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Digital Wellbeing for your PC. Completely free.

Pulse shows where your time on Windows goes: screen time, app usage, focus sessions and how loud your headphones get. No subscription, no account, no catch. It’s open source and everything stays on your PC.

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Free · Latest version

No admin rights · or Microsoft Store

On your phone? Open this site on your Windows PC to install.

The Pulse dashboard on Windows
No trial, no paywall, no premium tier
$0
Install and open. That’s it.
0 accounts
Languages, following your Windows setting
14
Open source, every line on GitHub
GPL-3.0

Free means free

Nothing to buy. Nothing to sign. Nothing to unlock.

Most screen-time tools want a subscription or your data. Pulse is a community project, so every feature is included for everyone.

Easy to get

Up and running in under a minute.

  1. 01

    Download

    One click gets the latest installer from the official GitHub release, or use the Microsoft Store.

  2. 02

    Run it

    No admin password, no account to create. Pulse settles into the system tray.

  3. 03

    See your day

    Pulse starts counting quietly and keeps itself up to date from then on.

Take a look

A calm dashboard, not another nag.

Pulse — Your day at a glance screen

Your day at a glance

Screen time, top apps, focus and listening level for today, on one calm page.

Features at a glance

Everything included. Use what you need.

Explore all features
Screen timeActive vs. idle time, today and this week, with your longest stretches.App usageWhich apps take your time, ranked, with switches and average focus.Focus sessionsPick a duration, tag distracting apps, and Pulse warns or blocks them.App limitsDaily allowances or quiet hours per app, with a nudge or auto-minimize.HearingFlags time above 75 dB from system volume. Never records audio.Weekly insightsDaily averages, peak hours, top apps and week-over-week trends.Breaks & wind down20-20-20 eye breaks, and a gentle screen glow when it’s time to stop.Your languageEnglish plus 13 translations, from 简体中文 to Español and हिन्दी.Private by designNo account, no cloud, no telemetry. Your data stays on your PC.

Privacy, plainly

Your screen time is nobody’s business but yours.

Pulse keeps everything in a local database on your PC. There is no server to send it to.

  • No account or sign-in
  • Nothing sent to a cloud
  • No telemetry or analytics
  • Never records audio
How Pulse handles your data

Open source

Built in the open, by people who use it.

Pulse is GPL-3.0 licensed and built by Swaraj Dhondge with help from contributors. Read the code, suggest a feature, or help translate it.

> git clone https://github.com/swarajdhondge/digitalwellbeingpc
★ StarStar the repoIssuesReport a bug or ideaTranslateImprove a languageReleasesRelease notesMeet the contributors and learn how to help →

From the blog

Guides for a healthier screen life.

All articles
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How-to · 2 min read

How to check your screen time on Windows 11

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Digital Wellbeing for PC: what it is and how to get it on Windows

FAQ

Questions, answered

Is Pulse really free?

Yes, completely. Pulse is open source under GPL-3.0. There is no paid tier, no trial and no ads inside the app.

Is there a Mac or Linux version?

Not yet. Pulse is built for Windows 10 and Windows 11 for now.

Do I need admin rights to install it?

No. The GitHub installer sets Pulse up for your user account without an admin password.

Does Pulse send my data anywhere?

No. There is no account, cloud sync, analytics or telemetry. Your data never leaves your PC.

Does the hearing feature record audio?

No. It reads the system’s audio output level only. Pulse never records audio and never accesses your microphone.

See all questions

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Windows 10 & 11 · no admin rights · no account · updates itself

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