No keystrokes or mouse activity
desk.fm has nothing to install that watches how you use your computer.
desk.fm and monitoring software
Awareness the team chooses to share, not activity captured from them.
Employee monitoring tools like Hubstaff and Time Doctor track keystrokes, screenshots, app usage, and idle time to measure productivity. desk.fm takes a different approach: teammates choose what to share, and everyone sees the same board.
Two different jobs, built on two different assumptions.
| Monitoring software | Screenshots, keystroke and mouse activity, app and website tracking, idle time, and productivity scores. | Built for employers who need evidence of time spent working, often on remote or contract staff. |
|---|---|---|
| desk.fm | Selected availability, current focus in plain language, connection state, and brief pings. | Built for teams who already trust each other and want a shared sense of who is around. |
Hubstaff describes its product around time tracking, screenshots, and activity levels. Time Doctor markets similar tracking and productivity reporting. See Hubstaff’s feature overview. desk.fm intentionally does not offer any of that.
What desk.fm never collects.
No screen captures
The board shows what a teammate chooses to type, not what is on their screen.
No productivity ranking
There is no activity percentage, idle-time report, or comparison between teammates.
Trust is the point, not the workaround.
Monitoring software exists because trust is hard at scale, especially with distributed or contract teams. desk.fm is built for a different situation: small teams who already trust one another and just want an easy way to stay in sync during the workday. Everyone sees the same board leaders see. There is no separate management view.
Give your team visibility, not surveillance.
Create a private board that shows presence and focus, and nothing else.
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