Lumous vs. Time Doctor 2: Updated 10+ Hour Test

What This Updated Test Covers

This updated 2026 stress test evaluates Lumous during an extended autonomous session with Time Doctor 2 actively monitoring in the background.

The test covers more than the tracked-time total. It also checks Time Doctor's app and website usage, screencasts, mouse and keyboard activity, identical-screenshot filter, low-activity filter, and dedicated unusual-activity report.

The original recording is continuous from the start of the test through the end. In the video, that 10-hour-22-minute session is compressed into a 30x timelapse lasting about 20 minutes and 45 seconds, followed by a review of the Time Doctor 2 dashboard.

The Exact Lumous Settings

Lumous was configured in Advanced Mode with every automation setting enabled and set to Medium intensity:

• Mouse Movement — Moving the cursor along varied paths
• Mouse Clicks — Clicking only inside the configured safe zones
• Scrolling — Changing the visible position inside open content
• Browser Tab Switching — Rotating between open browser tabs
• Application Switching — Moving between open desktop applications
• Keyboard Activity — Generating activity with the Silent Keys style

Two mouse safe zones were configured, one on each side of the screen. Time Doctor 2 was already tracking when the test began and remained active in the background for the entire session.

10 Hours and 22 Minutes Without Human Input

Once Lumous started, the computer was left unattended. There was no human intervention during the recorded session: Lumous continued operating autonomously while Time Doctor captured activity data and screenshots in the background.

The timelapse makes the full run practical to review from beginning to end. Across the session, the active window changes, documents move to different positions, browser content varies, and mouse and keyboard activity changes between Time Doctor's capture intervals.

What Time Doctor Recorded

After the test completed, we opened the Time Doctor admin dashboard to review the same reports available to an administrator or employer. The recorded session took place on June 5, 2026.

Tracked Time

• Total tracked time: 10 hours, 22 minutes
• Continuous test: Lumous remained autonomous throughout the session

Websites & Apps

The web and app usage report reflected the windows and pages available during the test. Time Doctor recorded desktop applications including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Visual Studio Code, along with websites including Lumous, ChatGPT, Stack Overflow, and YouTube.

Your own report will depend on the applications and browser tabs left open before starting a session. Lumous switches only among the available content in that environment.

Screencasts and Input Activity

Time Doctor's screencast view showed visual changes throughout the session. Excel appeared at different row positions, Word shifted between captures, Chrome displayed different content, and Visual Studio Code appeared with different files, editors, and scroll positions.

Each capture also included Time Doctor's recorded mouse movement and keystroke totals for that interval, allowing the input activity to be reviewed alongside the screenshots.

Identical Screenshot Filter

When the Identical Screenshots filter was applied, Time Doctor returned no matching captures. None of the screenshots from the 10-hour-22-minute session were flagged as identical.

Low Activity Filter

The Low Activity filter also returned no screenshots or time intervals. Time Doctor did not identify any captured interval as having activity that was too low.

Unusual Activity Reports

Finally, we opened Time Doctor's Unusual Activity report. No unusual activity reports were raised anywhere in the session.

The Updated Test Result

After 10 hours and 22 minutes of autonomous operation with Time Doctor 2 actively tracking:

• Zero unusual activity reports were raised
• Zero screenshots were flagged as identical
• Zero intervals appeared under the low-activity filter
• 10 hours and 22 minutes appeared in the tracked-time report
• Varied apps, websites, screenshots, and input totals appeared across the session

This is the result of the specific recorded test shown in the video, using the Lumous settings, Time Doctor account, open applications, and reporting views documented on screen. It demonstrates that the updated setup completed an extended session without triggering the Time Doctor checks reviewed in the dashboard.

Why the Longer Test Matters

Short demonstrations can show whether a feature works, but they reveal much less about repetition over time. Extending this test beyond 10 hours gave Time Doctor many more opportunities to capture screenshots, compare activity intervals, and populate its reporting filters.

Lumous goes beyond moving the cursor in a fixed pattern. It coordinates mouse movement, clicks, scrolling, keyboard activity, browser tabs, and desktop applications with varied timing so the visible state of the computer continues changing throughout a session.

For a closer look at the underlying behavior system, read The Science of Stealth: How Lumous Stays Undetected. To see every setting and control available in Lumous, watch the full Lumous app overview.

Get Started with Lumous

Lumous is available for Windows and macOS with a 7-day free trial and one simple $5/month plan.