Modifying an AHK version to track time spent in any app

[HuanNV9]

Hello, the mobile version works for any app and has two timers:
A timer that counts the time spent in the current session (displayed at the top)
A timer that counts the time spent in the day (displayed at the bottom)
These timers are always visible and work for any app.
However, the AHK version, as I understand it, only works with the PDF reader. How can I modify it to function like the mobile version and work with any app?
I am also experiencing a font error as shown in the image below.

[RustingSword]

Sorry I'm not sure what you mean by mobile version? As for the AHK script, you can add corresponding code like WinActive("ahk_class classFoxitReader") (change classFoxitReader to the class of your preferred application) to record time spent on that application.

Please make sure you are not using any non-ascii characters in the script to see whether there's still garbled text.

[ooker777]

after those time I'm surprised that you can still remember what the code does

[RustingSword]

It's only a few lines of code after all :-)
I find that it still works greatly for passive time tracking, and I'm considering to find something similar for Linux/macOS since I'm not using Windows anymore.

[ooker777]

I guess python?

[RustingSword]

Yes, python would be my first choice. After some quick search and gpt chatting, it seems straightforward to get active window name/title, but a bit tricky to get urls from browser without installing some extensions. Anyways, It's definitely doable, and I will try to hack something out.

[HuanNV9]

Hi,
I'm really sorry for the delayed response. Somehow, I missed your message earlier.
Regarding the mobile app, I was referring to a Tasker app created by Ooker777. You can find more information about it on this Reddit thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comments/bbw8zx/share_corner_timer_displaying_app_usage_in_screen/
You're right that I can use a class to record the time spent on applications, but I think it's too broad as there are many apps with the same class. What I really want to do is track the time spent on every application on my PC, just like the mobile version does.
As for the font error, I wasn't able to identify the problem. I didn't make any modifications to your code, but the font error still persists. I'm not sure if it's related to my PC's font settings or not.

[RustingSword]

I see, then you can change If (WinActive(...)) to WinGet. More specifically, use WinGet, OutVar, ProcessName, A to save the process name of the active window in variable OurVar, and store time usage by each application in the log file.