🖥 PC Activity Logger → Google Sheets

This script logs process activity and active window titles from your computer directly into a Google Sheet in real-time.
It works on Windows and Linux (with minor setup differences).

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📦 Features

• Logs every new process with:
  • Timestamp
  • Process name
  • Active window title
• Saves data to Google Sheets using the Google Drive API
• Can be remotely stopped by typing STOP in cell D1 of the Google Sheet
• Cross-platform (Windows & Linux)

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⚙️ Setup

1️⃣ Get Google Sheets API Credentials

1. Go to Google Cloud Console.
2. Create a new project (or use an existing one).
3. Enable Google Sheets API and Google Drive API.
4. Go to Credentials → Create Service Account → Create JSON Key.
5. Download the .json file and rename it to credentials.json.
6. Share your target Google Sheet with the service account's email (found inside the JSON file).

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2️⃣ Install Dependencies

Windows

pip install psutil gspread oauth2client pywin32
sudo apt install xdotool wmctrl
pip install psutil gspread oauth2client
3️⃣ Prepare Your Google Sheet

    Create a new Google Sheet and name it PC Activity Logger (or update the name in the script).

    Leave it blank — the script will automatically add headers.

    The script will create:

    Time | Process Name | Window Title

    Cell D1 will contain the status — change it to STOP to stop the script remotely.

🚀 Usage
Windows

Use the Windows version of the script:

import psutil
import win32gui
...

Run it:

python activity_logger_windows.py

Linux

Use the Linux version of the script:

import psutil
import subprocess
...

Run it:

python activity_logger_linux.py

🛑 Stopping the Script

    You can stop it remotely by changing cell D1 in the Google Sheet to:

STOP

Or locally with:

    Ctrl + C

⚠️ Notes

    On Linux, xdotool must be installed or active window titles will not be detected.

    On Windows, pywin32 must be installed for window title detection.

    The Google Sheets API has a rate limit — avoid excessively short update intervals.

📜 License

This project is free to use and modify for personal purposes.


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If you want, I can also **merge** the Windows & Linux code into one **single cross-platform script** so that this README only needs one usage section.  
That way you don’t have to maintain two separate files.