Built for honest workforce clarity without the timers.

Desktive replaces manual timer rituals and invasive spyware with lightweight, privacy-first automated desktop telemetry.

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Agent: Windows (Native <15MB)
Capture: Apps · Titles · Idle · URLs
Enterprise: Blur · IP Allowlist · Audit

Engineering Philosophy

How we design and build Desktive.

Four core engineering commitments that guide every product decision we make.

Sub-15MB Native Client

No heavyweight browser wrappers or background CPU churn. Our native Windows client runs as a lean background process using less than 0.5% CPU and 25MB RAM.

Privacy by Design

We build for teams, not surveillance states. Screenshots support organizational Gaussian blur, window titles can be sanitized, and we never log keystrokes, microphones, or webcams.

Zero Manual Timer Friction

Engineers and creators hate pressing "Start" and "Stop". Desktive tracks active focus automatically when work begins and pauses when idle inactivity occurs.

Enterprise Governance

Built for scaling organizations with CIDR IP allowlists, tamper-evident immutable audit trails, multi-level squad hierarchies, and SOC-2 aligned architecture.

Our Engineering Standard

Precision, integrity, and privacy first.

Desktive takes a straightforward approach: robust automated telemetry without intrusive keyloggers or fake marketing claims. Every platform capability — from automatic time tracking and browser URL inspection to Gaussian blur screenshots, work schedules, offline approvals, and CIDR IP firewalls — is built and verified to enterprise production standards.

Built for Global Distributed Teams

Desktive is built for engineering squads, digital agencies, remote-first companies, and modern operations leaders worldwide who need objective data to balance workloads, verify output, and streamline payroll — without sacrificing trust.

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Next step

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