https://github.com/frixaco/whatmedoin

Cross-platform desktop & mobile apps + browser extension to track what I'm doing in real-time
https://github.com/frixaco/whatmedoin

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Cross-platform desktop & mobile apps + browser extension to track what I'm doing in real-time

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/frixaco/whatmedoin
• Owner: frixaco
• Created: 2024-10-06T21:07:54.000Z (8 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-03-04T09:18:51.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-04T09:33:46.948Z (3 months ago)
• Language: TypeScript
• Size: 3.69 MB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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## Simple app to track what I'm doing (almost) in real-time for macOS, Windows, Linux, Chrome, Firefox (Android and iOS coming soon)

## Builds

- [./apps/cli-macos/whatmedoin.dmg](./apps/cli-macos/whatmedoin.dmg)

- [./apps/cli-windows/wmd.exe](./apps/cli-windows/wmd.exe)

- [./apps/browser/chrome](./apps/browser/chrome) and [./apps/browser/firefox](./apps/browser/firefox)

## TODO

- [ ] Make native Android and iOS apps

- [ ] Add rate-limiting (for browser, especially)

- [ ] Make it more "public":

  - [ ] Allow setting application names to track

  - [ ] Allow setting browser tab titles and urls to track

## Setup

- Install Bun, rustup, cargo-watch, Railway CLI, Node.js, Xcode

- `bun install`

- Set env variables in `.env` for each app

- For mobile app, follow React Native/Expo docs for Android Studio/Xcode setup

## Windows CLI: [./apps/cli-windows](./apps/cli-windows)

- `bun run build`

- add the `wmd.exe` to PATH

- (requires admin) `wmd install` to add to startup, `wmd start` to start, `wmd stop` to stop, `wmd uninstall` to remove from startup

## Chrome & Firefox extensions: [./apps/browser/chrome/](./apps/browser/chrome/) and [./apps/browser/firefox/](./apps/browser/firefox/)

**NOTE**: For Chrome, set correct Chrome executable path, make sure `openssl` and `ouch` CLI tools are available (or use alternatives)

- For Chromium browser: Manage extensions => Load unpacked => select `chrome` folder

- For Firefox: Debug Add-ons => Load Temporary Add-on => select `firefox` folder

- Open the extension popup and set API URL

## macOS system tray app: [./apps/cli-macos/whatmedoin/](./apps/cli-macos/whatmedoin/)

- To create `whatmedoin.app`:

  - Open in the project in Xcode

  - Product > Archive > Distribute App > Custom > Clone App

- To package as `.dmg`, put `whatmedoin.app` inside `./cli-macos` and run `bun run package`

## Tracks

- macOS, Windows, Linux

  - If I'm using a browser:

    - Learning Japanese - TK guide, animelon, JP YT channels open

    - Listening to Music playlist on YouTube - "Music" playlist open

    - Watching YouTube - None of the above

  - If I'm using certain apps - current foreground window:

    - Blender

    - WezTerm

    - Cursor

    - Powershell

    - Games (osu!, Elden Ring, WuWa, ...)

    - Slack

    - Anki

    - Heptabase

    - Krita

    - Obsidian

- Android/iOS - If requests are coming to server, then I'm on my phone

- No update means I'm AFK

## Database cleanup

I'm using Railway Functions. Create a Function, disable Serverless toggle to allow using them as Cron jobs. Paste this code and deploy:

```ts

const response = await fetch("https://api.whatmedoin.frixaco.com/activity", {

  method: "DELETE",

});

console.log(await response.json());

```

## Solutions tried

- macOS, Windows, Linux:

  - Tauri with x-win crate - crashes for some reason

  - NPM lib: https://github.com/paymoapp/active-window - works, wanted lightweight CLI and daemon solution

  - Bun + C => executable - works, wasn't sure how to turn it into a daemon

  - Flutter - works, couldn't get the foreground window detection working reliably, also wanted lightweight CLI and daemon solution

  - Rust CLI with x-win (Windows) [✓]

  - Native macOS app (macOS) [✓]

- Android/iOS:

  - Flutter - works and was easier to setup than RN, might switch later

  - React Native app that's always running - couldn't get the background service working

  - Native Android app - too much work, might switch later

- API

  - Go + Echo [✓]

  - Bun + Hono - too much memory usage

  - Rust + Tide - might switch later

- Browser extension

  - Vanilla JS/TS with Bun [✓]

  - Rust + WASM - have to compile to JS at the end anyway

## Research - enable cross compilation using `cross-rs` between macOS, Windows, Linux

  Toolchain setup

- `rustup default stable`

- `cargo install cross`

- ~~`rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin`~~ macOS needed

- `rustup toolchain install stable-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu --force-non-host`

- `rustup toolchain install stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --force-non-host`

  Helper scripts

- `"build:windows": "cross build --target x86_64-pc-windows-gnu --release && cp target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/release/cli.exe ./cli-windows.exe"`

- `"build:linux": "cross build --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu --release && cp target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/cli ./cli-linux"`

- `"build:linuxarm": "cross build --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu --release && cp target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/cli ./cli-linuxarm"`

- `"build:macos": "cross build --target aarch64-apple-darwin --release && cp target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/cli ./cli-macos"`