Measure keyboard and mouse activity to separate working time from idle time
Mera Work counts keyboard and mouse activity to tell active time from idle time. It records how much activity there is in a given time window. Managers get accurate working hours, and what people type stays private.
What you get from activity monitoring
Keyboard and mouse activity is what separates active time from idle time across the reports.
Accurate active and idle time
Keyboard and mouse volume decides whether a minute is active or idle, so the hours in your reports come from real activity.
Spot workload patterns early
A week on a timeline shows long idle stretches, late starts and overloaded days, so you can raise them early.
Alerts when activity changes
Email alerts for idle time, start and stop events and unusual keyboard activity are sent by email, so managers can follow up the same day.
Monitoring switched on per person
Activity monitoring is a per user switch. With it off, the agent records time only. With it on, only the amount of activity is counted, so what people type stays private.
How it works
Activity is counted, shown on a timeline and turned into alerts.
A week of activity on a timeline
The Activity Log lays the day out on a 24 hour strip in four colours: offline, active, away, idle. Drill into a session to see the applications in use. Patterns across the week are easy to spot at a glance.
- Weekly view per person, drill down to sessions and applications
- Keyboard and mouse counted in windows of 10 to 60 minutes
- Idle after 2 to 30 minutes without activity, 5 by default
- Export for the people who prefer a spreadsheet
Email alerts for idle time and unusual activity
Choose which events send an email: a person idle beyond the threshold, a tracker started or stopped, or keyboard activity that looks unlike normal typing. Recipients and frequency are fixed defaults, so there is nothing more to set up.
- Idle Time, Start Stop and Suspicious Keyboard alerts
- Recipients and frequency are fixed defaults
- Active Signal and No Signal on the dashboard show whether a device is reporting
Alerts link to the record behind them, so you can check the detail before you act.
Set the idle threshold and the alerts in five minutes. Start free →
Compare active and idle time by team
Productivity Breakdown compares active working hours with idle time for a team or a person, as a graph or a list, grouped by manager, location or department. For the unusual, the AI powered Anomaly Analysis report flags people whose pattern has changed. It is in beta and available to all customers.
- Graph or list, team or individual
- Grouped by manager, location and department
- Anomaly Analysis reads time, activity and screenshots together
Who uses it
Managers who need accurate working hours.
Remote and hybrid teams
Active and idle time measured the same way at home and in the office.
Support and BPO teams
Idle patterns per shift.
HR and workforce teams
Workload patterns and overtime seen early, with a record to discuss.
Team leads
A week per person at a glance before the catch up.
How to set it up
All in General Settings and the per user switches.
Capture window
Keyboard and mouse volume is counted in windows of 10 to 60 minutes.
Idle threshold
2 to 30 minutes without activity before time is called idle, 5 by default.
Monitoring per person
Monitoring is a per user switch. Off means the agent records time only.
Alerts and recipients
Pick which alert types to switch on.
See a week of your team on a timeline. Start your free trial →
Mera Work provides reports on work patterns and performance. It reduces bias in performance reviews. A great monitoring tool for any organisation.
All features, simple pricing, real people on support
Activity monitoring comes with your subscription. Here is the rest of what you get.
Simple pricing, per user
All features in the plan, billed monthly or yearly. Nothing extra to buy. Start with two users.
PrivacyPrivacy settings you control
You choose who is captured, who can view and who can download. Mera Work records time, apps and activity levels, and what people type stays private.
HostingCloud, private cloud or on premise
Cloud hosted by default, with private cloud and on premise options for enterprise customers.
SupportCritical issues answered within the hour
Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 22:00 IST, by portal, email and phone.
Results our clients report
What teams changed after rolling out Mera Work, and how they did it.
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33.3%
More average daily active time
A 24/7 travel business gained a clear view of engagement across three shifts and two time zones.
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25%+
Productivity gain, as reported
A distributed research firm that ran a proof of concept and moved its analysts across.
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On premises
Remote workforce, own infrastructure
An insurer running Mera Work on its own infrastructure to see how its remote workforce engages through the day.
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Phased
Rollout, with SAP integrated reporting
A month long trial on real data, an enterprise rollout and SAP integrated reporting.
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Works together with
Activity counts decide what is active and idle in the other reports.
Common questions about activity monitoring
Does Mera Work record what people type?
No. It measures typing activity volume, not the actual keys, text, passwords or messages.
Is mouse activity captured?
Yes, as a count. Mouse and keyboard counts together are the signal that separates active time from idle time.
Can activity alone measure productivity?
No. Activity is a signal, read alongside the tools in use, the labels you set and the work itself.
What alerts are available?
Idle time, start and stop events and suspicious keyboard activity.
Is idle time always a bad sign?
No. Idle can be a phone call, a meeting or time spent reading. The idle threshold, scheduled breaks and time claims exist so the record can reflect that.
How is this different from keystroke logging?
Keystroke logging records the keys. Mera Work records how many, in a window of time, and nothing else. There is no keystroke logger in the product.
Measure working time accurately
Set the idle threshold and the alerts, and accurate active and idle time appears in your reports the same day.
