Toggl alternative
A Toggl alternative for Mac with no timer to forget
Toggl Track is built around a timer you start and stop. It works when you remember. Didon is a Toggl alternative for Mac that has no timer at all: it watches the work, a local AI model sorts it by project, and you read the result at the end of the day.
Why do people leave Toggl?
Mostly because of the gaps. You start the timer, switch to a quick call, forget to switch it back, and the afternoon is logged to the wrong client. Or you never started it. On Friday you rebuild the week from memory and calendar invites.
Toggl knows this. Its Mac app has reminders, idle detection, an Autotracker that suggests entries based on the app or page you're on, and a background Timeline that records sites and programs you view for more than 10 seconds so you can fill gaps later. Those are good fixes. They still leave you copying activity into a timesheet by hand.
What changes with Didon?
Didon skips the timer. While tracking is on, it takes a screenshot every 30 seconds and a vision model running on your Mac reads it: window titles, file names, visible text. It matches each moment to the projects you listed and writes the day up for you.
- No start, no stop. Didon launches with your Mac and pauses when it sleeps.
- Projects from context. It sees the ticket, file or client name on screen, not just the app.
- A daily journal. Time per project, a category split and a short written summary.
- Ask your logs. "How many hours went to Acme this month?" gets an answer from your history.
- CSV with timestamps. Export comes with any paid plan, ready for an invoice or a client report.
- Stays on the Mac. Screenshots are analysed locally and never uploaded.
Should you pick Didon or Toggl?
Pick Didon if you work alone on a Mac, you keep forgetting the timer, and you want to know where the day went without doing data entry. Freelancers who bill from logs and developers who want honest weekly numbers fit well.
Stay with Toggl if you run a team, need billable rates, invoices and approvals, or track time on Windows, the web and your phone. Toggl also has a free plan for small groups. Didon is personal software for one Mac. It isn't trying to be a team timesheet.
How do you switch from Toggl to Didon?
Still comparing? See the Rize alternative for another automatic tracker, or read how work journals keep freelancers organized.
- Export your Toggl history if you need it for past invoices. Didon doesn't import Toggl data.
- Install Didon and type your Toggl project names into the Configuration tab as a comma-separated list, so the reports match.
- Keep Toggl running for a week and stop worrying about the timer. Log as you normally would, or don't.
- Compare on Friday. Put Didon's CSV next to your Toggl report. Where they differ, check which one matches what you actually did.
Didon vs Toggl Track at a glance
| Topic | Didon | Toggl Track |
|---|---|---|
| How time gets logged | Automatic, from the screen | Timer or manual entry; Autotracker and Timeline suggest entries |
| Sorting into projects | AI matches screen context to your project list | You pick the project per entry |
| Where your data lives | On your Mac | Toggl's servers; the desktop app syncs, Timeline sync is optional |
| Platforms | macOS (Apple Silicon) | Web, desktop and mobile |
| Free plan | Yes, 1 week of history | Yes, for a limited number of users |
| Paid price | €9/month or €20/month | Starter $9 per user/month; Premium $14 per user/month in year one on annual, then $18 |
| Billable rates and invoicing | No; CSV export | Yes |
| Teams and integrations | No | Team roles, 100+ integrations via browser extension |
Toggl prices from toggl.com/track/pricing, checked 26 October 2026, in USD.
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