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Super Productivity vs ActivityWatch
Super Productivity has 22,101 GitHub stars, 2,053 forks, 1,480 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ActivityWatch has 18,919 stars, 1,012 forks, 186 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Super Productivity leads on adoption by 17% (22,101 vs 18,919 stars). Super Productivity is written in TypeScript under MIT; ActivityWatch is written in Python under MPL-2.0. Super Productivity has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, ActivityWatch 5%. ActivityWatch was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Super Productivity | ActivityWatch | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 22K | ★ 19K |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.1K | ⑂ 1.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Super Productivity if
- You weight community size — 22K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick ActivityWatch if
- You want the ActivityWatch feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and ActivityWatch fits your workflow better
About Super Productivity
Super Productivity is an open source task manager written in TypeScript and released under the MIT license. It lives in the productivity and utilities ecosystem, specifically within time and task management. The project provides an advanced todo list with timeboxing, time tracking, habit tracking, and integrations with issue trackers and calendars.
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About ActivityWatch
ActivityWatch is the free and open source automated time tracker in the productivity and time tracking ecosystem. It is written in Python and uses the MPL 2.0 license. The project records what a user does so the user can know how time has been spent, while keeping the data under the user's control.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Super Productivity or ActivityWatch more popular?
Super Productivity has 22,101 GitHub stars and ActivityWatch has 18,919. Super Productivity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Super Productivity and ActivityWatch free?
Both are open source. Super Productivity is licensed under MIT and ActivityWatch under MPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Super Productivity and ActivityWatch?
Super Productivity is written in TypeScript and ActivityWatch in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Super Productivity or ActivityWatch?
Choose Super Productivity if you want the larger community (22,101 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose ActivityWatch if its feature set, stack or MPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.