# SunTrace

> SunTrace is a local change monitor for Windows. It records installed programs, startup entries, services, scheduled tasks and application files, then shows what appeared, changed or disappeared. Snapshots, events and exports stay on the computer, with no account, telemetry or cloud service.

## Product facts

- Name: SunTrace
- Version: 1.0.0
- Platform: Windows 10 version 1809 or newer and Windows 11 on x64; a legacy build supports Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 on x64
- License: MIT, source available on GitHub
- Price: free
- Interface languages: English and Russian
- Storage: local SQLite database under %LOCALAPPDATA%\SunTrace
- Network behavior: no network connections, no telemetry, no account
- Monitoring surfaces: installed programs, startup entries, services, scheduled tasks, application files
- History features: day grouping, timeline, text search, filters, confidence labels, HTML and JSON export
- Safe Pause: disables a startup item after storing its command, state and source location, then checks for conflicts before restore
- Privileges: standard user by default, with explicit UAC confirmation only for operations that require elevation

## Download

- Windows 10 and Windows 11 installer: https://github.com/lordofsunshine/sun-trace/releases/download/v.1.0.0/SunTrace-Setup-Windows10-11-x64.exe
- Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 installer: https://github.com/lordofsunshine/sun-trace/releases/download/v.1.0.0/SunTrace-Setup-Windows7-8.1-x64.exe
- Release page with checksums: https://github.com/lordofsunshine/sun-trace/releases/tag/v.1.0.0

## Source and documentation

- Repository: https://github.com/lordofsunshine/sun-trace
- README: https://github.com/lordofsunshine/sun-trace#readme
- Issue tracker: https://github.com/lordofsunshine/sun-trace/issues

## Site

- English: https://suntrace.lordofsunshine.wiki/
- Russian: https://suntrace.lordofsunshine.wiki/ru.html
- Sitemap: https://suntrace.lordofsunshine.wiki/sitemap.xml

## Topics

Windows change monitoring, software inventory, startup manager, service monitoring, scheduled task monitoring, file change detection, local-first desktop software, privacy, no telemetry, MIT open source.