Your screen works.
You don't have to.
Ghost Mode is a Windows activity simulator that keeps Hubstaff, Upwork, and other time trackers from reading real work as idle. Runs 100% locally. No cloud.
From people who use it.
Real words from real users. No marketing speak.
My company started requiring tracking software installed directly on our laptops. Ghost Mode runs from a separate machine and keeps my personal computer completely mine. Best thing I ever did.
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Set it up once. Stay active all day.
Pick your activity types, set the timing, and start. Watch the projected activity level update live as the settings change. That is exactly how Ghost Mode runs on your desktop.
- Five activity types: mouse move, scroll, Alt+Tab, Ctrl+Tab, and keys.
- Per-feature timing: tune the min and max seconds for each one.
- Human Breaks: natural pauses so your activity looks real, not robotic.
- Live activity estimate: see your projected percentage before you start.
Live preview: the values cycle automatically to show how settings affect your activity level.
Ghost ModeLiveWorks while you don't.
Ghost Mode handles the screen presence. You handle everything else.
Looks like you're working.
Ghost Mode simulates natural human activity, including mouse moves, window switches, and typing patterns. Your tracking software sees exactly what it expects.
Your time. Your choice.
Run it from a second machine, a VM, or a server. Ghost Mode gives you back control over how and when you actually work.
Runs local. Stays quiet.
No cloud uploads. No accounts. No telemetry. Just a program on your machine, working silently. Nobody sees anything.
🤫 Counts as activity on all of these
Ghost Mode generates genuine input at the Windows system level, so these trackers count it the same way they count your own mouse and keyboard.
Results based on internal testing. Ghost Mode simulates activity at the OS input level, below what monitoring agents capture.
Simple pricing.
No surprises.
All plans include a 10-day free trial. No credit card required.
Monthly
Try it out, cancel anytime.
- Full Ghost Mode access
- Natural mouse & keyboard simulation
- Window activity cycling
- Runs fully offline, 100% local
Annual
Save $35.90 vs monthly
Best value for regular users.
- Everything in Monthly
- Priority support
- Early access to new features
- All future updates included
Lifetime
One payment, yours forever.
- Everything in Annual
- Permanent license key
- All future updates, always free
- Top-priority lifetime support
10-day free trial on all plans. No card required. Cancel anytime.
How time tracking actually works
Straight answers about what Hubstaff, Upwork, and similar trackers really measure, what they capture, and what they cannot see.
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