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Command-line tool for time tracking in a human-readable, plain-text file format. Version 7.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install klog

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install klog

MacPorts ports tree · office/klog/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install klog

Debian stable package indexes · klog · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install klog

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · klog · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#klog

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/kl/klog/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install klog

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · klog · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id EA4K.KLog -e

Windows Package Manager source index · EA4K.KLog · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line tool for time tracking in a human-readable, plain-text file format

Commands and aliases

  • klog

history

Project history and usage

klog is both a command-line time tracker and a plain-text time-tracking file format. Its documentation frames the format as a notebook-like way to keep work logs editable in any text editor while still supporting terminal queries and reports.

Project history

Jan Heuermann created klog as a small Go tool and file format for human-readable `.klg` files. Version 1.0 was released on 2021-02-06 with commands for totals, reports, tags, and bookmarks; version 2.0 followed in March 2021 with commands for creating records and starting or stopping open-ended time ranges.

The file-format side became more explicit in version 2.6 on 2021-07-25, when the changelog records the first version of the formal file format specification. The repository notes that the command-line tool and the file-format specification use independent version numbering and different license terms.

Adoption history

klog's adoption has been strongest among plain-text productivity users rather than large platform deployments. The project documentation lists installs through Homebrew, AUR, Nix, openSUSE, Go, and downloadable binaries, which is typical for a small cross-platform Go CLI that appeals to users already comfortable storing data in versionable text files.

How it is used

A user writes records in `.klg` files, with dates, summaries, time ranges, durations, tags, open-ended ranges, and should-total annotations. The `klog` command then searches, totals, reports, edits bookmarks, and supports workflows where the same file remains readable without the tool.

Why package nerds care

klog is package-nerd catnip because it treats the data format as the product, not merely as an implementation detail. It belongs in the lineage of Ledger, todo.txt, Markdown, and other small tools where durable text, predictable CLI output, and easy packaging matter more than a service backend.

Timeline

  • 2021-02-02: v1.0-rc release published on GitHub.
  • 2021-02-06: v1.0 release added report, tags, bookmark, and renamed `eval` to `total`.
  • 2021-03-16: v2.0 release added create, track, start, and stop commands.
  • 2021-03-19: v2.1 release provided a native Windows binary.
  • 2021-07-25: v2.6 release published the first file-format specification version.
  • 2021-10-07: v3.0 release added named bookmarks, editor integration, and more report aggregation options.

Related projects

  • klog is related to plain-text accounting and productivity tools such as Ledger, hledger, todo.txt, Timewarrior, and Taskwarrior, but it keeps the domain focused on human-readable time logs.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
klogcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version7.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv7.1

https://github.com/jotaen/klog

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:klog
Version7.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/klog
Homepagehttps://klog.jotaen.net
Repositoryhttps://github.com/jotaen/klog
Upstream docshttps://github.com/jotaen/klog/blob/main/Specification.md
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/jotaen/klog/archive/refs/tags/v7.1.tar.gz
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameklog
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

klog 2.4.1-1.1

Multiplatform ham radio logging program

https://github.com/ea4k/klog

sudo apt install klog
  • Section: hamradio
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 20 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Klog
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: klog from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

klog

nix profile install nixpkgs#klog
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Klog
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/kl/klog/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

klog 2.3.3-2build2

Multiplatform ham radio logging program

https://www.klog.xyz

sudo apt install klog
  • Section: universe/hamradio
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 23 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Klog
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: klog from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

klog 2.5.1-1.fc45

A Ham radio logging program for KDE

https://www.klog.xyz/

sudo dnf install klog
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: klog
  • 18 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Klog
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: klog from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

klog 7.1-1.3

Time tracking in a human-readable, plain-text file format

https://github.com/jotaen/klog

sudo zypper install klog
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: klog
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Klog
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: klog from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

klog-bash-completion 7.1-1.3

Bash Completion for klog

https://github.com/jotaen/klog

sudo zypper install klog-bash-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: klog
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Klog
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: klog-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

klog-fish-completion 7.1-1.3

Fish Completion for klog

https://github.com/jotaen/klog

sudo zypper install klog-fish-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: klog
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Klog
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: klog-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

klog-zsh-completion 7.1-1.3

Zsh Completion for klog

https://github.com/jotaen/klog

sudo zypper install klog-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: klog
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Klog
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: klog-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

klog

sudo port install klog
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Klog
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: office/klog/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

EA4K.KLog

winget install --id EA4K.KLog -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Klog
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: EA4K.KLog from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

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  • watsonShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, time-tracking.
  • utimerShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, time-tracking.
  • ataShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, time-tracking.
  • beancountShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, plain-text, productivity.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment