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JerryZLiu/Dayflow

Dayflow automatically captures screen activity on macOS to build a chronological timeline of daily work, letting users generate standup updates, review weekly patterns, and query their work journal without manual notes. It runs locally by default and supports a choice of local or cloud AI providers for analysis.

Project overview

Project type: AI Agent · Model Runtime
Use cases: Documents & Office · Meeting Notes
Deployment: Refer to project documentation
License: MIT

Best for

macOS users seeking an automated way to track daily work accomplishments without manual data entry.
Professionals who need context-aware summaries of their screen activity for standups, status updates, or client notes.

Key capabilities

Captures lightweight screen chunks and analyzes them to turn the day into chronological activity cards without manual notes.
Analyzes actual on-screen activity to provide meaningful work context instead of just tracking which app was active.
Pulls yesterday's highlights, today's tasks, and blockers from the timeline to quickly generate standup updates.
Allows users to ask natural-language questions about their timeline and recent activity to recover details.
Aggregates timeline data into focus patterns, categories, app usage, and interaction graphs for the week.
Identifies distracting sessions and shows them alongside focused work to help users catch drift early.
Exports timeline data as Markdown for any date range for status updates or client notes.
Stores recordings, timeline data, and the app database locally on the user's Mac by default.

Limitations and risks

The application is currently available only for Mac, restricting use on Windows or Linux systems.
Selecting cloud AI providers for analysis will send the necessary activity data to that external provider, though local model options exist to keep data on-device.

Getting started

Download Dayflow.dmg from GitHub Releases or install via Homebrew, open the DMG to drag Dayflow into Applications, and grant macOS Screen & System Audio Recording permission when prompted. The application requires macOS 14 or later.

Evidence and sources

GitHub project description: The automatic work journal/time tracker. Privately turns your screen into a timeline of what you actually accomplished. Open-source and local-first.
README: A private, automatic work journal for Mac.
README: Dayflow runs quietly on your Mac and builds a useful record of your day from your screen activity.
README: See a GitHub-style activity grid of your day, plus yesterday's highlights, today's priorities, and blockers, so you can walk into standup with the update already written.
README: Dayflow gives you the context, not just the window title.

Reviewed at: 2026-07-15T15:08:50Z