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App and URL productive / unproductive rules

VisibleHours already records the active app and, when Windows exposes it, the browser domain. Operations then write simple rules: Outlook is productive, youtube.com is not. Unmatched time stays unclassified — that is the neutral leftover, not a score of zero. Idle stays idle. The tray icon does not change. Public Search stays on this page. It will not mark an app unproductive for you forever. After sign-in, Ask “open rules” or “add a url rule” opens the real screen; “rules tutorial” opens Help.

  1. Add a URL rule for a domain, or an app rule for a window name.
  2. Choose productive or unproductive.
  3. URL rules win when a domain was captured. Longer patterns win ties.
  4. Read the day on the person’s timeline — each block is labeled.

What this is not

  • Not a web filter. It does not block sites or close apps.
  • Not a hidden score. Employees still see the tray and can pause. Daily percentages live on Scores after you write a label.
  • Not a keylogger. Rules use the app name and domain already on the timeline.
  • Not a done-for-you catalog. Public Search will not mark an app unproductive forever.

Public guide: App and URL rules that leave idle as idle.