Warning: Don’t cheat the time tracking system. No bots, no fake key presses, no UI manipulation. If you do, you’ll be banned from Hackatime and other participating YSWS/events.
🎪 Build an extension, plugin, or widget—add your ride to the midway, light up the wire! 🎟️✨
Every hour of real coding unlocks +$5 towards your dev environment.
Bonus boosts for standout builds — be original and have fun.
Ship the first original extension for an editor/app no one's hit yet.
Make something people love — think 100+ GitHub ⭐ or 250+ social likes.
Extra love for wildly creative, funny, or technically impressive builds.
Unlock resources to enhance your dev environment and fuel your next project.
Ask, share, and vibe with the community on Slack
Start tracking your time to earn grants
Create a plugin or widget and ship it
Claim your rewards and get recognized
Questions by the campfire — answers under the tents.
Plugins, add-ons, widgets, or any tool that extends the functionality of an existing app or editor.
Use Hackatime to log your coding hours. Every hour unlocks $5 towards dev tools.
Yes! Teams are welcome. Just make sure everyone contributes meaningfully.
You can build for any editor or app. Be the first and earn a bonus!