Changelog

Stay up to date with the latest features, improvements, and fixes in Indistractable.

[0.4.0] - July 12, 2025 (Yesterday)

This is a major update that adds a lot of new features to the app.

Added

  • Category Grouping: You can now group categories together to create a custom category group
Category Grouping

Category Grouping

  • Onboarding with category grouping: Onboarding now organize categories into "Work" and "Distraction" groups to help you get started faster
Onboarding Category Grouping

Onboarding with Category Grouping

  • Pause Tracking: You can now pause tracking for a specific amount of time (5, 30, 60 minutes) or indefinitely
Pause Tracking Interface

Pause Tracking Controls

  • Tray Icon Preview: You can now decide how many minutes of activity the tray icon should display
Tray Icon Preview

Tray Icon Preview

  • Show Topy disruptors: You can now see the disruption sources by hour/day
Top Disruptors

Top Disruptors

  • Disruptor Break Reminder System: Intelligent detection of excessive switching between productive and distracting activities, with automatic break suggestions to prevent context-switching fatigue
Distraction Alert

Distraction Alert

Improved

  • Fix: Closing window freezes app, now closing window will hide it to prevent data loss
  • Fix: Tracking off after system crashes
  • Fix: Acitivity sometimes not resumed after screen unlock
  • Usage Patterns: Remove date to make UI more clean
  • Categories: Reworked category management to be more intuitive and user-friendly

[0.2.4] - June 19, 2025 (3 weeks ago)

Added

  • License: Subscription users can now use their own API key for AI categorization
  • Onboarding: New onboarding flow for new users to help user define their first categories
Onboarding

Onboarding

  • Timeline Minimap: New timeline minimap for better visualization of activity flow

Improved

  • Dashboard: Uncategorized activities are now displayed in a neutral color in minimap
  • Dashboard: Tooltips now show text with line breaks
  • Categories: Reworked category management to be more intuitive and user-friendly
  • Fix: Category database not being initialized

[0.2.0] - June 18, 2025 (3 weeks ago)

Added

  • Heatmap View: New visual representation of productivity patterns showing usage throughout the day
  • Cached Activity Categorization: Previously categorized activities are now instantly recognized for faster processing
  • Automatic Data Refresh: Dashboard now updates automatically when switching back to the app
  • Activity Duration Limits: Built-in safeguards to prevent faulty data from affecting insights
  • Custom Gemini API Key Support: Pay-once users can now use their own Google Gemini API key for AI categorization

Improved

  • Category Management: More intuitive creation and editing of categories with better layouts and descriptions
  • Activity Timeline: Better gap handling and cleaner time display with more consistent formatting
  • Activity Previews: Quick glimpses of recent activities available from the main dashboard
  • User Interface: Refined category colors, improved layouts with better spacing, and enhanced tooltips
  • Performance: More efficient background monitoring with minimal system impact
  • Error Handling: More robust performance to ensure data safety
  • License Management: Better subscription handling for pay-once users
  • Database Operations: More robust database operations for smoother performance

Changed

  • Time formatting is now more consistent across all views
  • Color scheme updated for better visual consistency throughout the app
  • Timeline visualization improved for better activity flow representation

[0.1.0] - April 17, 2025 (2 months ago)

First public release

Added

  • Activity Tracking: Automatically tracks what apps and websites you use throughout the day
  • Smart Categories: Organize your activities into custom categories like Work, Entertainment, Social Media, etc.
  • AI Assistant: Get intelligent insights about your productivity patterns through chat
  • Daily Timeline: See exactly how you spent your time with a visual timeline of your activities
  • Dark Mode: Choose between light and dark themes for comfortable viewing
  • Menu Bar Integration: Quick access to your activity data right from your Mac's menu bar
  • Activity Management: Delete or edit individual activity entries when needed

What You Can Do

  • Track Your Time: See which apps and websites take up most of your day
  • Understand Your Habits: Discover patterns in how you spend your time
  • Organize Activities: Sort your tracked time into meaningful categories
  • Review Your Day: Look back at your daily activity timeline to see where time went
  • Customize Your Experience: Set up categories that match your work and life style