Notion_BigBrother

A notion-integrated key logger and screentime tracker.

Big brother is a simple python tool that monitors how you spend your time on the computer. It is intended to be used as a self-analysis tool. It makes no attempt at concealing itself and is not packages as an .exe file.

Usage

Big brother was developed and tested with Python 3.10.4

1. Clone repository to local folder
2. Open cmd and navigate to local folder
3. Install necessary python libraries with pip install -r requirements.txt
4. Create an integration and find the API token. → Learn more about authorization.
5. Find your notion token
6. Copy the tokens from 4. to NOTION_SDK_TOKEN and 5. to NOTION_PY_TOKEN in cfg.ini
7. Add the URL of your target notion page to ROOT_URL in cfg.ini
8. Run the tool from the command line -> python app.py

Features

• UI for modifying default notion workspace config
• Automatic creation of database, entries and summary table in notion
• Console for troubleshooting and following setup steps
• Save screentime summary text and graph to notion database entry
• Load screentime data from database to resume count incase of crash or reboot
• Screentime tracker idles after X seconds of no mouse movement (currently set to 15 for demo but GUI element will be added)
• Key logger emulates basic word editor key commands (left, right, up, down, backspace) to format the output string.
• Key logger uploads key strokes to Notion every 60 seconds

Things to add

• Save data locally
• Add ctrl + direction caret shortcuts
• ignore empty fields when configuring workspace in GUI
• Add GUI elements for controlling app params -> time before idle, minimal app usage for plotting, upload interval.
• Get tab title from browsers
• Implement summary table and running total app times
• Add daily summary stats -> most used app, percentage of time used, total time on computer, most typed words, etc