Dayflow

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Dayflow is an AI Agents & Automation tool that automatically generates a work journal. It privately turns your screen activity into a timeline of what you accomplished, running locally on your Mac.

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Pricing

Open Source · Free

Free tier

Yes

API

Skill level

Technical

About

What is Dayflow?

Dayflow is an open-source, local-first application for Mac that functions as an automatic work journal. It privately monitors your screen activity to create a chronological timeline of your day, helping you reconstruct what you actually did without manual notes or timers. The tool offers features like daily standup summaries, weekly reviews of focus patterns and app usage, and the ability to chat with your work journal to ask questions about your activities. Dayflow prioritizes privacy, storing all recordings and data locally on your Mac. Users can choose their preferred AI provider for analysis, including local models via Ollama or LM Studio, or cloud-based options like Gemini, ChatGPT, or Claude, balancing privacy, cost, and quality.

Best used for

Ideal for developers, freelancers, and startup founders who need to automatically track their work, understand how their time is spent, and prepare for daily standups or weekly reviews. Especially valuable for those prioritizing privacy with local-first data storage and flexible AI provider choices.

Common actions

track work activity

analyze productivity

generate work reports

monitor screen usage

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Capabilities

Key features

Automatic timeline generation
Context-aware summaries
Daily standup preparation
Weekly review
Chat with work journal
Distraction tracking
Local-first storage

Target Audience

developerfreelancerstartup founder

Integrations

Not yet documented

Pricing & Plans

Open Source · Free

Free

FAQs

What kind of data does Dayflow collect and where is it stored?

Dayflow collects lightweight screen chunks and activity data to build your work timeline. All recordings, timeline data, and the application database are stored locally on your Mac by default, ensuring your sensitive screen history remains private and under your control.

Can I choose which AI model Dayflow uses for analysis?

Yes, Dayflow offers flexibility in AI providers. You can choose to use local models via Ollama or LM Studio for maximum privacy, or integrate with cloud-based options like Gemini, ChatGPT, or Claude using your own API keys, allowing you to balance privacy, cost, speed, and summary quality.

Is Dayflow truly open-source and free to use?

Yes, Dayflow is open-source and licensed under the MIT License, meaning it is free to use, modify, and distribute. You can download it from GitHub Releases or install it via Homebrew, and even build it from source.

What are the system requirements for running Dayflow?

Dayflow requires macOS 14 or newer. You will also need to grant macOS Screen & System Audio Recording permissions when prompted during installation. Optional requirements include an API key for cloud AI providers or local AI model setups like Ollama.

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