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open source productivity tracker that uses a camera.
is there an open source software that utilizes the camera to track when u sit down and work and stops the timer when you getup. and shows a total time focused per day. i used YPT - YeolPumTa before. but found it hard to always start and stop the timer before…
is there an open source software that utilizes the camera to track when u sit down and work and stops the timer when you getup. and shows a total time focused per day. i used YPT - YeolPumTa before. but found it hard to always start and stop the timer before you focus. maybe i should go back to just using it. idk. this could work much better, it automatically calculates the time.
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I'm not aware of one but if I were to make one I'd consider just using a sensor in the chair instead.
chair sensor is probably less creepy as well, camera watching you work all day would get old fast
That’s actually a good recommendation. But the problem is sometimes I go minutes without touching keyboard and mouse. Honestly I just want ypt to automatically know when I’m studying and when I’m not. Maybe I can write an automating for this in ios? Idk. I prefer to work with a computer but ypt isn’t available on pc for some god damn reason
How can I make one? How to make a chair sensor
i dont have a sensor and would like to just use it as an application on my windows laptop. but i do understand a sensor would be a better way to do it. i just want the timer to run when it sees me in the screen.
camera feels a bit heavy for this tbh something that detects keyboard or mouse activity locally would probably do the job without filming you all day
dude this is a cool idea! i've always struggled with remembering to start/stop my timers too. imagine if this actually existed, would be a game changer for real.