timeLAPSE 4+

What have you done on my Mac?

timeLAPSE will take a silent screenshot of your Mac's desktop automatically and periodically at an interval according to your setup, from between 1 second to 24 hours. All captured screenshots will be saved in a folder of your choosing. Then, these captured screenshots can be linked and compiled into a continuously played time-lapse video at any time.

timeLAPSE is ideal for computer security and educational usage as a child computer behavior monitor, it's also very useful for medical care professionals, law enforcement personnel, journalist, and researchers, to act as a computer event tracking and analyzing app.

features: v1.11
- Silent and user-unnoticeable automatic screen captures;
- Screenshot capture's interval can choose from between 1 second to 24 hours, accurate to the second;
- User may choose any folder as a destination, anywhere ( yes, ANYWHERE! ) that Finder can handle could be used;
- With full-screen capture, a high-resolution full-motion movie captures anything and everything;
- Time-lapse videos were compiled with a single click in incredible speed;
- You may choose to delete the screenshots after the video has been compiled.

v1.11 -> v1.31
- add simple password protection;
- a slight modification of the app icon;
- add "More By dragonBTV menu";

v1.31 -> v1.45
major upgrade version
- app's icon changed
- lower the minimum in between capture time to 10 seconds
- add feature request function & menu
- add status menu icon and menu
- add Hide & Display interface menu item
- add dock menu
- add Preferences menu
- add option not displaying dock icon
- add a Beep sound while compiling the movie
- update more by dragonBTV menu & panel

v1.45 -> v1.48
- the FPS (frame per second) rate of the crated movie can be freely changed from 1 to 50fps
- longest capture interval changed to two days (172,800 seconds)
- click for the technical support button updated
- more by dragonBTV updated

v1.48 -> v2.00
- Sandboxed OS 10.7 - 10.8 compatible version
- full ARC coding
- option added user can set the prefix of the screenshots
- option added, mutable beeps after each picture finalized
- option added user may stop capture but not finalize the movie
- Finder alike screenshots sorting before compiling the movie

v2.00 -> v2.52
a major upgrade version
- fully re-coded Sandbox ARC version for macOS Sierra 10.12
- updated to macOS Sierra 10.12 and still compatible with OS10.7 and above
- all deprecated functions are replaced
- all file operations are Sandbox compatible
- option added: the current processing frame can be monitored
- option added: movie processing can be interrupted
- option added: deletion of screenshots is double protected by user alerts
- interface redesigned
- app menu rearranged
- hide app icon option is removed
- what is FPS added to the Support menu
- password panel modified
- the color of the app icon changed
- change the color of all popup alerts to white
- change the smallest capture interval to 3 seconds
- captured screenshots number displayed on the dock icon
- More apps by dragonBTV are simplified by displaying in App Store directly

v2.52 -> v2.53
- icon color change back to blue
- thread processing efficiency improved
- performance improvements for macOS 10.13 High Sierra

v2.53 -> v2.60
- Any Mac (Apple Silicon, Intel) version for macOS Big Sur
- fix bug: all alerts and pop panels forced in white color
- fix bug: video rendering window expand to too large
- easy startup tip added
- auto-open at login tip added
- support menu modified
- app version display added
- hide app dock icon function rewritten
- all deprecated functions rewritten

v2.60 -> v2.66
- bug fixed: the smallest time interval is down to one second now
- status menu icon dark mode supported
- status menu bar icon not only matches macOS dark mode but also the wallpaper light/dark setting
- fixed bug that does NOT fire capture when the app's status menu is open
- More by dragonBTV menu updated