What is Hackatime?

Hackatime is a free, open-source coding time tracker built by Hack Club for high school students and developers who want to understand their programming habits.

Unlike other time tracking tools, Hackatime is completely free and designed specifically for the Hack Club community. It helps you see exactly how much time you spend coding, which programming languages you use most, and which editors you prefer.

How Hackatime Works

Hackatime tracks your coding activity automatically by monitoring when you're actively typing in your code editor. It works with over 75 different editors including VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, vim, emacs, and many more.

Why Hackatime Exists

Hackatime was created because Hack Club believes that the more time you spend making things, the better you get at building cool projects. By tracking your coding time, you can see your progress and stay motivated to keep building.

Key Features of Hackatime

• Completely free - No paid plans or hidden costs
• Open source - You can see the code and contribute
• Works offline - Tracks your time even without internet
• Real-time stats - See your coding activity as it happens
• Community leaderboards - Compare with other Hack Clubbers
• Privacy-focused - Minimal data is collected for time tracking. File contents are never sent to our servers or stored.

Getting Started with Hackatime

To start using Hackatime, simply sign in with your Hack Club Slack account or email. Once you're logged in, install the editor plugin for your preferred code editor and start coding. Hackatime will automatically begin tracking your time.