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Build habits that stick.

A calm, focused habit tracker that lives inside Telegram. No noisy notifications, no guilt about a broken streak. Just a quiet space to mark your day and watch the rest add up.

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Today

Apr 28
  • Morning meditation
  • Read 30 min
  • Daily run
  • Workout
  • No phone before bed
  • Evening journal

Week

M T W T F S S
Morning meditation
Read 30 min – –
Daily run – – –
Workout – – – –
No phone before bed
Evening journal – – – –

Each row is one habit

Year

Each cell is a week of the year

Life

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Each cell is a year

Features

Only what you actually need

AI Digest

What a daily digest looks like

Real examples of what users actually receive.

AI Digest

Today was real progress. You broke the social media relapse pattern and held the key habits: early rise, workout, meditation, deep work. The strong thing is how quickly you bounce back and learn from a rough day.

Morning pages keep slipping when sleep runs late. That is the gap to close. Tonight, write one sentence about something good that happened today.

Wake up by 8am Workout, 60 min Meditation 10–20 min Morning pages Deep work 2–4h No social media until 18:00
AI Digest

Early rise and workout done, nutrition clean. The physical side held up. But a midday social media slip cascaded into missed deep work and a lost afternoon.

Nutritional discipline holds even after a slip, which is a real asset. For digital limits, try adding friction: when the urge to scroll hits, do five squats first. That tiny pause is usually enough to reset.

Wake up by 8am Workout, 60 min Meditation 10–20 min Morning pages Deep work 2–4h No social media until 18:00

Compared

Different where it counts

How OpenHabit compares to the trackers people usually pick. The rows are not cherry-picked.

Comparison of popular habit trackers
Criterion OpenHabit Habitica Streaks Productive
Lives in Telegram
Open source MIT GPL
Free, no paywall Paid Freemium
Free habits limit ∞ ∞ 24 3
AI daily digest Premium
Plain-text export Limited Premium
Works on every device iOS only

Based on publicly available information. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

Open source

Built in the open

github.com/nikfedorov/openhabit

Every line of OpenHabit is on GitHub under the MIT license. You can read it, fork it, or run it on your own server. There is no telemetry and no lock-in.

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  • Permissive license

    MIT licensed. Fork, modify, and ship whatever you want.

    MIT

  • Self-hostable

    One Docker command and you are running it yourself.

    docker

  • Nothing to hide

    No third-party trackers and no analytics SDKs.

    0 trackers

FAQ

Questions worth asking

How much does OpenHabit cost?

The core features are completely free, with no time limit or habit cap. Premium adds an AI daily digest, multiple Telegram reminders per habit, and CSV export. New accounts get a 14-day free trial of Premium automatically.

Do I need a Telegram account?

Yes. OpenHabit is built as a Telegram bot and mini app, so a Telegram account is all you need. No separate sign-up, no password to forget.

Can I use OpenHabit in a browser?

Yes. Log in once with your Telegram account on the web and the full app opens in your browser. Same habits, same history — just a bigger screen.

What is the AI digest?

A short daily message that picks up patterns in your habits: what is trending up, what is slipping, and a brief thought on why. It looks at your recent check-ins and notes.

Is my data private?

Your data is stored in our database with no third-party analytics or tracking SDKs. If you prefer complete control, you can self-host the entire app.

Can I self-host OpenHabit?

Yes. The full source code is on GitHub under the MIT licence. One Docker command and the app runs on your own server. Your data never leaves your machine.

Start today. Future you will be grateful

Free to use. Premium adds the AI digest, several reminders per habit, and CSV export.

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