Daychain

Free online habit tracker

This is a simple chart where you mark each habit with one tap. There is no account, no email and nothing to install; open the page and you are already tracking.

How do I track my habits online for free?

Type a habit into the field below, add it, then mark every day you complete it on the calendar. The tracker works out your current streak and longest streak automatically. You need no account, and your data stays in this browser. Download the result as a PNG or PDF whenever you like.

How to use the tracker

  1. 1

    Pick one small habit

    Choose something that takes under ten minutes: a glass of water, five pages of a book or a short walk.

  2. 2

    Add it to your list

    Type the habit and press Add. You can track up to ten habits at the same time.

  3. 3

    Mark the day when it is done

    Tap that day's square. A filled link joins your chain, while a missed day shows as a split link.

  4. 4

    Save or print your chain

    At month's end, download the chart as a PNG or PDF, pin it up, or start a fresh month.

Why a chain of links works

The chain method rests on one idea: every completed day is a link, and the goal is to leave no gap between links. A growing chain on the calendar makes today's mark feel worth the effort.

Streaks are counted like this: if today is marked, the count starts today; if not, it starts yesterday and runs back through unbroken days. Your chain is not treated as broken until the day is actually over. The longest streak is simply the longest unbroken run in your history.

If you forgot a past day, tap its square to mark it afterwards. Future days stay locked, because a chain is built from days you have lived.

Example habits to track

Not sure what to add? Start with one of these and mark just that one for the first two weeks.

  • Drink eight glasses of water
  • Read twenty pages before bed
  • Walk fifteen minutes after work
  • Make the bed as soon as you get up
  • Stretch for five minutes after brushing your teeth
  • Review one flashcard deck in a language you are learning

Where your data lives

Your habits and marks live in this browser's local storage and nowhere else. The page never sends a habit name or a mark to a server, so there is nothing to sign up for.

If you clear your browser data, the tracker is cleared too. To protect it, download a backup file from the Your data section and restore it any time.

Frequently asked questions

Prefer pen and paper?

Download weekly, monthly, 30-day chain and year-in-pixels sheets as PDF in A4 and US Letter, ready to fill in by hand.

Open the printable templates

Start your chain today

A chain is just the days you showed up, linked together. Start with today.

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Illustration of the app's Today screen