Time Sink
Time Sink is a macOS time-tracking app that records how long you use apps and windows, helping you review where your work time goes.
What is Time Sink?
Time Sink is a native macOS activity and time-tracking app for people who want to understand how they spend time on their Mac. It automatically tracks app and window usage while you work, so you can review which tasks, projects, or distractions took up your day. You can group related apps or windows into Pools, add ad hoc timers for work done away from the keyboard, and view reports that summarize foreground and total running time. The app also supports exporting reports for further analysis in other tools. Time Sink can run as a regular app or as a menu bar utility, which makes it useful for freelancers, consultants, and anyone who wants lightweight passive time tracking without starting and stopping timers for every task.
Key features
- Automatically track time spent in macOS apps and windows
- Group related activities into Pools for project-based tracking
- Add ad hoc timers for calls, meetings, and other off-Mac work
- View activity reports showing foreground time and overall usage
- Export usage reports for analysis in other apps
- Run as a regular app or a menu bar-only utility
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Time Sink is a legitimate Mac utility from Manytricks that is designed to monitor app and window activity in order to build time-use reports. That behavior is consistent with its purpose, but it also means the app can collect detailed records of how you use your Mac. Some versions can save periodic screenshots if you enable that option, which may capture sensitive information shown on screen. Review its tracking, export, and screenshot settings before using it on a work or shared Mac, and keep an eye on where exported reports are stored.
Recommendation: Keep Time Sink if you actively use it to track work habits, billable time, or productivity patterns. If you do not use activity tracking, removing it should only stop future logging and access to the app’s reporting features. Before removing it, export any reports or records you want to keep.
Common paths
/Applications/Time Sink.app
Support paths
~/Library/Containers/com.manytricks.TimeSinkClient/Data/Library/Time Sink/Configurations~/Library/Containers/com.manytricks.TimeSinkClient/Data/Library/Time Sink/Reports
Preference paths
~/Library/Containers/com.manytricks.TimeSinkClient/Data/Library/Preferences/com.manytricks.TimeSinkClient.plist
Container paths
~/Library/Containers/com.manytricks.TimeSinkClient
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