Linux · x86_64 and ARM64

A time tracker Linux actually gets a build of

Most time trackers treat Linux as a browser tab. TriggerFlo ships a native Linux app in every release — .deb and .tar.gz, x86_64 and ARM64 — with a tray icon, global hotkeys, and a floating timer that stays on top of whatever you are working in.

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Ubuntu 22.04+, Fedora 35+, or equivalent. Free up to 3 projects.

Install it

Pick your architecture and packaging. Every release publishes all four.

x86_64 .deb package .deb · Intel/AMD · v2.3.0 x86_64 tarball .tar.gz · Intel/AMD · v2.3.0 ARM64 .deb package .deb · Raspberry Pi / ARM · v2.3.0 ARM64 tarball .tar.gz · Raspberry Pi / ARM · v2.3.0

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo dpkg -i TriggerFlo-2.3.0-Linux-x86_64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f   # pull in any missing deps

Installs to /opt/triggerflo with a triggerflo command and a desktop entry, so it shows up in your application menu.

Any distribution (tarball)

mkdir -p ~/triggerflo
tar -xzf TriggerFlo-2.3.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz -C ~/triggerflo
~/triggerflo/triggerflo

No menu entry with this route — it is the portable option. Needs GTK 3, GStreamer and libsecret present, which the .deb pulls in for you.

Requires Ubuntu 22.04+, Fedora 35+, or equivalent. Both architectures are built from the same source as the macOS and Windows releases.

Linux support, honestly compared

Linux is the platform where time trackers diverge most. Here is where the three most-compared apps stand as of August 24, 2026.

TriggerFlo

Yes. Native app. .deb and .tar.gz, x86_64 and ARM64.

Toggl Track

No. Linux desktop app retired. Web app or a community-built client.

Clockify

Yes. Native Linux desktop app available.

Checked August 24, 2026. See the full breakdowns: TriggerFlo vs Toggl Track and TriggerFlo vs Clockify.

A desktop app, not a bookmark

More on the always-on-top floating timer, including the native-Wayland caveat →

Floating timer over your tiling WM

Four layouts — Small, Island, Compressed, Expanded — in an always-on-top window that survives workspace switches. It sits above the terminal, not behind it.
Tray icon on GNOME and KDE

Closing the window minimizes to the system tray instead of quitting, and the tray menu can start a timer without reopening the app.
Global hotkeys

Start, stop and switch tasks from a keybinding, whatever window has focus.
ARM64, including Raspberry Pi

Not an x86-only build with an emulation story. ARM64 is a first-class artifact in every release.
Your data in local SQLite

TriggerFlo keeps a real database on your machine and syncs it, rather than being a browser tab pretending to be an app.
Launch at login

Optional autostart, so the tracker is running before you have decided what to work on.

The TriggerFlo floating timer sitting above another application window, showing the running task and elapsed time.

Linux questions

Which distributions are supported?

Ubuntu 22.04 and later, Fedora 35 and later, or anything of an equivalent vintage. The .deb installs with dpkg on Debian and Ubuntu derivatives; the .tar.gz extracts and runs anywhere with a recent enough GTK stack, including Arch and openSUSE.

Is there a Snap, Flatpak, or AUR package?

Not yet — today it is the .deb and the .tar.gz, for x86_64 and ARM64. If you want a Snap or Flatpak, say so on the public roadmap and it will be weighed with everything else on there.

Does it run on a Raspberry Pi?

Yes. Every release ships ARM64 builds as both .deb and .tar.gz. A Pi 4 or newer running a 64-bit OS is the tested configuration.

Does Toggl Track still have a Linux app?

No. Toggl retired its Linux desktop app, so Linux users run the web app in a browser or a third-party client. Clockify does still ship a native Linux app. TriggerFlo ships native Linux builds with every release.

Do I need an account, or does it work offline?

You need an account, because your projects sync across your machines and phone. Data lives in a local SQLite database on your machine as well; full offline mode is in progress rather than shipped, so an intermittent connection is fine but a permanently disconnected machine is not the setup it is built for today.

Is it Electron?

No. TriggerFlo is a Flutter application compiled to a native binary — the same codebase and the same compiled-app treatment as the macOS and Windows builds, not a packaged web page.

Free on Linux, same as everywhere else

Up to 3 projects free, no credit card. Pro is $45.99 a year, or $119 once for a lifetime license.

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Also on Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and the web — same account, same projects.