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Notes on TabStyr

How it works, why it's built this way, and how it compares.

  1. July 13, 2026

    How TabStyr counts your active time

    Second-by-second tracking sounds simple until you hit idle time, background audio, sleeping laptops, and browser crashes. Here's what actually happens under the hood.

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  2. July 13, 2026

    Why TabStyr has no servers (and what that actually means)

    No account, no cloud sync, no analytics beacon — not as a privacy slogan, but as an actual architectural constraint. Here is what that rules out and what it costs.

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  3. July 13, 2026

    TabStyr vs. RescueTime vs. Toggl Track: which one do you actually need?

    They all show you where your time went, but they solve different problems for different people. A quick breakdown of who each tool is actually for.

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