Never Accidentally Track Idle Time Again
Chronoid detects when you step away from your Mac and helps you clean up the gap when you return. No more inflated time logs from coffee breaks or lunch — your data stays accurate without rebuilding the day by hand.
How Idle Detection Works
Monitor Input Activity
Chronoid watches for mouse, keyboard, and controller activity. When no activity is detected for your configured threshold, idle mode activates automatically.
Recover the Gap
When you return, Chronoid can show a lightweight prompt to title, note, categorize, adjust, or discard the idle period before it becomes part of your timeline.
Resume Seamlessly
Chronoid finalizes the active span when your Mac sleeps, detects missed sleep gaps, and resumes cleanly when you get back to work.
Key Benefits
Configurable Thresholds
Set your idle threshold anywhere from 1 to 60 minutes. A shorter threshold catches quick breaks; a longer one only flags extended absences.
Input Activity Monitoring
Tracks input activity counters for mouse and keyboard events, with controller activity included too. It detects presence without recording what you type or capturing screen contents.
Sleep & Wake Tracking
Chronoid hooks into macOS sleep and wake events. When you close your laptop lid or your Mac goes to sleep, the current span is finalized with accurate timestamps; longer missed gaps are also detected on wake.
Idle Recovery Prompt
On return, decide whether the away time was a break, a task worth logging, or noise to discard. Short idle gaps can be dropped automatically by threshold.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the default idle threshold?
The default idle threshold is 5 minutes. You can adjust this in Chronoid's settings to any value between 1 and 60 minutes to match your workflow.
Does idle detection work when I'm in a meeting?
Chronoid has separate meeting detection for apps like Zoom, Teams, FaceTime, Skype, WebEx, and supported meeting domains. If you are away from your Mac, idle detection can still prompt you to account for that gap when you return.
Can I disable idle detection?
Yes, idle detection can be toggled off entirely in settings. You can also adjust the threshold to be very long if you prefer minimal idle interruptions.
Does it record what I type or what's on my screen?
No. Idle detection monitors whether input events are happening — not what you type or what's on screen. Your activity data stays local on your Mac.
Get accurate time data effortlessly
Try Chronoid free for 7 days. No credit card required. Idle detection works out of the box from your first session.