Between the quick fixes, late tweaks and extra rounds of notes, a lot of real work is easy to lose track of. Watch Dog logs your time automatically and turns it into invoices — leave your email and I'll tell you the day it goes live.
Automatic time tracking — no timers to start
Your logged hours become clean invoices
Know how long a project really takes — so you can quote the next one right
No spam — just one email when it's ready. Leave anytime.
Stop losing billable editing hours. Watch Dog automatically tracks the time you spend in Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and DaVinci Resolve, so every quick fix, revision, and “I'll just open this for ten minutes” session gets counted.
How it works
It tracks while you edit.
01
Open
Open a project in Premiere, After Effects, or Resolve. Watch Dog detects your active window and starts logging — no start button, no setup.
02
Work
Keep editing. Quick switches away are bridged so sessions don't fragment; step away a while and it quietly asks whether to keep the time.
03
Bill
Every session lands under the right project and client. Review your week, then invoice straight from the hours you actually worked.
Still working on Nike_S3_Edit?
You've been away for 12 minutes. Keep this time, or leave it out?
Keep the timeLeave it out
now
What it does
Everything, handled quietly.
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fxAutomatic tracking
Detects Premiere, After Effects & Resolve and logs each session — no timers to start.
fxProjects & clients
Every session lands under the right project and client, automatically.
fxBillable totals
See exactly what you've earned this week, broken down by client.
fxManual edits
Add, trim, or exclude time by hand whenever you need to.
fxSimple invoices
Generate an invoice straight from your tracked hours.
fxAway reminders
Step away and Watch Dog notices — a gentle notification asks to keep the time or leave it out.
fxMenu-bar timer
A live count of the current session sits quietly in your menu bar while you edit.
fxWeekly review
See your whole week at a glance before you invoice — by day, project, or client.
fxLocal & private
Runs on your Mac. No cloud, no account — your data stays yours.
Product preview
Your hours, laid out. No guessing.
Today's sessions, project totals, client billing, and invoices — all in one simple dashboard.
Watch Dog Dashboard
Today
4h 23m
This week
18h 05m
Active project
Nike_S3_Edit
Billable (week)
£1,447
Today's sessionsLive
Nike_S3_Edit4h 23m
BBC_Documentary_Rough1h 05m
Freelance_Reel_20263h 40m
Brand_Ident_v22h 15m
Billing · this week
Nike
£864 · 10.8h
BBC
£583 · 7.3h
Personal
Unassigned
Clients · this month
Client
Hours
Billed
Nike
28.4h
£2,272
BBC
14.1h
£917
Adidas
9.5h
£760
All clients, hours & earnings in one view
Invoice · draft
Premiere Pro editing28.4h
Hourly rate£80 / h
Revisions · 3 sessions4.6h
Total£2,640
Invoices straight from your tracked time
Know your real rate
Watch your real rate drop as the hours add up.
On a fixed project fee, every extra hour quietly lowers what you actually earn per hour. Watch Dog turns your tracked time into a real hourly rate on every project — so you can see the moment a job stops being worth it, and quote the next one right.
Nike_S3_Edit · £1,200 flat fee£240 / hr
£240 → £44 per hour — the same £1,200 job, just 22 hours apart.
Past 15 hours it slips under your £80 target. Watch Dog shows the rate falling as you work — so you can quote the next one right.
The same real rate, across every project:
Effective rate · by projectTarget £80 / hr
ProjectFeeTrackedReal rate
BBC_Promo_v3BBC · flat fee£90011h 00m£82/hr
Nike_S3_EditNike · flat fee£1,20027h 18m£44/hr
What's included
Everything editors need. Nothing extra.
Automatic Premiere, After Effects & Resolve tracking
Project & client organisation
Billable totals
Manual time edits
Simple invoices
Local Mac storage
Yours, and only yours
Quiet, local, and built for editors.
Watch Dog runs on your Mac, stays out of your way, and keeps your data on your own machine. No cloud, no accounts, no subscriptions — just a tool that works.
Understand your time
Every lands under the right and — nothing to log, nothing to remember.
Projects · this weekBy project
Nike_S3_Edit Nike10h 48m
Mon · Premiere Pro3h 15m
Wed · Premiere Pro3h 10m
Today · Premiere Pro4h 23m
BBC_Documentary BBC7h 18m
Tue · DaVinci Resolve4h 03m
Thu · DaVinci Resolve3h 15m
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Track every session — and finally see your real rate on every project.
Watch Dog launches soon — leave your email and I'll tell you the day it's ready.
What's next
More apps. Coming soon.
Watch Dog is just getting started. Tracking for the rest of your creative toolkit is on the way.
Adobe After EffectsAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorLogic ProFinal Cut Pro
Leave your email — we'll notify you when these are ready too.
No spam. Just one email when it launches.
Questions
Good to know.
Does Watch Dog record my screen?
No — never. No screen recording, no keystrokes, nothing you type. It only notices which project is open in Premiere, After Effects, or Resolve and how long you actually worked. That's it.
Do I have to start a timer?
No. Watch Dog detects when Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, or DaVinci Resolve is your active window and starts logging on its own — every quick fix and revision included.
Where does my data live?
On your Mac, in a local database. No cloud, no account, no sync, no analytics. Your hours, clients and rates are yours alone.
Can I bill clients from it?
Yes. Watch Dog turns your tracked time into your real hourly rate on every project, and builds invoices straight from your hours — clients, multiple currencies, hourly or fixed fees.
What if I forget to track something, or work offline?
You can log or edit any session by hand. Manual entries count exactly the same as auto-tracked ones in your totals and billing.
Does it work on Windows?
Not yet — Watch Dog is macOS-only for now, built around Premiere Pro, After Effects, and DaVinci Resolve. More platforms and apps are on the way.
How much does it cost?
It's $5/month, with your first month free. No lock-in — cancel any time.
Pricing
One plan. That's it.
$5/month
First month free
Automatic Premiere, After Effects & Resolve tracking
Projects, clients & billable totals
Your real hourly rate on every project
Invoices straight from your hours
Runs locally — no cloud, no account
$5/month. First month free. Cancel anytime.
Ready when you are
Start tracking. Stop guessing.
Watch Dog launches soon — leave your email and I'll tell you the day it's ready.
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— nothing to log, nothing to remember.