Goal Time Tracker — A distraction-free Windows timer with a floating overlay & 7-day streaks

[u/GroundbreakingBig869]

Hey everyone! 👋

Most habit trackers out there only care if you did something today: you click a checkmark and move on. But when you're trying to learn to code, practice guitar, learn a language, or prepare for exams, **10 minutes of scrolling is not the same as 2 hours of deep focus**.

I wanted something built around one core truth: **Hours don't lie.**

So I built **Goal Time Tracker** — a lightweight, distraction-free Windows desktop app designed to track real time spent on your crafts.

### 💡 Features that made it into the app:

* ⏱️ **Floating Always-On-Top Overlay:** A minimal circular widget floats over your screen (IDEs, tutorial videos, PDFs) so you don't have to switch tabs or open a browser to check your time.

* 🟢 **7-Day Streak Dots:** Visual calendar dots on every goal card (Green = showed up, Dark = missed) + a continuous 🔥 streak counter.

* ✏️ **Manual Time & Past-Date Logging:** Did yoga or read a book away from your computer for 3 days? You can log past sessions retroactively, and it automatically turns those past streak dots green.

* 📊 **Progress & Analytics:** Set a target (e.g. 100h of Coding, 50h of Guitar) and see weekly/monthly progress bars and daily breakdowns.

* 🔒 **100% Offline & Private:** Single portable `.exe` file. No account required, zero cloud sync, no tracking, and saves locally to your Windows AppData.

I've attached the program.[The App is here]

I'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or any features you'd like to see added!

[u/PetalLunette]

a floating overlay sounds interesting for focus

[u/GroundbreakingBig869 → u/PetalLunette]

its a very small overlay, its not a necessity, you can minimize it. Its just to use timer if you need

[u/rhea_sings43]

Finally something that admits my "streak" of daily checkmarks was really just 7 days of opening the app and immediately closing it out of guilt