Build Mode for MacDownload

For people building their dreams

Turn focused work into progress you can see.

Build Mode is a time tracker for Mac that records your focused work and shows how your hours add up over time.

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Pay once · No account · No screen recording · Your data stays on your Mac

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The hard part

Progress is invisible
before it is obvious.

You can spend weeks working and still feel like nothing changed. Build Mode gives the quietly compounding work a number.

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One button.
A visible record of progress.

Press once

Start building with one keyboard shortcut. No projects, tasks, or timesheets to set up.

Count honest hours

Idle time is removed, so your total reflects the time you actually spent building.

A mode for every kind of work

Your hours sort themselves into modes, and you can add your own whenever the work changes.

Watch every hour add up

Each session adds to your daily, weekly, yearly, and all-time progress.

Look back anytime

Your hours, sessions, categories, and consistency in one card. Open it whenever you want, for any stretch of time.

Private by default

No screenshots. No browser history. No account. No cloud. Everything stays on your Mac.

Who it is for

For anyone putting in the hours

Build Mode counts focused time, whatever the work happens to be.

FoundersBuilding the productBuildDistribution
StudentsRevising by subjectBiologyEssays
WritersTime at the pageDraftingEditing
DesignersClient work and practiceClientPortfolio
MusiciansPutting in the practiceScalesRepertoire
Career switchersLearning after hoursCourseProjects

Reviews

From the people using it

I really love how simple and intentional the product feels. You press one shortcut, start working, and over time you get a clear visual record of the hours you've put into building something meaningful.

The privacy-first approach makes it even better: no screenshots, no screen recording, no account, and all your data stays on your Mac. It tracks progress without making you feel monitored.

Divv@divvsaxena

I never realized I needed or wanted an app like this. Build Mode allows me to easily see where I'm spending my time and how much of it I'm spending. Be it in actual “Build Mode” or “Connection Mode” or similar other things.

Super easy to configure as well, so no excuse as to why you aren't using it.

Cliff@CliffWade

It keeps me focused and helps me actually finish the work I keep putting off, because I can see the time I put into it.

Yash@pareyash

I’ve been using it a lot lately to check exactly how I’m spending my build time, and it’s been genuinely useful. I never realized how much I needed something like this until I started tracking the hours properly.

Lars@larsnow

I bought a productivity app 2 months ago and never used it, but Build Mode is an app I use every day.

Josslyn G

Very intuitive. Reminds me of Wispr Flow.

Czarina Catambing@czarinabuilds

Private by design

Track the work.
Not the person.

Build Mode records which app is active and how long you use it. Nothing more.

Build Mode never records:

  • Your screen
  • Your keystrokes
  • Your browser history
  • Your websites
  • Your messages
  • Your files
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No screenshots detected.
No websites recorded.
No files uploaded.
No account connected.

Your progress stays on your Mac.

Built for self-awareness, not surveillance.

Pricing

Build Mode is $29.
Once.

No monthly plan. No account. No free tier. No surprise charge next year.

Build Mode for Mac$49$29 lifetimeEarly builder price. Pay once, yours forever.
  • One-button time tracking
  • Daily, weekly, and all-time totals
  • Automatic app tracking
  • Custom categories
  • Long-term hour goals
  • Weekly visual reflections
  • Local data storage
  • No subscription
Get started $29

FAQ

The short answers

How much does it cost?

$29, paid once. No subscription and no account. It is the early builder price, and it stays yours for good.

Does it record my screen?

No. Build Mode never takes screenshots, reads window titles, or sees your browser. It contains no networking code at all.

Where is my data stored?

Only on your Mac. There is no cloud and no account, so nothing ever leaves your computer.

What does it run on?

Any Mac on macOS 14 or later, Apple Silicon or Intel.

How do I activate it after buying?

You get a license key by email. Open Build Mode and paste it into the activation screen. It is checked on your Mac and never sent anywhere.

Ready to get into Build Mode?

Even when the users, revenue, and results are not here yet. Keep going long enough to see what it becomes.

Download Build Mode for Mac $29

No account · No subscription · No screen recording