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What is UsageTrackingAgent on Mac?

By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed

Tracks app and website usage against the limits you set in Screen Time.

UsageTrackingAgent monitors usage and reports when Screen Time limits are reached. It works with ScreenTimeAgent. It's normally light.

Category
Apple service
Made by
Apple
Safe to quit:
With care

Shown in Activity Monitor as UsageTrackingAgent

Why is UsageTrackingAgent using so much CPU or memory?

  • Many app or website limits configured
  • Screen Time syncing across devices

What to do

  1. 1Wait a few minutes
  2. 2Review limits in System Settings > Screen Time
  3. 3Restart your Mac

Safe to quit? With care.

macOS relaunches it.

Related processes

Part of the Taskglass Process Library

See it live in Taskglass.

Taskglass shows what UsageTrackingAgent is doing on your Mac right now, explains it in plain English, and tells you if it's safe. It does the same for 213 other processes.