Below are instructions on how to turn on screenshot notifications each time Hubstaff takes screenshots.

Expand the app – to do this, click the icon located in the lower-right corner of the app.

Next, open the drop-down menu by clicking the icon in the top-right corner of the app.

Then click the Preferences option.

A. To enable screenshot notifications, put a checkmark in the box beside the Show notification when screenshot is taken option.

Enabling Hubstaff notifications on the operating system

If the screenshot notification is already disabled in the Hubstaff timer preferences, then there is no need to change OS notification settings.

Windows

macOS

Notifications must be turned on for Hubstaff on the System Preferences > Notifications page, which ensures that screenshot notifications appear.

Linux

Notifications must be turned on for Hubstaff on the Settings > Notifications page to ensure that screenshot notifications appear.

Why a screenshot notification may appear after you stop the timer

If a screenshot was still due when you stopped the timer, you may see the screenshot notification appear a moment after the stop notification. This is expected behavior, not an extra screenshot.

When you stop tracking, Hubstaff captures the final screenshot for the block of time you already tracked, then saves it in the background. Saving the image in the background can take a moment, so the screenshot notification sometimes appears slightly after the stop notification, even though both actions happen almost instantly.