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GTimeLog vs Hamster: catalog facts
GTimeLog	Hamster
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Linux	Linux
Quick text entries with no project setup needed Plain text log files with a documented format	Local time tracking with no account Packaged in Debian, Ubuntu and openSUSE
Linux only, built on GTK Documentation is described as work in progress	Linux and GNOME only Fedora packages are outdated
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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