Day Progress is a fresh GNOME Shell extension, showcasing a progress bar in the panel to depict the day’s elapsed time.
It’s a visual way to stay motivated and offers an abstract view on time tracking distinct from a typical clock.
The extension is directly influenced by a macOS app bearing the same name, conceived by the open-source Apple developer Sindre Sorhus, who is a prolific creator of unique, well-produced macOS apps, which includes those designed for the Menu Bar.
Currently, the Day Progress GNOME Shell extension doesn’t offer the same variety of customization solutions as the macOS version it emulates. Missing are circular bar styles, labels indicating percentage left/passed, time left/passed, and the inability to adjust the day range.
There is a setting to show time elapsed rather than time remaining and the time at which the bar resets, but with no way to set a start time the bar is it’s always counting from 00:00, thus making it difficult to, say, track a work shift the starts at 5PM, a 2 hour study period, and so forth.
However, more features are sure to come — by writing this article, perhaps someone reading will feel encouraged to volunteer their time to contribute.
Those wishing to try the original macOS version of Day Progress can download it, for free, from the App Store (macOS 14.1+) or from Sindre’s site (macOS 13+). The source code for the macOS version is available on Github.
For the Linux tribute, you can acquire it from the GNOME Extensions, ideally installed using the fantastic and hassle-free Extensions Manager desktop app.