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The best time tracker you use

9 pointsby belvoranover 8 years ago
Hey, which software or online services do you use for tracking time as freelancers?<p>So far I have been using just a simple file with notes. However now I changes my work a little bit, and I&#x27;d like to send a nice pdf with detailed report.<p>I checked toggl, looks nice, however I need to write more detailed reports. When quite a simple task took like 2 hours, I&#x27;d like to provide detailed information about all the problems I found, and how I solved that.<p>So, what stuff do you use, and which should I avoid?

3 comments

guilhasover 8 years ago
A combination of: - Procrastitracker(1) - Sent emails - Updated tickets (company stuff) - Git&#x2F;Svn commits - Everything search updated files date(2) - Zim wiki journal feature (dump style) Alt - D creates a file for the day(2)<p>(1) <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;strlen.com&#x2F;procrastitracker&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;strlen.com&#x2F;procrastitracker&#x2F;</a> (2) <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.voidtools.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.voidtools.com&#x2F;</a> (3) <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www​.zim-wiki.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www​.zim-wiki.org&#x2F;</a>
welderover 8 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wakatime.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wakatime.com&#x2F;</a> (Full Disclosure: I built it)<p>It&#x27;s fully-automatic, which makes it the best time tracker!
tonyarklesover 8 years ago
I use a mix of Toggl and org-mode, to solve the exact problem you&#x27;re describing (some clients need detailed information).<p>I&#x27;d probably just use org-mode, but I also have a subcontractor that I need to bill for as well. The toggl reports tell me exactly how much to invoice at the end of the month for the both of us, and my org-mode files have all the nitty gritty details of what I&#x27;ve worked on.