Desktive
Platform Capabilities
Explore Desktive’s complete suite of automated time tracking, deep app analytics, team scheduling, and privacy-first governance.
Zero-friction background telemetry with real-time app, URL, window title, and idle detection — zero manual timer friction.
Silent native Windows agent telemetry that triggers the millisecond keyboard or mouse activity begins. No start/stop timer rituals, forgotten clocks, or fabricated hours.
Captures foreground application focus, full browser URLs (via official Chromium extension), and configurable idle inactivity thresholds down to 3-minute precision.
Records active document and window titles for granular project context without intrusive keystroke logging or employee surveillance fatigue.
Manual entry adjustments with manager approval workflows for offline meetings, calls, and travel when the automated desktop agent is paused.
Multi-dimensional reporting suite: compare by date, compare by member, monthly timesheets, app usage analytics, and instant payroll exports.
Analyze workforce activity, productive hours, and focus patterns across distinct historical date ranges with side-by-side trend analysis.
Side-by-side performance benchmarking across colleagues, squads, and departments to balance workloads and identify burnout risks.
Deep breakdown of software adoption, time allocation per tool, top browser domains, and unproductive distraction spikes across the entire organization.
Aggregated monthly payroll timesheets, attendance summaries, top performer rankings, and total worked versus expected shift hours.
Export raw activity logs, attendance rosters, and high-level analytical summaries directly to CSV and Excel for seamless integration with external ERP/HR systems.
Comprehensive shift planning, absence management, and structured offline-time request and manager approval workflows.
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Configure fixed, flexible, and overnight work shifts with expected hours per team member, grace periods, and late arrival flags.
Track scheduled time off, vacation days, sick leaves, and public holidays directly on the central attendance roster with manager notifications.
Team members submit offline work requests with reason documentation; managers review, approve, or reject with complete immutable audit stamps.
Employee-first visual proof with configurable blur filters, on-demand capture, and granular organizational privacy settings.
Optional visual capture with organizational Gaussian blur filters to protect sensitive customer data, credentials, and personal employee privacy.
Authorized administrators can trigger immediate instant visual checks during critical incidents or compliance verifications.
Set organization-wide or per-team screenshot frequencies (e.g. 1x, 3x, 6x per hour) or disable visual capture entirely for engineering squads.
Personal privacy windows allowing team members to pause all tracking during personal breaks and confidential non-work tasks.
Enterprise-grade safeguards: IP allowlist restriction, immutable audit trails, anomaly alerts, and hierarchical team permissions.
Restrict organization access and desktop agent sync exclusively to approved corporate VPN or office CIDR IP ranges for airtight perimeter defense.
Comprehensive chronological logging of administrative actions, policy adjustments, offline approvals, and data exports with cryptographic integrity.
Instant notifications on prolonged idle periods, policy violations, late clock-ins, and anomalous activity delivered directly to managers.
Structure your workforce across departments and squads. Assign dedicated team leads with scoped permissions and custom reporting views.
Intelligent classification engine for software, domains, and custom workflow categories tailored to your organization.
Classify desktop applications and websites into Productive, Neutral, or Unproductive tiers to automate productivity index calculations.
Create custom hierarchical categories (e.g., Development, Design, Communication, Operations) tailored precisely to your company workflows.
A comprehensive summary of Desktive's capabilities and telemetry depth across all modules.
| Capability Module | Domain | Telemetry Level | Privacy & Policy Control | Inclusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Time Tracking | Time Tracking | Foreground App & Window Activity | Zero Keystroke / Mic Logging | Included |
| App, URL & Idle Detection | Telemetry | Browser Extension + Desktop Hook | Domain Level Aggregation | Included |
| Window Title Context | Telemetry | Foreground Window Title | Admin Configurable | Included |
| Screenshots with Gaussian Blur | Visual Proof | Optional 1-6x/hr Capture | Blur Strength & Per-Team Toggle | Included |
| On-Demand Instant Capture | Visual Proof | Instant Admin-Triggered Ping | Logged in Immutable Audit Log | Included |
| Work Schedules & Roster | Operations | Fixed, Flexible & Overnight Shifts | Grace Periods & Shift Caps | Included |
| Absence & Leave Calendar | Operations | Time-Off & Holiday Roster | Role-Scoped Visibility | Included |
| Offline-Time Approvals | Operations | Manual Duration + Reason Note | Manager Sign-Off Workflow | Included |
| IP Allowlist Perimeter | Security | CIDR Subnet Restrictions | Organization-Wide Enforced | Included |
| Immutable Audit Logs | Governance | All Admin & Policy Actions | Tamper-Evident Chronological Log | Included |
| Real-Time Threshold Alerts | Monitoring | Idle Limits & Anomalous Clock-ins | Direct Manager Dispatch | Included |
| Productivity Tier Engine | Classification | Productive / Neutral / Unproductive | Team-Specific Overrides | Included |
| Multi-Metric Analytics Reports | Intelligence | Compare Date/Member, Monthly Sheets | 1-Click CSV / Excel Exports | Included |
| Private Time Windows | Privacy | Employee-Triggered Privacy Mode | Zero Telemetry Buffer | Included |
| Task & Project Timers | Time Tracking | Granular Project Allocation | Custom Project Tags | Included |
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