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Hamster vs Valot: catalog facts
Hamster	Valot
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux	Linux, Web
Local time tracking with no account Packaged in Debian, Ubuntu and openSUSE	Tracks time by project and client Exports to PDF and ICS
Linux and GNOME only Fedora packages are outdated	Native desktop app is Linux only Young project with a small feature set
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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