
A card that stays out of the way, until it shouldn't.
It floats over everything, snaps to a corner, and shows the number for whatever is in front of you: the current app, or the current site when you're in a browser. Three sizes, four looks. Try them on the live card.
Drag the card anywhere on this page; near a corner it snaps, like the app. The rest of Settings ▸ HUD is below, and it all applies to the live card.
Settings ▸ HUD
- Snaps to a corner, or sits anywhere you drop it. It remembers where.
- Click‑through mode so it never steals a click from the window underneath.
- Above full‑screen apps if you want it there, and hidden for the apps where you don't.
- Your format: 2h 14m, 134m, or 2:14, everywhere in the app.
- Only when it matters: keep it hidden until something goes over its limit, then it pops up until you're back under.
- Keyboard shortcuts to show or hide it and to switch size from any app, and a double‑click that opens the dashboard.
- A reminder chime every few minutes, only while over a limit or whenever the clock is running. You pick the interval and the sound.
Or just a number in the menu bar
Send the HUD away and keep today's total next to the clock. Click it for the top apps and sites, pause tracking, or open the dashboard.
Example day.
Budgets per app and per site, judged in the moment.
A limit is time you don't want to exceed: 30 minutes of YouTube. A goal is time you want to reach: four hours in Xcode. Pin either to the HUD and it becomes a progress bar. Pass a limit and the headline turns red and can pulse; hit a goal and it turns green. Each fires one notification a day, and no more.
While you're over a limit, the HUD shows a line of your own words. Add as many as you like; they rotate.
"This time is not going to come back"
Every limit decides for itself what happens when you pass it: the message, whether the time pulses, whether it shows how far over you are. And for the habits that need a firmer hand, grayscale: the whole screen drains of colour while that app or site is in front, and colour comes back the moment you leave. It uses the Mac's own accessibility filter, so nothing slows down.
If that is not enough, ManyMin can block the screen. When you go over, it covers every screen and makes you wait out a countdown, 12 seconds unless you pick another length. Then you choose: carry on for 5 or 15 minutes, or close the tab. You can make it harder on yourself too, and keep those buttons locked until you type your own message back, word for word. Switch to another app and the cover goes away, so it never gets between you and your work. The countdown keeps going while you're away, so if you come back after it has finished, the buttons are ready.
Breaks are for the apps you lose track of time in, before you are anywhere near a limit. Ask for a 30‑second break every 20 minutes on Instagram, and once you've spent 20 minutes there, ManyMin covers the screen for 30 seconds and pauses whatever is playing. When the timer runs out, the cover goes and the video carries on. Time away counts: leave Instagram for 30 seconds and that was your break. If a break ran out while you were gone, you come back to how long you've spent there today and a button to keep using it.
This page has a limit of 2 minutes on itself. If you've been reading for that long, look at the card.
The day, the week, and where they went.
A window for when you want more than a number: totals by app and by site, hour‑by‑hour bars, a date picker to look back, and the option to exclude any app or domain from counting at all.
Example day. Each app keeps the same colour no matter how it ranks.
For anyone who has asked where the afternoon went.
Cutting a habit
Put a 30‑minute limit on YouTube or X. The card turns red the moment you pass it, and stays red in your line of sight. Switch on grayscale for that limit and the whole screen goes grey too, for as long as you stay. If you need more than that, have ManyMin block the screen until you have waited out a countdown.
Freelancers
Honest totals per app and per client site, by day and by week, so the invoice matches the day you actually had.
Deep work and study
A goal of three hours in your editor or your notes. The pill counts up while you work and turns green when you get there.
Remote work
Know your real day before you write the status update, without a manager's dashboard or a cloud account seeing it.
How ManyMin compares.
The tools people usually weigh it against: the free one that comes with the Mac, and the two subscription trackers.
Swipe the table sideways to see the other three.
| ManyMin | macOS Screen Time | RescueTime | Timing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracks apps automatically | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Splits browser time by website | Safari and Chromium browsers | Safari only | Via browser extension | Yes |
| Live counter floating on screen | Yes, the HUD | No | No | No |
| Goals and limits per app or site | Both | Limits | Goals | Goals |
| Where your data lives | Your Mac only | iCloud sync | Their cloud | Your Mac |
| Price | US$9.99 once | Free, built in | Subscription | Subscription |
From each product's public documentation as of September 2026. If something here is out of date, tell us. ManyMin doesn't do invoicing, projects or team reports; if you need those, the other two are the right tools.
Your day stays on your Mac.
Everything ManyMin records lives in a SQLite file at ~/Library/Application Support/ManyMin. There is no account, no sync, and no analytics. Delete that folder and it never happened.
Reading the active tab needs macOS's Automation permission for each browser. ManyMin asks for it once, in the app, and uses it for the tab address only. The only thing that ever touches the network is checking your licence key when you enter it.
This website counts page views, so we can tell whether anyone is reading it. No cookies, and no way to follow you anywhere else. The app has nothing to do with it. The privacy policy spells out every last thing we store.
Buy it once.
No subscription, not now and not later. Try the whole app free for 14 days, then pay once and keep the version you bought for good. ManyMin is US$9.99 on its own. For US$10 more you get my other 3 paid Mac apps with it.
All 4 Mac apps
One key unlocks every paid app below on your Mac.
ManyMin time per app and site, live on screenUS$9.99
Tpad trackpad gestures you chooseUS$9.99
Focus Lock hides everything except your taskUS$9.99
Notch Icons reach icons hidden by the notchUS$9.99
FinderCut ⌘X and ⌘V to move files in FinderFree for everyone- New paid Mac apps released before 31 Dec 2027Included
- Bought one at a timeUS$39.96
ManyMin on its own
Just this app, on one Mac.
- One licence for one Mac, and you can move it
- All updates for 1 year, then keep what you have
- 14-day free trial with everything on, no card
Two apps bought one at a time cost US$19.98. All four cost US$19.99.
Tax is added where it applies. The checkout page shows the exact total before you pay.
One payment, and that's the end of it.
Every tracker worth using now rents itself to you by the month. ManyMin is US$9.99 once: no renewal, no plan to pick, no seat to cancel, and no feature held back for a tier above yours. A year of updates is included, and after that the version you bought keeps running on your Mac for as long as you want it. Get a new Mac and you can move the licence over.
Before you buy
Is ManyMin an alternative to RescueTime or Timing?
Yes, for people who want automatic app and website tracking without a subscription or a cloud account. ManyMin adds a live floating counter neither has, keeps all data on your Mac, and costs US$9.99 once. It does not do invoicing, projects or team reports.
How is ManyMin different from macOS Screen Time?
Screen Time is built in and free, but it only splits websites in Safari, has no floating live counter, and syncs through iCloud. ManyMin splits websites in Safari and every Chromium browser, shows the running total on screen, and keeps everything local.
Can I use ManyMin to bill hours?
It shows how long each app and site was in front of you each day and week, which is an honest starting point, but it has no timers, projects or invoices.
Which Macs does ManyMin run on?
macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple silicon and Intel.
Is it on the Mac App Store?
No. Reading the active browser tab isn't possible inside the App Store sandbox, so ManyMin is a direct download. The app is signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, and it updates itself.
Does it need the internet?
Only for a few seconds when you enter your licence key, and to check for updates. Tracking, goals and the dashboard work fully offline.
What happens after the year of updates?
The app keeps working exactly as it is, forever. If a later version has something you want, you can renew for another year at a discount.
Can I get my money back?
Yes. Email support@manymin.app within 30 days of buying and you get your money back. No form, no reason needed. And you can try every feature free for 14 days before you pay anything.
Is ManyMin part of a bundle?
Yes. ManyMin, Tpad, Focus Lock and Notch Icons are US$19.99 together, paid once, instead of US$39.96 bought one at a time. One key unlocks all four on one Mac, and any new paid Mac app I release before 31 December 2027 is added to your key at no charge. FinderCut is free for everyone. See all 4 apps.
Which browsers are tracked per site?
Safari and every Chromium browser: Chrome, Arc, Brave, Edge, Vivaldi, Opera and Chromium. Other browsers are counted as one app. You can turn any browser off individually.
Does it slow my Mac down?
It takes one lightweight sample a second and writes to a local database. It's a menu bar app with no dock icon and no background network activity.
Can I exclude something private?
Yes. Any app or domain can be excluded from the dashboard; it stops being counted from that moment on. You can also pause tracking from the HUD or the menu bar.