Time Sink
Time Sink is a macOS time-tracking utility from Many Tricks that automatically records app and window activity to show where your time goes.
What is Time Sink?
Time Sink is a macOS utility published by Many Tricks that tracks how long you spend in apps and individual windows while using your Mac. Its main purpose is personal time awareness and lightweight productivity analysis, letting you review where work time, browsing time, and other activity actually went during the day. The app can group related windows into Pools, supports ad hoc timers for activities away from the keyboard, and can export reports for later review. It integrates closely with normal macOS app and window activity, which is why users may see it requesting the accessibility or monitoring permissions needed for reliable tracking. Time Sink is also available as a sandboxed app variant associated with the bundle ID com.manytricks.TimeSinkClient. Most people encounter it after installing the app directly from Many Tricks or through the Mac App Store, then using it to analyze habits, billing categories, or general focus patterns.
Key features
- Automatically tracks time spent in macOS apps and individual windows
- Groups related work into Pools for broader activity reporting
- Supports ad hoc timers for offline or non-Mac tasks
- Exports usage reports for later review and analysis
- Can detect idle periods to improve activity records
- Offers reporting views to review tracked activity over chosen time ranges
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
This is a legitimate productivity utility from Many Tricks, not generally considered malicious. Because it tracks app and window usage, it may handle sensitive activity metadata such as app names, window titles, timing history, and optional exported reports, so privacy-conscious users should review its permissions and export settings.
Recommendation: Keep it if you actively use time tracking or reporting on your Mac. If you do not use it, removal is usually reasonable, but review any saved history or exported reports first if they matter to you.
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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