Focus
Pomodoro, built in
Choose a 15, 25, 45, or 60-minute focus session. Follow the live countdown, control it from the menu, and optionally hear when focus ends.
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Version 1.3 · Work Hours dashboard is here
macOS menu bar time progress
See time move.
Stay with what matters.
TimeGauge is a native Mac menu bar app that turns work hours, focus sessions, deadlines, and longer time horizons into progress you can understand at a glance.
Buy · $5.99
One-time purchase · DMG download
- macOS 26.5+
- No subscription
- No account
- Local-only settings
A real walkthrough of the core TimeGauge menu bar experience.
Everything in one quiet menu
A clearer view of now and what comes next.
Track the timer that matters without opening a dashboard. Switch context, start a focus session, or adjust your setup in a few clicks.
Work
Track your work hours
Start and stop from the menu, set a daily target and workdays, then review sessions and weekly progress in a private local dashboard.
Perspective
Hour, day, week, month, and year
See each time scale move without opening a calendar. Set the start and end of your day so its progress reflects your actual schedule.
Long term
Life progress, your way
Add your birth date and choose an average lifespan to keep a long-term perspective visible and private on your Mac.
Milestones
Deadlines and custom ranges
Name a timer, set precise dates and times, and optionally exclude Saturdays or Sundays so project progress follows the days you count.
Display
Make the menu bar yours
Choose from five timer display styles, reorder or hide timers, and select how work hours appear. Switch views with one click.
How TimeGauge works
Set it once. Glance when you need it.
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Choose your timers
Keep the built-in time scales you care about, start Pomodoro, add a custom range, or begin tracking work.
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Shape your view
Set timer hours, work targets and days, weekend rules, visibility, order, and the detail shown in the menu bar.
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Stay in context
See progress and recorded work at a glance without interrupting the task in front of you.
Designed for the Mac
Native, private, and deliberately small.
TimeGauge is written in Swift for macOS and lives where it is most useful: the menu bar. Your timer configuration and work history stay in the app’s sandboxed local storage. There is no account, cloud sync, advertising SDK, or app analytics.
- Native light and dark appearance
- Local settings and work history with no account
- App Sandbox and hardened runtime
- Launch at login through macOS
- Editable work sessions with optional notes
- Focus sound and weekend-aware custom ranges
Questions, answered
TimeGauge FAQ
What is TimeGauge?
TimeGauge is a native macOS menu bar app that makes work hours, focus sessions, deadlines, and time progress easy to see at a glance.
What can TimeGauge track?
It tracks work sessions, the current hour, a customizable day, week, month, year, life progress, deadlines, custom date ranges, and Pomodoro sessions.
Does TimeGauge include a Pomodoro timer?
Yes. Choose 15, 25, 45, or 60 minutes, follow the live countdown, start or stop from the menu, and optionally play a sound when focus ends.
Can I customize what appears in the menu bar?
Yes. Choose from five timer styles: bar only, percentage only, bar plus percentage, bar plus name, or bar plus name and percentage. Work hours can show duration, duration and target, or a progress bar with duration.
Does the app collect personal data?
No. The app requires no account and stores timer settings, work sessions, and optional session notes locally on your Mac. It does not include analytics or transmit that data. This website uses Google Analytics for basic site traffic measurement, as explained in the privacy policy.
Is TimeGauge a subscription?
No. The direct download is a one-time $5.99 purchase through Polar. The Mac App Store displays your region’s current price.
What are the system requirements?
TimeGauge 1.3 requires macOS 26.5 or later.
TimeGauge 1.3
Make time visible.
One-time purchase. No account. No subscription.