WakaTime is an open source Jetbrains plugin for metrics, insights, and time tracking automatically generated from your programming activity.
Supports Jetbrains IDES:
Inside your IDE, select Preferences → Plugins
.
Search for WakaTime
.
Click the green Install
button.
Re-launch your IDE.
Enter your api key in Tools → WakaTime API Key
, then click Save
.
Use your IDE and your coding activity will be displayed on your WakaTime dashboard.
WakaTime for Jetbrains IDE's can be configured via Tools → WakaTime Settings.
For more settings, WakaTime plugins share a common config file .wakatime.cfg
located in your user home directory with these options available.
Inside your IDE, select Preferences → Plugins
, then find the WakaTime
plugin. Click Uninstall
. Then delete your ~/.wakatime.cfg
config file.
If you’re using a proxy, try excluding *.wakatime.com
from using your IDE proxy:
Next, turn on debug mode from File → WakaTime Settings
. Then restart your IDE.
Note: If the plugin wasn’t loaded, you won’t have a WakaTime Settings menu.
In that case, check for error messages in your IDE’s idea.log
file indicating why the plugin couldn’t load.
Check your IDE’s idea.log
file for WakaTime related messages:
Help → Show Log
( Locating your idea.log file )
For more general troubleshooting information, see WakaTime CLI Troubleshooting.