Freezetime

Overview

Freezetime is a Counter-Strike 2 analysis toolkit for players who want to study rounds beyond the kill feed. Its strongest case is the combination of a searchable professional-match archive and unusually broad round-analysis tools; the main caveat is that using the full studio with your own matches means supplying your own demo data.

The public archive holds more than 2,600 professional matches, grouped by series and searchable. It is free and read-only, with no account or installation required, making it a low-friction way to examine existing matches. Personal demos follow a separate path: the Analyze page parses one file in the browser with WebAssembly, while self-hosting requires users to bring their own demos because the repository does not include match data or database dumps.

Freezetime turns each demo into 16 Hz player positions, kills, grenade events and economy data, with hundreds of features precomputed in database tables. This supports detailed analysis rather than replay alone. The software runs on the user's own machine and says its smart features use deterministic statistics, geometry and locally trained models, without external AI services.

Key features

Replay with round context

Synchronized 2D replays combine player health and economy with the kill feed, grenade trajectories, smoke and flash effects. That combination is useful for tracing how a round developed, rather than treating its outcome as a list of eliminations. It is a 2D view, so players seeking a conventional 3D replay experience should look elsewhere.

Analysis tools

Opponent reports, predictions, ML Lab, leaderboards, match comparison, heatmaps, ghost rounds, Moments and Pattern Finder give players several ways to investigate tendencies and compare play. The breadth is a clear advantage for deliberate study, though it is more than a casual viewer needs.

Some capabilities—Presence queries, Scenarios, free-range heatmap windows and cross-match round overlays—are marked self-host only on the public site. Readers who only use the archive should not assume those tools are part of its read-only experience.

Private demos and data handling

The browser-based Analyze page parses a single demo without sending the file off the user's machine. My DB provides another route for private demos: it processes them separately from the main archive, and the server does not retain a copy. These are useful privacy-conscious workflows, but neither makes the public archive a place to upload and manage a personal match collection.

Pricing

Freezetime is free. Its Free plan is free and includes the public archive and the full self-hosted studio, with no per-use cost. There are no paid tiers to weigh against reduced quotas or seat limits.

The trade-off is operational rather than financial. Browsing the archive needs no installation, but self-hosting means providing demo data and running the software stack yourself. The project uses PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, MinIO and NATS JetStream in Docker, alongside Rust, Go, Python and React components; this is a substantial technical setup, not a one-click hosted service.

Platforms

Freezetime supports Linux, macOS, web and self-hosted use. The public archive runs on the web, while the Analyze page processes a demo in the browser. The project is MIT licensed, allowing use, modification and sharing, but carries no warranty.

Who it's for

Freezetime suits Counter-Strike 2 players who want a deep toolkit for studying professional matches, comparing rounds or analyzing private demos while keeping processing local. The archive is also a practical starting point for anyone who wants to explore professional matches without setting up software.

It is a weaker fit for players who want a hosted workspace for their own match history, or who do not want to manage demo data and self-hosted infrastructure. Its focus is Counter-Strike 2, so it is not a multi-game analysis choice.

Pros and cons

• Pros: The searchable archive of more than 2,600 professional matches is free and needs no account or installation.
• Pros: Synchronized replays combine kills with health, economy and grenade effects, giving round study more context.
• Pros: Browser parsing and My DB support private-demo analysis without retaining a server copy.
• Pros: The free plan includes the full self-hosted studio with no per-use charge.
• Cons: The public archive is read-only; users must supply their own demos for self-hosting.
• Cons: Self-hosting involves a multi-component Docker stack, which raises the setup burden for players who only want to analyze matches.
• Cons: Several advanced tools are reserved for self-hosted use rather than the public site.

Alternatives

For another free CS2 demo workflow, CS Demo Analyzer is an open-source CLI that analyzes and exports CS2 and CS:GO demo files; choose it when command-line export is a better fit than Freezetime's archive and analysis interface. SC2 Tools is free across Linux, macOS, web and Windows, with all features available to every player; it may suit readers who want a cross-platform option with no feature tiers.

CS2 Demo Analysis Kit offers free desktop software for macOS and Windows, with DAK Studio under AGPL-3.0-only and ecosystem packages and the Python exporter under MIT; consider it if those desktop platforms and licensing terms suit your workflow. The web-based CS2 Demo Analyzer is another free option, though its stated plan terms do not describe its analysis workflow.

Game Replay Analyzers is the broader category to browse when you are comparing tools beyond Counter-Strike 2.

Verdict

Choose Freezetime if you want a free, extensive Counter-Strike 2 study environment, especially for exploring professional matches or analyzing personal demos locally. Its most compelling advantage is the depth of replay and statistical tools; its chief drawback is that a full personal-demo studio depends on your own data and self-hosting effort. If you want a hosted personal archive or a simpler setup, another tool is the better fit.