Desktive
Automatic time tracking for teams
Workforce clarity without the timer.
Desktive captures apps, window titles, idle time, and optional screenshots automatically — so remote, hybrid, and office teams get honest productivity visibility.
- Agent
- Windows (Native <15MB)
- Capture
- Apps · Titles · Idle · URLs
- Enterprise
- Blur · IP Allowlist · Audit
Workspace
Access locked to office & VPN CIDRs (e.g. 192.168.1.0/24)
Full chronological record of administrative actions & logins
Enforce shift hours & require manager approval for offline time
Notify managers on threshold exceedance & anomalies
Built for
- Remote
- Hybrid
- Office
- Agencies
- Ops leads
Tracking that starts when work starts.
Install the Windows agent once. Desktive follows active apps and titles through the day — no start/stop rituals, no forgotten timers.
- Automatic capture for desktop work sessions
- Idle detection when someone steps away
- Org-level controls for screenshots and policy
Know where attention actually goes.
Apps, window titles, and browser URLs (with the Chromium extension) paint a clear picture for ops leads and agency managers — without asking people to narrate their day.
- Desktop apps and document titles out of the box
- Optional URL tracking via Chrome / Edge extension
- Productivity categories your admins can tune
Summaries your team can act on.
Review activity the way you already run the business — by person, by day, by the work completed. Reports stay grounded in what Desktive actually captures.
- Multi-dimensional activity and attendance reports
- Optional screenshots with Gaussian blur filters
- One-click exports to CSV and Excel XLSX formats
Capabilities
Everything you need to evaluate Desktive.
Full enterprise platform capabilities — automatic capture, optional blur screenshots, schedules, approvals, and organizational controls.
Automatic Time, App, URL & Idle Detection
Silent background tracking captures active desktop applications, Chromium URLs, active window titles, and detects idle periods without asking developers or team members to start/stop timers.
Multi-Dimensional Reports & Comparison
Comprehensive reporting suite: Compare by Date, Compare by Member, App Usages & App Analytics, Monthly Timesheets, and Top Performer Analysis with instant CSV/Excel exports.
Work Schedules & Absence Calendar
Set fixed, flexible, or overnight shift schedules. Plan and track employee leaves, holidays, and sick days on a unified timeline.
Offline-Time Approvals
Enable team members to request credit for client meetings and offline work with clear reasons. Managers review and approve with full audit logging.
Screenshots with Blur & On-Demand
Optional visual proof with automatic privacy blurring for sensitive data. Admins can configure intervals or trigger on-demand snapshots when needed.
Custom Categories & Productivity Rules
Classify apps and websites into Productive, Neutral, or Unproductive tiers with custom organizational taxonomy tailored to your engineering and ops stacks.
IP Allowlist & Security Restrictions
Restrict organization access exclusively to authorized corporate VPN, headquarters, or remote subnet CIDR IP blocks.
HQ Gateway: 192.168.10.0/24
Enforced
Teams, Audit Logs & Policy Alerts
Structure departments with scoped manager permissions, chronological immutable audit logs for administrative actions, and threshold alerts for anomalies.
Next steps
Evaluate, install, then track.
A clear path from product review to a running Windows agent.
- 01 Features Review all platform capabilities across telemetry, schedules, security, and analytics. Open features
- 02 Download Install the Windows agent, then optional Chrome / Edge URL capture. Get the agent
- 03 Pricing Flexible Free, Pro, Premium, and Enterprise tiers with transparent billing. View pricing
Platform Standards
Enterprise-grade reliability and privacy standards.
Designed from the ground up for modern distributed engineering and operations teams.
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Private Time Windows
Personal privacy windows allowing team members to pause all tracking during personal breaks.
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Projects & Task Timers
Granular project-level attribution alongside automatic background telemetry.
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Healthy Break Reminders
Configurable ergonomic and focus rhythm prompts for distributed teams.
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Air-Tight Security Perimeter
CIDR IP allowlists, AES-256 encrypted storage, and immutable audit trails.
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Unified Integrations & Exports
Universal CSV and Excel XLSX data exports ready for payroll and BI ingest.
FAQ
Common questions.
Straight answers for teams evaluating automatic time tracking software.
Does Desktive require people to start timers?
No. The Windows desktop agent tracks active apps and window titles automatically while someone is working, with idle detection when they step away.
How does Desktive track browser URLs?
Browser URL tracking uses the optional Desktive Chromium extension (Chrome/Edge) together with the Windows agent. Without the extension, the agent still tracks apps and window titles.
Are screenshots required?
No. Screenshots are optional and controlled by organization settings. Teams can enable, disable, or apply Gaussian blur capture based on their policy.
How does Desktive pricing work?
Desktive offers a Free tier for up to 5 members with full automated telemetry, as well as Pro, Premium, and Enterprise plans with flexible per-seat billing and annual discounts.
Can we customize productivity categories and rules?
Yes. Admins can categorize desktop software and web domains into Productive, Neutral, or Unproductive tiers, and build custom taxonomy trees tailored to organizational workflows.
Get started
Create your workspace in minutes.
Start with a free account, then install the Windows agent when your team is ready to track.