How it works
Tap a project to start its clock. Tap another and the first one stops at that moment while the new one starts, so there are never gaps or overlaps you didn't make. Tap the running one to stop. A tap you correct within a minute is treated as a mis-tap and kept as one entry.
The tracker stores the moment you started, not a counting clock, so it stays right through a closed tab or a sleeping laptop. If something has run for over 12 hours, it asks whether it's still going (that threshold is our choice).
Each day is drawn as a strip of tape: one length per thing you did, each project with its own color and print. A day runs from midnight to midnight, or from the hour you choose up to 5 AM. Totals count whole minutes, the same way in the page and in the CSV.
Everything stays in this browser. Laura Vanderkam suggests tracking a whole week, 168 hours, to see where time really goes.
Questions people ask
- Do I need an account?
- No: there's no sign-up, and your projects and times are saved only in this browser on this device. Download a JSON backup or a CSV from Settings whenever you like.
- What happens if I close the tab while it's tracking?
- It keeps tracking. The tracker stores when you started, not a running count, so after a reload, a crash or a night with the laptop shut it still shows the right time. If something has been running for more than 12 hours, it asks whether it's still going.
- I forgot to switch. How do I fix it?
- Use Split on the running entry: pick the time you really switched and what you switched to. To move the line between two entries, edit either one: the entry it touches moves with it.
- When does a day start?
- At midnight unless you change it: in Settings you can start the day at 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 AM, so late-night work counts for the evening it belongs to. Week totals start on your region's first day of the week, which you can also change.
- How long should I track my time to learn something?
- Laura Vanderkam, who writes about time, suggests logging a whole week, 168 hours, in 15- or 30-minute blocks. Here you don't fill blocks: tap when you switch, and the week view adds it up.