How Touchgrass works.

Touchgrass is a free, private screen-time tracker and break reminder for Windows, macOS and Linux. It's a tiny always-on-top overlay that counts how long you've been sitting, gets loud when you've been at it too long, and tracks which apps eat your day — all on your own machine.

1. It counts your sit

A small widget floats on top of everything — games included — and counts how long you've been active at your PC. The timer starts fresh each session and keeps ticking while you're there.

2. It warms up as you rot

The timer shifts colour as you sit: green while you're fresh, amber when you cross your "warn" line, and red (pulsing) at your "nag" line. You pick both thresholds in minutes. It's a glanceable, guilt-free nudge — no popups stealing focus.

3. It knows when you actually get up

Touchgrass tells the difference between glancing away and truly stepping away. Leave your keyboard and mouse for longer than your break length (default two minutes) and it counts as a real break: the sit timer resets to zero and your break tally goes up.

4. It shows where your time goes

Open the "Your PC" dashboard and see your day laid out: total screen time, your most-used apps with real hours ("6h in Chrome this week"), a breakdown by category (Browser, Games, Dev, Social…), a seven-day trend, and a few fun facts. It's an honest mirror for your PC habits.

Is it private?

Completely. There's no account, no server, and no telemetry. Every number — sit time, breaks, app usage — lives in a file on your device and never leaves it. See the privacy policy.

How is it different from Pomodoro timers?

Pomodoro asks you to commit to rigid 25-minute blocks. Touchgrass doesn't box your time — it just makes sitting visible and gently louder until you move, then rewards you for standing up. No streaks to break, no schedule to follow.

What does it run on?

Windows, macOS and Linux. It's a lightweight native app that lives in your system tray, floats over fullscreen apps, and remembers where you put it. It's built to be uninstalled once the habit sticks.