AHK v2 script to secretly monitor and report app launches via email.
Useful for parents or employers.
- Download:
app-tracker.exe(compiled version),config.jsonandinstall.cmd - Get email sending credentials: enable 2-Step Verification + generate an App Password
- Configure: Update
smtp.usernameandsmtp.passwordinconfig.json, updateemail.towith the recipients you want to notify - Test (optional): set
debug: truein config, launchapp-tracker, launch app, wait for email alert to come, disable debug mode - Install: Move files to tracked PC, then run
install.cmdto create shortcut at startup folder
- refer to the comments in
app-tracker.ahkfor detailed property descriptions apps: list of apps to detect, such as those containing the substring 'roblox' in their window title or the full process name 'photoshop.exe'remoteConfig: remote configuration to avoid accessing tracked PC; must begoogleDocIdorurlpointed to your own copy of this spreadsheettrayIcon: couple of embedded tray icons available (bell, eye, shield)
Enjoy :)