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For a complete guide on getting started, see Desktop app basics article.
After installing with either method, open Extension Manager and select Installed. Turn on Use Extensions at the top, then turn on Window Calls Extended under User-Installed Extensions.
The screenshot shows both switches turned off. Both must be on for TimeCamp to collect information about open programs.
improvement: (Windows) Installers now stop more TimeCamp helper processes and remove obsolete files during upgrades
fix: (Windows) Fixed a crash at Windows sign-in (autostart) when the user profile path contains non-English characters. File paths, log paths and proxy credentials now use UTF-8
fix: (Windows) The watchdog helper (reshost.exe) now closes when you exit TimeCamp, so the app no longer starts again by itself
fix: An unexpected error in a background thread no longer crashes the app or, on macOS, freezes it with 100% CPU usage
fix: Invalid responses from the public IP address service are now ignored
new: Configurable screenshot capture frequency, including support for screenshots when no task is selected
new: Task descriptions are now displayed in tooltips
new: (Windows) Task tags can be requested before task selection when supported by the account
new: (Windows) MSI installations now create a desktop shortcut
new: Expanded enterprise deployment controls for authentication, autostart, proxy visibility, anonymous users, remote sessions and installer behavior
improvement: Power, display-sleep, screen-lock, RDP and suspend handling now preserves tracking and away-time boundaries more accurately across Windows, macOS and Linux
improvement: Away-time prompts now appear immediately after tracking stops, with more reliable idle-grace handling during activity uploads
improvement: (Windows) Per-monitor DPI awareness improves widget scaling and rendering when moving between displays
improvement: (Linux and macOS) Single-instance handling now allows one running app instance per operating-system user
improvement: Deep-link registration is now handled by installers for more reliable login and launch behavior
improvement: Task hierarchy paths now use forward slashes consistently across platforms
improvement: Updated wxWidgets to 3.3.2 and libcurl to 8.19.0 for compatibility, stability and security
improvement: Database access now uses prepared statements and safer multi-threaded connection handling
improvement: (Linux) Activity tracking falls back to generic computer activity when detailed application data is unavailable
fix: Expired API sessions returning HTTP 401 are now handled consistently and prompt reauthentication
fix: (Windows and Linux) Missing application and installer icons were restored
fix: (Windows) Installers now close running application processes more reliably during upgrades
fix: Fixed application shutdown crashes and taskbar icon cleanup issues
fix: Active activity is flushed before upload, preventing recent tracking data from being omitted
fix: Working-time limits no longer suppress the application-started activity
fix: Tracking continues through computer or display sleep when pausing on session lock is disabled
fix: Widget labels, bitmap paths, pause-button visibility and high-DPI resizing now render correctly
fix: (macOS) Clicking the menu-bar icon opens the menu instead of the task picker
fix: (Windows) The first tray-menu item no longer appears bold
fix: (Ubuntu) Closing and reopening a laptop lid now records breaks correctly
