# TagTime **URL:** https://forum.beeminder.com/c/tagtime/45.md [Latest](https://forum.beeminder.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.beeminder.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the TagTime category](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/about-the-tagtime-category/1863)
**Author:** [@philip](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/philip)\ **Replies:** 0
For discussing TagTime, the stochastic life tracking tool. Tom Peters says that your priorities are reflected in precisely how you spend your time. That's what TagTime tells you. It's not for the faint hearted, though … --- ## [TagTime in the Cloud Android App](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/tagtime-in-the-cloud-android-app/12033)
**Author:** [@CortTheWart](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/CortTheWart)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/tagtime-in-the-cloud-android-app/12033 "2026-10-05T23:46:26Z")
Hello everyone! I am proud to share with you my version of the TagTime android app. Integrated with Beeminder and Google Cloud. Instructions to Install TagTime \[updated 2025-08-10\] You can now install TagTime directl… --- ## [What happened to TagTime for Android?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/what-happened-to-tagtime-for-android/12811)
**Author:** [@mbork](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/mbork)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/what-happened-to-tagtime-for-android/12811 "2026-10-02T01:54:39Z")
I wanted to install it for someone, and it’s apparently not on Google Store (nor on F-Droid). What happened? --- ## [Ping - a TagTimeLike for iOS!](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/ping-a-tagtimelike-for-ios/12103)
**Author:** [@galvanic](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/galvanic)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/ping-a-tagtimelike-for-ios/12103 "2026-04-25T17:00:03Z")
Hi - long time lurker first time poster! Last February I decided to use the TagTime algorithm to track my time. So… being a software engineer, I made my own tracker for iPhone, of course! There was some trickery involve… --- ## [TagTime In The Cloud](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/tagtime-in-the-cloud/11863)
**Author:** [@CortTheWart](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/CortTheWart)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/tagtime-in-the-cloud/11863 "2025-05-30T07:57:09Z")
Hello Everyone! My name is Cort Johnson, and I am currently working on a modern version of TagTime which can store and retrieve your ping data in the cloud. I am looking for beta testers in order to improve the function… --- ## [How to View Data](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-view-data/12053)
**Author:** [@dhnm](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dhnm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-view-data/12053 "2024-12-17T23:34:29Z")
Hi, new to TagTime here. I am using the web version by @smitop and logging works great. But I was wondering how do you actually view the data? For time logging to be useful to me, I would like to know how much time I spe… --- ## [What is the deal with TagTime?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-tagtime/10011)
**Author:** [@imonarch](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/imonarch)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-tagtime/10011 "2024-12-06T01:08:26Z")
I’ve started using tag time since few weeks and I really like it. I never liked paying exorbitant amount for RescueTime, or to explicitly track every activity through Toggl. TagTime has the added advantage that I really… --- ## [Dreaming up a TagTime app for iPhone](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/dreaming-up-a-tagtime-app-for-iphone/11384)
**Author:** [@hnsn](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/hnsn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/dreaming-up-a-tagtime-app-for-iphone/11384 "2024-08-21T12:40:36Z")
Currently have the algorithm implemented in Swift, generating pings and notifications, pings persisting via SwiftData. Working on the tagging UI now. Everything very experimental (and slow-going) at the moment. (First… --- ## [TagTime iPhone](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/tagtime-iphone/4185)
**Author:** [@dpangier](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dpangier)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/tagtime-iphone/4185 "2023-12-13T04:17:17Z")
I see there has been previous chatter about working on an iPhone implementation. Everything looks dead, so I am joining in by starting my own attempt. The current state of play has: Prompts using notification centre … --- ## [TagTime and quick (slash partial) zoning out](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/tagtime-and-quick-slash-partial-zoning-out/11280)
**Author:** [@hnsn](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/hnsn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/tagtime-and-quick-slash-partial-zoning-out/11280 "2023-12-03T15:14:51Z")
I’ve just started trying TagTime (using https://ttw.smitop.com/) and I stumbled across this thread on “philosophical setup.” As I’ve been using it, I’ve become more aware that my brain will often slightly dissociate/zone… --- ## [New venture + TagTime Ontologies](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/new-venture-tagtime-ontologies/10894)
**Author:** [@d4hines](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/d4hines)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/new-venture-tagtime-ontologies/10894 "2023-04-06T16:51:38Z")
I’d like to share with ya’ll my exploration into TagTime and get feedback on how to do it right. I’ve been thinking about how to implement TagTime in my life for a few weeks. I plotted with ChatGPT about how to accompli… --- ## [How to measure time calibration skill?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-measure-time-calibration-skill/9852)
**Author:** [@rperce](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/rperce)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-to-measure-time-calibration-skill/9852 "2023-04-03T17:49:11Z")
I’m not actually using TagTime for this, but @dreev suggested I post in this category anyways, since it’s the closest to relevant. I’m working on my time estimation calibration, so I’m recording data in the form of task… --- ## [Wanted: An Idiot's Guide to Installing TagTime on a Windows Machine](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/wanted-an-idiots-guide-to-installing-tagtime-on-a-windows-machine/4034)
**Author:** [@shanaqui](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/shanaqui)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/wanted-an-idiots-guide-to-installing-tagtime-on-a-windows-machine/4034 "2022-06-18T07:25:53Z")
The title pretty much says it all! The internet says it’s possible, but me and my wife failed at getting it to work. I am using TagTime on my phone, but it keeps deciding to stop sending me notifications more or less at … --- ## [Official Reference Implementation of the TagTime Universal Ping Schedule](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/official-reference-implementation-of-the-tagtime-universal-ping-schedule/4282)
**Author:** [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/official-reference-implementation-of-the-tagtime-universal-ping-schedule/4282 "2022-01-04T19:29:24Z")
This was previously in another (other) thread but that thread morphed into a discussion about a possible new algorithm so this is now the official home of the official reference implementation of the official algorithm f… --- ## [Cactus - Yet another TagTime clone!](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/cactus-yet-another-tagtime-clone/9092)
**Author:** [@davidrusu](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/davidrusu)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/cactus-yet-another-tagtime-clone/9092 "2021-06-22T13:17:32Z")
Hey Folks, I wrote this app for myself while I was consulting and needed to track my hours, it’s heavily inspired by tagtime, but I needed some automated in-app aggregation for my invoicing. Check it out! https://getc… --- ## [Does tagtime data model time-dependent behavior?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/does-tagtime-data-model-time-dependent-behavior/9208)
**Author:** [@eugeniobruno](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/eugeniobruno)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/does-tagtime-data-model-time-dependent-behavior/9208 "2021-04-25T16:27:39Z")
Hi. Sorry for title-gore, not sure what better title to use. I was thinking about how tagtime gives you the right answer “eventually”. So, say I want to know how much time of my life goes to reading. In 10 years of tagt… --- ## [I made an online version of TagTime](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/i-made-an-online-version-of-tagtime/7091)
**Author:** [@smitop](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/smitop)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/i-made-an-online-version-of-tagtime/7091 "2021-04-24T17:43:23Z")
Hi there! I’ve been working on a new open-source, web-based version of TagTime, called TagTime Web (my demo instance, but you can and should run your own instance) (source code). It’s basically just TagTime, but online. … --- ## [Philosophical setup instructions for TagTime](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/philosophical-setup-instructions-for-tagtime/4012)
**Author:** [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/philosophical-setup-instructions-for-tagtime/4012 "2021-03-18T22:22:35Z")
I was just chatting with @shanaqui about possibly setting up TagTime and pointed out that part of the setup is philosophical… Namely, you have to form a deep appreciation for the concept of the mathematical expectation … --- ## [How does tagtime work for do-less goals/time tracking?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-does-tagtime-work-for-do-less-goals-time-tracking/7635)
**Author:** [@eugeniobruno](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/eugeniobruno)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/how-does-tagtime-work-for-do-less-goals-time-tracking/7635 "2021-01-16T13:44:53Z")
Fairly simple question, I guess… but I can’t figure it out. I want to make my own tagtime knockoff in discord, but I’m failing to see how you’d be able to deal with missing pings for do-less. If you’re tracking do-more,… --- ## [Pure function to determine next and last ping?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/pure-function-to-determine-next-and-last-ping/7047)
**Author:** [@smitop](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/smitop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/pure-function-to-determine-next-and-last-ping/7047 "2020-07-26T15:21:16Z")
Hi there! I’m working on a web-based version of TagTime, and I while it will default to a time-hashing based algorithm (more details soon), I want to support the original algorithm as an option for compatibility. Is the… --- ## [Dangling the tagtime.com domain as a carrot](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/dangling-the-tagtime-com-domain-as-a-carrot/3158)
**Author:** [@dreev](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dreev)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/dangling-the-tagtime-com-domain-as-a-carrot/3158 "2020-06-28T23:56:01Z")
Look what we got: tagtime.com! (I'm shy to say publicly what I paid for it but if you tell me privately what you think it's worth I'll tell you what I actually paid.) As you can see if you click the link, I wan… --- ## ["Catching up" on TagTime](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/catching-up-on-tagtime/5189)
**Author:** [@mary](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/mary)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/catching-up-on-tagtime/5189 "2020-06-12T20:14:17Z")
On certain kinds of pressure-heavy days, I’ve tended to ignore TagTime entirely. This makes my data imprecise and very lopsided. On the most crazy days, my data isn’t recorded, which means there’s a pretty big bias in th… --- ## [tag grammar](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/tag-grammar/6872)
**Author:** [@nealchau](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/nealchau)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/tag-grammar/6872 "2020-06-10T21:24:57Z")
I’ve just started with tagtime and it’s really interesting… I’m trying to setup my tags and I’ve been thinking that it’s kind of a grammatical thing… So I’m thinking tags could be nouns, verbs, and adverbs. So verbs w… --- ## [Announcing Trak, an alternative to TagTime](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/announcing-trak-an-alternative-to-tagtime/2004)
**Author:** [@adrienle](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/adrienle)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/announcing-trak-an-alternative-to-tagtime/2004 "2020-05-13T18:21:13Z")
Hi everyone, Just wanted to announce my alternative TagTime implementation that I call Trak! You can download it here: https://gettrak.herokuapp.com/Trak.dmg Trak is a (currently Mac-only) GUI implementation of Tag… --- ## [clarifications on how tagtime updates a do-more goal](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/clarifications-on-how-tagtime-updates-a-do-more-goal/1485)
**Author:** [@Alessandro\_Cuttin](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/Alessandro_Cuttin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/clarifications-on-how-tagtime-updates-a-do-more-goal/1485 "2014-02-08T17:51:13Z")
Hi! I'm writing to ask how tagtime (android version) updates a \*do more\* goal. I have just started using it, and I thought that the app would update the goal with the time between two pings. Instead, for every p… --- ## [Fractal daydreaming?](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/fractal-daydreaming/6380)
**Author:** [@halfplane](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/halfplane)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/fractal-daydreaming/6380 "2020-02-28T19:35:03Z")
With this in mind: Unanswered (by me) question: Is people’s use of time “approximately fractal” (which I guess you’d define as having a fractal dimension down to some length/time scale)? If so, does that mean that th… --- ## [Android TagTime build or build instructions for latest update](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/android-tagtime-build-or-build-instructions-for-latest-update/4734)
**Author:** [@zedmango](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/zedmango)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/android-tagtime-build-or-build-instructions-for-latest-update/4734 "2019-12-07T14:45:57Z")
I see there have been some updates to the TagTime code this year. But it looks like the most recent Android app is several years old. Is there an updated build available? It looks like people are using the recent chang… --- ## [A script for using iTerm2 instead of xterm on OSX](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/a-script-for-using-iterm2-instead-of-xterm-on-osx/4085)
**Author:** [@mvr](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/mvr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2019, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/a-script-for-using-iterm2-instead-of-xterm-on-osx/4085 "2019-09-06T10:58:07Z")
The following seems to be working! First, make an iTerm2 profile called TagTime with the style you want. Put the following somewhere in your path, I called it iterm2-tagtime: #!/bin/bash osascript \<\ **Author:** [@ricklupton](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/ricklupton)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/newtimetag-com/5654 "2019-08-15T12:30:50Z") Hi, (reposted from the google group) Does anyone know what newtagtime.com is, who made it, whether it’s open source? There’s a nice website but few details! Thanks, Rick dreeves said: Oh, yes! That must be Krish… --- ## [The "100%" dilemma](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-100-dilemma/5483)
**Author:** [@halfplane](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/halfplane)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/the-100-dilemma/5483 "2019-06-26T20:58:42Z")
Newbie time-tagging question here If you want to answer the question “where do my days go” using TagTime (or any tagging system), it seems you probably want some mutually-exclusive collection of categories that add to 1… [Next page](https://forum.beeminder.com/c/tagtime/45.md?page=1)