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Product Hunt Shepherd

Focus & Productivity Time Tracker

315
Traction Score
40
Discussions
Feb 23, 2026
Launch Date
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Product Positioning & Context

Free Chrome extension that auto-tracks your focus, labels sites as productive or not, and grows a sheep based on how you spend your time. It’s effortless, private, and a little too honest about your browser habits.
Chrome Extensions Productivity Data Visualization

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Deep-Dive FAQs

What is Shepherd?
Shepherd is a digital product or tool described as: Focus & Productivity Time Tracker
Where did Shepherd originate?
Data for Shepherd was aggregated directly from the Product Hunt community ecosystem, representing raw developer and early-adopter sentiment.
When was Shepherd publicly launched?
The initial public indexing or launch date for Shepherd within our tracked developer communities was recorded on February 23, 2026.
How popular is Shepherd?
Shepherd has achieved measurable traction, logging over 315 traction score and facilitating 40 recorded discussions or engagements.
Which technical categories define Shepherd?
Based on metadata extraction, Shepherd is categorized under topics such as: Chrome Extensions, Productivity, Data Visualization.
Is Shepherd recognized by media or academic researchers?
Yes. It has been covered by media outlets like Nature.com. This indicates the concept has reached a level of mainstream or scientific viability beyond just developer forums.
What are some commercial alternatives to Shepherd?
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Are there open-source alternatives related to Shepherd?
Yes, the GitHub ecosystem contains correlated projects. For example, a repository named jackwener/twitter-cli shares highly similar architectural descriptions and topics.
How does the creator describe Shepherd?
The original author or development team describes the product as follows: "Free Chrome extension that auto-tracks your focus, labels sites as productive or not, and grows a sheep based on how you spend your time. It’s effortless, private, and a little too honest about you..."

Community Voice & Feedback

[Redacted] • Mar 23, 2026
the focus tracking angle is more honest than most productivity apps. curious whether it actually changes my behavior over time : )
[Redacted] • Mar 11, 2026
It doesn't work with the arc browser :(
[Redacted] • Feb 26, 2026
Congratulations on the launch. It looks promising, and I am interested in trying it.However, while installing it in Chrome, I received the following message: "Proceed with caution: This extension is not trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing."Could you please confirm whether this extension is safe to use and provide any clarification on this warning?
[Redacted] • Feb 25, 2026
I feel like this is tracking people’s porn habits that work from home and they may forget they’re being monitored by the this product.
[Redacted] • Feb 25, 2026
The visual time tracking approach is smart — most productivity tools tell you what to do, but very few show you where your time actually went. Sometimes awareness alone changes behavior. Nice work!
[Redacted] • Feb 25, 2026
The visual time tracking approach is smart — most productivity tools tell you what to do, but very few show you where your time actually went. Sometimes awareness alone changes behavior. Nice work!
[Redacted] • Feb 24, 2026
Nice little app) Is there any kind of motivation if I visit the wrong sites during work hours?
[Redacted] • Feb 11, 2026
Hey Product Hunt! I'm Yang, one of the makers behind Shepherd 👋I'm also Co-Founder of Composite (composite.com), and Shepherd came from wanting to understand where my time was actually going in the browser, instead of just feeling guilty about procrastinating.Why we built thisI used to end every week with the same uneasy feeling: I was busy, but what did I actually do? My days are long as a founder, and I couldn't tell you where any of my time went. I tried pomodoro timers, but they couldn't account for longer work sessions. And manual time tracking felt like another exhausting errand to remember.My problem wasn't discipline, it was the lack of visibility and granular insights into how I was actually spending my time online.So I built Shepherd! The name (and the sheep) are a little homage to where I'm from. I grew up in New Zealand, a 10-minute drive from sheep farms, so it felt right to bring a bit of home into the product 🇳🇿I got our team at Composite hooked on it, then my friends from Stanford started using it too. Turns out everyone had the same blind spot.What makes Shepherd differentShepherd quietly runs in the background and tracks how you spend your day in Chrome. No manual input, no start/stop buttons, no friction, super lightweight, and completely passive.🐑 Simple layout – Your browsing is categorized as productive or distracting in real time. One panel shows you exactly where your day is going, right now.🐑 Live tracking – We visualize when you're typically distracted throughout the day, and give you a weekly health score. You can stop bad trends before they snowball, or double down on what's working.🐑 Grow your sheep – This is the fun part! Every day, you get a new sheep that grows based on how you spend your time. Stay focused in long sessions and your pasture flourishes, and your sheep grows up healthy and strong. Get distracted too much and your sheep might get a little dirty. Or sick. It's weirdly motivating to keep a virtual sheep healthy.Who it's forBusy professionals, founders, students, really anyone who wants to understand their habits without adding another chore to their day.I've been using it daily while building Composite and it's genuinely changed how I structure my work. My team has started getting competitive about their sheep, which was not the intended outcome but I'm not complaining 😄Shepherd’s completely free and takes less than 30 seconds to set up. It's a lightweight Chrome extension, with no accounts or onboarding flows to sit through. I'd love your feedback! Check it out at shepherdtime.com 🐑What's your biggest struggle with staying focused during the day? Would love to hear from you in the comments!

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