Qbserve

Qbserve is an automatic time tracking software designed specifically for Mac users. According to the vendor, it enables individuals and teams to monitor their productivity by automatically tracking the time spent on websites, applications, and projects. Qbserve caters to freelancers, small businesses, and larger organizations across various professions and industries, including creative professionals, software developers, digital marketers, and consultants.

Key Features

Automatic Time Tracker: Qbserve is an automatic time tracking software designed for Mac users. According to the vendor, it automatically tracks the user's activities on their Mac and provides continuous feedback on productivity without the need for manual intervention.

Accurate Time Monitoring: Qbserve integrates seamlessly with macOS to provide precise time monitoring. According to the vendor, it analyzes productivity for over 8,100 sites, apps, and games. It accurately tracks project time based on opened web pages, documents, and window titles. Qbserve also tracks time spent on Slack teams and YouTube videos.

Reports & Timesheets: Qbserve offers detailed productivity reports for daily, weekly, and monthly periods. Timesheets provide a comprehensive activity summary, timeline, and notes for each hour. The software supports invoice generation in 18 languages and allows data export in JSON and CSV formats.

Privacy & Affordability: According to the vendor, all tracked data is stored locally on the user's Mac and remains confidential. Qbserve provides options to exclude private browser tabs from tracking and allows users to pause tracking as needed. It is priced competitively and does not require a subscription.

Real-time Feedback: Qbserve provides real-time feedback to help users stay focused and productive. According to the vendor, the productivity score is displayed in the menu bar, with the icon changing color based on performance.

Notifications: Users can set customizable alerts to notify them when they reach specific goals or spend excessive time on distractions. According to the vendor, these alerts can integrate with other services and apps through AppleScript, IFTTT, and Zapier.

Automatic Project Time Tracking: Qbserve simplifies time tracking for freelancers by automatically identifying billable time based on opened documents and web pages. Users can set up project rules to track time for specific projects. Undetected time can be manually assigned within the timesheets. The vendor states that detailed invoices can be generated automatically from recorded time, with customizable invoice items and flexible billing settings.

Flexible Time Management: Qbserve is specifically designed for macOS to ensure accurate time logging. According to the vendor, it tracks visited sites and can exclude private tabs. Qbserve supports site tracking in Chrome and Safari, and additional extensions can be installed for tracking in other browsers. The software intelligently detects idle time and suggests manual time entry when the user returns to their Mac.

Data Export: Users can export collected data in JSON and CSV formats. The vendor claims that exports can be scheduled to repeat automatically at specified intervals.

Team Tracking: Qbserve logs time spent in Slack teams, providing accurate time reports for team conversations and collaboration.