Time Tracking for Developers
Who Value Their Time
(and Money)

Watson was good. Pepper Time is better. And it's only $5/year.

$ pp start "json-born" --tag development
✓ Started json-born [development] at 09:23
$ pp status
Project: json-born [development]
Started: 2h 14m ago (09:23)
# Just like Watson, but with superpowers
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Free forever for local use $5/year for cloud sync $30 lifetime option

Everything Watson Does, Plus More

Built by developers, for developers. No bloat, no surveillance, no BS.

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CLI First, GUI Ready

Start with simple commands like pp start. Graduate to a beautiful TUI with pp ui. Native apps when you need them.

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Your Data, Your Rules

Local storage by default. Optional cloud sync. Self-host your own server. No vendor lock-in, ever.

✏️

Actually Editable

Edit any entry. Snap to previous times. Bulk operations. All the features Watson users have been asking for.

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Reports That Make Sense

Beautiful reports in your terminal. Export to CSV, JSON, or PDF. Invoice generation built-in.

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Seamless Migration

Import your Watson history with one command. All Watson commands still work. It's an upgrade, not a switch.

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Honest Pricing

$5/year. Not per month, per year. Because time tracking shouldn't cost more than your coffee habit.

Hero Screenshot Prompt: "A screenshot composition showing three interfaces of a time tracking app: 1) A terminal window with colorful command-line interface showing time tracking commands, 2) A beautiful TUI (text user interface) dashboard with ASCII charts and project summaries in a retro-terminal aesthetic, 3) A modern macOS app window with clean time tracking interface. Arrange them in an overlapping layout on a gradient purple background. Dark theme, developer-focused design."

Your Workflow, Evolved

Pepper Time fits seamlessly into your existing workflow. Use the CLI for quick commands, the TUI for dashboard views, or native apps when you're away from the terminal.

  • Watson-compatible commands
  • Natural language input: pp start "working on that bug from yesterday"
  • Concurrent timers for context switching
  • Git integration for automatic time tracking
  • IDE plugins for VS Code and JetBrains
  • Pomodoro mode for focused work sessions
$ pp import watson ~/watson.json
✓ Imported 1,847 entries from Watson
$ pp report --this-week
┌─────────────────┬──────────┐
│ Project │ Time │
├─────────────────┼──────────┤
│ json-born │ 14h 23m │
│ client-work │ 22h 45m │
│ open-source │ 5h 12m │
└─────────────────┴──────────┘
Total: 42h 20m
TUI Dashboard Screenshot Prompt: "A terminal window showing a sophisticated TUI (text user interface) for time tracking. The interface uses box-drawing characters to create panels. Include: a weekly calendar heat map showing hours worked, a bar chart of time per project, a live timer showing current task, and a list of recent entries. Use a dark terminal theme with cyan, green, and yellow accent colors. Make it look like a modern terminal dashboard that a developer would love to use."

Pricing That Respects Your Wallet

No hidden fees. No per-seat pricing. No subscription traps.

Free Forever

$0

Perfect for getting started

  • Unlimited local time tracking
  • All platforms (CLI, TUI, native apps)
  • Import/export your data
  • All core features
  • No time limits
  • No user limits
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Pro

$5/year

For professionals who sync

  • Everything in Free
  • Connect to any remote server
  • Managed cloud sync
  • Self-hosted server connection
  • Priority support
  • API access
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Lifetime

$30

One payment, forever

  • All Pro features forever
  • One-time payment
  • Transferable licence
  • Support future development
  • Early access to new features
  • Warm fuzzy feeling
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Mobile App Screenshots Prompt: "Three iPhone screens showing a time tracking app. First screen: A clean timer interface with a large running timer, current project name, and start/stop button in purple accent color. Second screen: A daily timeline view showing tracked time blocks in different colors for different projects. Third screen: A weekly report with bar charts and total hours. Use a dark theme with purple and cyan accents. Modern, minimalist iOS design."

How We Compare

See why developers are switching to Pepper Time

Feature Pepper Time vs Others
Price $5/year vs $9-18/month
CLI Support Native CLI + TUI vs Web-only or basic CLI
Data Ownership Local-first + self-host vs Cloud-only
Privacy No tracking, no screenshots vs Employee monitoring
Editing Full editing + bulk ops vs Limited or no editing
Import Watson, Toggl, CSV vs Limited import options
Logo/Icon Prompt: "A modern app icon for a time tracking tool called Pepper Time. Design features a stylized clock or timer with a pepper/chili pepper motif integrated cleverly. Use a gradient from deep purple to bright red/orange. The design should be minimal, geometric, and work well at small sizes. Professional but with personality. Think developer tools meets playful design."