Deski
An automated, privacy-respecting, desktop, time-tracking app.
What is Deski?
Deski is a local-first time tracker for freelancers who bill by the hour — and who shouldn't have to be watched to be trusted.
How it works
It runs quietly in the background and measures when you're actually at your desk. At the end of the day your work is already there as time blocks, which you name, tag, and read back as charts. No timer to remember to start — though there's a manual one if you prefer it.
The problem it actually solves
Freelancers have a trust problem with clients, and most time trackers solve it with surveillance: screenshots, keystroke logs, a productivity score the client gets to watch. That's a bad trade — you get monitored so someone else feels comfortable.
Deski takes a different route. Your timesheet can show whether its own hours were edited after they were recorded. Print one and Deski re-checks the whole range, then prints the result at the top: nothing was changed, something was, or it can't tell.
If a check does fail, the sheet still prints. Verified hours are totalled and invoiced; anything unverified is listed separately with the reason and left out of that total — so you're never blocked from sending an invoice at 11pm. Hours you type in by hand are labelled as entered by hand, because Deski didn't observe them.
What it deliberately won't do
No screenshots. Not as an option, not ever.
Keystrokes are counted, never recorded — no key you press is stored.
No mouse coordinates.
Your time data never leaves your device. Clearing it wipes it from disk, not just from view.
And it's honest about its limits: a clean check means the hours weren't edited. It does not mean you worked them. No app running on your own machine can prove that to anyone else.
Details
Windows · $5/month · 14-day free trial · your data lives in a local SQLite file you own.
Build in public
No build-in-public updates yet. When the maker posts progress, it shows up here.
FAQ about Deski
What is Deski?
Deski is a local-first time tracker for freelancers who bill by the hour — and who shouldn't have to be watched to be trusted. How it works It runs quietly in the background and measures when you're actually at your desk. At the end of the day your work is already there as time blocks, which you name, tag, and read back as charts. No timer to remember to start — though there's a manual one if you prefer it. The problem it actually solves Freelancers have a trust problem with clients, and most time trackers solve it with surveillance: screenshots, keystroke logs, a productivity score the client gets to watch. That's a bad trade — you get monitored so someone else feels comfortable. Deski takes a different route. Your timesheet can show whether its own hours were edited after they were recorded. Print one and Deski re-checks the whole range, then prints the result at the top: nothing was changed, something was, or it can't tell. If a check does fail, the sheet still prints. Verified hours are totalled and invoiced; anything unverified is listed separately with the reason and left out of that total — so you're never blocked from sending an invoice at 11pm. Hours you type in by hand are labelled as entered by hand, because Deski didn't observe them. What it deliberately won't do No screenshots. Not as an option, not ever. Keystrokes are counted, never recorded — no key you press is stored. No mouse coordinates. Your time data never leaves your device. Clearing it wipes it from disk, not just from view. And it's honest about its limits: a clean check means the hours weren't edited. It does not mean you worked them. No app running on your own machine can prove that to anyone else. Details Windows · $5/month · 14-day free trial · your data lives in a local SQLite file you own.
Who is Deski for?
Deski is built for teams and individuals working with Time Tracking, Productivity, Privacy, Invoicing. It fits into the freelance category on LaunchZone.
What category does Deski belong to?
Deski is listed in the freelance category on LaunchZone. You can browse other freelance tools on the category page to compare alternatives.
Where can I try Deski?
Deski's official site is linked from its LaunchZone listing. The listing also includes screenshots, tags, and links to similar freelance tools so you can compare options before signing up.
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