Shepherd
A free browser extension that quietly tracks how you spend your time online and gives you an honest daily productivity score.
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Description
Shepherd is like a pedometer for your browser: install it, forget about it, and at the end of the day it tells you how much of your time online was actually productive — no timers to start, no logging your own activity, just an honest report (and a sheep that grows or shrinks based on your habits).
Shepherd is a free Chrome extension that passively tracks time spent across websites, automatically categorizes sites as productive or distracting, and computes a daily productivity health score with weekly/hourly trend views. There's no manual input, timer, or account required — setup takes under 30 seconds. Reported example scores range 35%-85%.
💬 Our review
The short version: Shepherd is a lightweight, zero-friction way to see an honest picture of your own browsing habits, and being completely free makes it an easy install with no downside.
Against RescueTime or Rize, which track more broadly (apps, not just browser tabs) and often gate detailed analytics behind a paid tier, Shepherd stays narrower — Chrome-only, browser-only — but asks for nothing in return. The trade-off for going free and passive is depth: there's no cross-app tracking (desktop apps outside the browser are invisible to it), and the automatic site categorization won't always match your own definition of 'productive.' For someone who just wants a quick, no-cost gut check on browsing habits, it's hard to argue with free; for someone billing clients by tracked time or needing cross-app reporting, a paid tool like RescueTime is the better fit.
💰 Pricing
📊 Global score
🤖 AI-enriched data
Completely free, no paid tier or account required
Pros
Completely free, no account or credit card needed
Zero manual input — fully automatic tracking and categorization
30-second setup
Gamified score keeps it lightweight and non-judgmental
Cons
Chrome browser only — no cross-app or desktop tracking like RescueTime
Automatic categorization won't always match your personal definition of 'productive'
No detailed billing/client-time-tracking features
No company background or roadmap disclosed