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Hamster vs Watson: catalog facts
Hamster	Watson
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux	macOS, Linux, Command line
Local time tracking with no account Packaged in Debian, Ubuntu and openSUSE	Projects and tags with filtered reports Quick start and stop commands
Linux and GNOME only Fedora packages are outdated	Command line only Requires Python
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
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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