Changelog
What's new
Release history and improvements for Gwaka.
v0.9.0Pre-releaseApril 2026
v0.9.0 New Features & Rebrand
Rebrand
- Renamed from "WakaTime for Google Apps Script" to Gwaka
- Updated all references:
- Manifest name
- Popup UI
- README
- Repo URLs
- Console log prefixes
Multi-environment tracking (content.js, manifest.json)
Previously only script.google.com was tracked. Now the extension injects into all major Google Workspace domains:
| Environment | Category |
|---|---|
| Google Apps Script | coding |
| Google Docs | writing docs |
| Google Sheets | coding |
| Google Slides | designing |
| Google Forms | coding |
| Google Drive | browsing |
| Google Colab | coding (Python) |
| Google Sites | designing |
- Each environment reports its own editor, language, and category to the WakaTime API
- Heartbeat throttling is now per-environment:
- Independent 2-minute timers via
lastHeartbeatmap - Replaces previous single global timer
- Independent 2-minute timers via
Pause/Resume toggle (popup.html, popup.js )
- Added a toggle switch to pause/resume all tracking instantly
- State persisted in
chrome.storage.syncastrackingEnabled
Environment settings panel (popup.html, popup.js)
- Added settings view (⚙ gear icon in popup)
- Checklist to enable/disable individual environments
- Stored in
chrome.storage.syncasenabledEnvironments - Defaults to
['gas']for backward compatibility
README
- Fully rewritten to reflect:
- Expanded scope
- New feature set
- Chrome Web Store listing
What's Changed
- Gwaka v0.9.0 — Multi-environment tracking & rebrand by @Koppeks in https://github.com/Koppeks/gwaka/pull/1
- fix: update popup image and add new image assets by @Koppeks in https://github.com/Koppeks/gwaka/pull/2
- Rename gwakaextension.PNG to gwakaextension.png by @Koppeks in https://github.com/Koppeks/gwaka/pull/3
Full Changelog: https://github.com/Koppeks/gwaka/compare/v0.8.3...v0.9.0
v0.8.3LatestApril 2026
v0.8.3 — Initial Release
First public release of WakaTime for Google Apps Script, an unofficial browser extension that brings automatic time tracking to the Apps Script editor.
Features
- Automatic time tracking inside the Google Apps Script editor
- Detects the current file and project name automatically
- Sends heartbeats to WakaTime every 2 minutes of coding activity
- Configurable machine name to identify your browser environment
- Lightweight — runs only on script.google.com
Getting started
- Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store
- Open the extension popup and paste your WakaTime API key
- Optionally set a machine name
- Start coding in Apps Script — heartbeats are sent automatically