Breakdowns
An app total on its own doesn’t say much, eight hours of “Adobe After Effects” could be one project or five projects. Breakdowns are the level below the app: the specific thing you were focused on.
What counts as a breakdown depends on the app:
| App | Breakdown |
|---|---|
| After Effects | project_file.aep |
| Cursor | Workspace Title / index.tsx |
| Google Chrome | Individual websites + sub-breakdowns like individual YouTube videos with the browser extension installed |
| Spotify | Artist + Song |
| Terminal | Tab or window title |
Sub-breakdowns exist within browsers when sites like YouTube break down into individual videos; a music app breaks down into songs under the artist.
Apps that aren’t recognized fully by Vetroscope are still tracked. You get the app total, just without any breakdowns. Some apps may not register with its icon or its proper application name. This is due to the numerous ways apps can be bundled across both macOS and Windows. Vetroscope does its best to mitigate edge cases, and will continue to improve support for a wider range of apps in the future.
Apps that render without their icon or proper name can actually be manually customized in Vetroscope. See customizing apps.
Where you’ll see breakdowns
Section titled “Where you’ll see breakdowns”Everywhere app time appears: expand an app row on Home, in the Calendar hour sidebar, in Charts, on the Timeline (each breakdown gets its own row nested underneath the app), and in reports and CSV exports. Tags, goals, and the ignore list all work at the breakdown level too. See tags to help you organize and track projects and habits.