After a fragmented workday, remembering what happened can be difficult. RetroSee keeps
automatic Windows activity history for employees to consult before resuming work or
writing their own update. Optional dated Notes keep context they choose to record. Each
person reviews their own record—not a shared team dashboard.
For software development teams and technical consultancies working on Windows. This
voluntary evaluation asks whether private review is useful in everyday work; it does not
provide automatic reports or established time-saving results.
A 30-minute meeting, arranged by email. No purchase commitment.
Personal
review—not a company activity dashboard.
When the day is hard to reconstruct
Help your team pick up where work left off.
A company can support people’s recall and preparation without asking them to maintain
timers or send a central activity feed. The pilot lets your team evaluate whether this
record is useful in these situations.
Resume an interrupted investigation.
A support request pulls someone away from a bug investigation. Their activity history gives them a record to revisit when they return; an optional Note can keep the question they left open.
Remember the reason, not just the app.
A timeline can show which applications were used, but not why a decision was made. A dated Note lets its author keep that explanation with the day.
Prepare your own handover.
Before writing an update, each person can consult their history and Notes instead of relying only on memory. They write and share the update in the tools your team already uses.
The review workflow
Review the workday. Prepare your own handover.
Today; example Notes with founder-provided activity data.
01
Review the activity.
Look back at the applications, categories and sessions in your Windows timeline.
02
Add context, if useful.
Keep a dated Note about a decision, interruption or open question. Notes are optional—not another daily reporting requirement.
03
Choose what comes next.
Use that record when resuming work or preparing your own update. RetroSee does not send it to your team tools.
Activity history is not proof of completed work or billable hours. You choose what to
write and share in your existing workflow.
Illustrative workflow
An afternoon worth remembering.
How a developer could revisit a busy afternoon before preparing a handover.
A fragmented afternoon
A developer moves between a bug investigation, a support question and a design discussion.
A handover to prepare
Before tomorrow’s handover, they want to remember what they investigated and which question remains open.
A moment to review
They revisit their timeline and the dated Note they wrote, then prepare their own update outside RetroSee.
Context to return to
They have a reminder to consult when returning to the investigation. The pilot checks whether this is useful in practice.
Data boundaries
Company-supported. Personally reviewed.
Employees review their own history and Notes. Managers receive only the voluntary feedback
agreed before the evaluation—not an automatic activity feed or individual dashboard.
Detailed history and Notes are local during normal operation. This is separate from
default-on pseudonymous product analytics and optional external categorization, which
requires opt-in. On company-managed devices, administrators with sufficient privileges may
still be able to access local files.
The pilot adds no team reporting or central activity collection. Review the Privacy Policy and confirm installation permissions and feedback boundaries before starting.
A voluntary early pilot
Try it against a real recall problem.
Start with around 3–5 willing Windows users for seven calendar days. RetroSee is an early
beta; we review known limitations and your environment before agreeing the evaluation.
01
Talk through a real problem
Bring a workday that was difficult to reconstruct. Check fit with around 3–5 willing Windows users and a designated company contact.
02
Agree permissions and setup
Confirm installation requirements, participation, data boundaries, support and a review date before anyone starts.
03
Try a working week
Use RetroSee in normal work for seven calendar days—about five working days. A brief midpoint check helps resolve setup or usage blockers.
04
Review what was useful
Discuss useful review moments, missing context and setup friction. Stop or agree a time-limited extension; this is not a payment decision.
Getting your team set up
Employees choose whether to take part and review their own history. A team manager or
designated company contact coordinates the evaluation and voluntary feedback—not
colleagues’ activity or Notes. An IT administrator confirms installation permissions and
device requirements. The RetroSee founder provides the agreed setup assistance and
support. Company approval does not replace each employee’s choice to participate.
Evaluate first. Decide together.
This recruitment pilot is free. There is no sales discussion, purchase commitment, or
automatic charge. We review what was useful, then stop or agree a time-limited extension.
Feedback does not enrol anyone in future data collection.
Request early-pilot access
See whether RetroSee fits your team.
Request a 30-minute meeting with the founder.
We’ll reply by email to arrange a time. Your request doesn’t book a meeting or commit you
to a pilot or purchase.
Practical answers about the first conversation, evaluation, and your data.
Who is this conversation for?
Founders, engineering managers and delivery leads in software development teams and technical consultancies using Windows. We explore whether employees find private automatic activity history and optional dated Notes useful before resuming interrupted work or preparing their own updates. This is a voluntary evaluation, not evidence of reduced admin time or improved productivity. Bring a recent example to discuss; this is not an attendance or billing tool.
Does requesting access book a meeting or start a pilot?
No. We reply by email to arrange a 30-minute meeting. Any pilot is agreed separately, and no purchase commitment is requested.
What can managers see?
Managers receive the voluntary feedback agreed before the evaluation, not an individual activity dashboard or an automatic copy of Notes. Employees review their own history. An IT administrator with sufficient company-managed device privileges may still be able to access local files.
Do employees have to share their activity history?
No detailed activity sharing is required by this pilot. Participation and feedback are voluntary. People can choose to write their own updates in existing team tools; RetroSee does not publish those updates or certify completed work.
How do we set up RetroSee on company devices?
Your team manager or designated company contact coordinates the evaluation, and your IT administrator confirms installation permissions and device requirements. Before employees start, we agree the scope, voluntary participation, data boundaries, support and review date. The RetroSee founder helps with the agreed setup. Company approval does not replace IT approval or each employee’s choice to take part.
Who supports our team during the evaluation?
The founder building RetroSee supports your evaluation directly. Before starting, we agree the setup help, check-ins and support limits. Your team manager or designated company contact coordinates participation and feedback, while your IT administrator confirms installation requirements. This is a bounded early pilot, not a managed IT service or a 24-hour support arrangement.
Does everything stay on the device?
Detailed activity history and dated Notes are local during normal operation. This is separate from default-on pseudonymous product analytics in PostHog EU Cloud and optional external categorization, which requires explicit opt-in. Review the linked Privacy Policy and agree the pilot data boundaries before installation.
What is available today?
RetroSee is currently an early Windows beta with automatic activity history, timelines, categories, Trends, and dated Notes. The core app needs no account. Team evaluations are coordinated directly with us; organisation dashboards, SSO, project integrations, central deployment, and Mac or Android support are not included. We review known beta limitations and your installation requirements together before agreeing an evaluation.
Will this pilot provide team-level insights?
No. The current recruitment pilot has no aggregate dashboard or central activity collection for team reporting. Team insights are future research, not available through this evaluation. Activity alone cannot establish productivity, completed work, or billable hours. Feedback does not enable new collection or promise a feature.
What would future team reports show?
The intended starting point is a team-level view of aggregated totals and percentages, rather than individual activity records or Notes. The aim is to help a company understand shared workflow patterns, not assess individual employees. These reports are not available in the current pilot; reporting details, privacy safeguards, and participation choices would be reviewed before any rollout.
What happens after the evaluation?
We review what was useful, what was missing, and whether people chose to return to their history. The early pilot is free, with no sales discussion, purchase commitment, or automatic charge. We can stop or agree a time-limited extension. Feedback may inform future research; it does not enrol anyone in future data collection.
What happens if we stop using RetroSee or development stops?
RetroSee is an early beta without a long-term support or update guarantee. Detailed history and Notes are stored on the device during normal operation. Before starting, we explain the selected version’s data-removal options, any functions that depend on external services, and how to end the evaluation. Local storage does not guarantee future Windows compatibility or continued availability of every feature.
Can I still try RetroSee individually without a meeting?
Yes. You can download RetroSee from the individual product page without a meeting. Personal use is currently free during beta. Company installations require separately agreed permissions and scope.
