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I have to do three or four jobs a day, and each has several parts. I want a time tracker tool to help me know how much time I've spent on each part and each job overall.



I've found some like gnotime and hamster.



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    I have to do three or four jobs a day, and each has several parts. I want a time tracker tool to help me know how much time I've spent on each part and each job overall.



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      I have to do three or four jobs a day, and each has several parts. I want a time tracker tool to help me know how much time I've spent on each part and each job overall.



      I've found some like gnotime and hamster.



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      I have to do three or four jobs a day, and each has several parts. I want a time tracker tool to help me know how much time I've spent on each part and each job overall.



      I've found some like gnotime and hamster.



      What application do you recommend for such a case?







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          Hamster



          Main app:
          hamster-appletInstall hamster-applet



          Appindicator: hamster-indicatorInstall hamster-applet





          I've grown fond of Hamster, and used it for tracking how long I worked on a Summer of Code project. It's added to your indicator menus (or systray). When you want to start/stop/change tasks, just hit Super+H and type what you are doing.



          It makes some pretty nice statistics for you that can be exported as HTML, for sending to others. You can categorize parts of a job into groups to keep track of what exactly you're doing at the time.



          Each task is labelled as [task]@[job]. For example, you could have dev@project, doc@project, etc. Hamster will do some auto-completion on these as well so most of the time you only need to type a few characters. Tags can be added to tasks as well for further categorization.





          Screenshot of Project Hamster by Toms Bauģis
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          • thanks, can i have tracking of each job and it's parts separatly?
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          • Yep! Each task is labeled as [task]@[job]. For example, you could have dev@project, doc@project, etc. Hamster will do some auto-completion on these as well so most of the time you only need to type a few characters. Tags can be added to tasks as well for further categorization.
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            Hamster is good, but it does't track multiple activities for example charging my ipod and super secret project unless i create a single activity for both of them.
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          Have you tried toggl



          Its an online app but it has a native linux client



          toggl linux client






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          • i tested it, it looks be great!
            – Alexar
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          • nice and easy to use
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            +1 for Toggl, especially because it has a web component and an Android app...
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          • unfortunately only 64bit binary package available for native client :(
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            DON'T USE IT, IF YOU WANT PRIVACY. IT SELLS YOUR DATA.
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          I use gtimelog.



          Well. I wrote gtimelog. So it works for me. YMMV. I'm not the best software maintainer, I'm afraid.



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          • Looks great simple. I hope it's functionality do so. I'll give it a try. And well done to distribute it.
            – Alexar
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          • This is exactly what I needed, thank you!
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          I recommend Emacs with Org-Mode, installed by default together with emacs. Here is a screenshot of a Org-Mode buffer:



          alt text



          Why Emacs + Org-Mode? to avoid context switch, keeping you in the flow state!!! Sounds a bit radical, right?, I know, but I realized that -- in practice!



          When I give Org-Mode a chance I completely abandoned my old way of work and started keep me more focus on what really matter (code). My old workflow was:




          • Stop code and go mark as done some items;

          • Switch to the opened browser, looking for the remember the milk opened TAB;

          • Check my TODO tasks for that day and check OUT done items;

          • go back to my editor;

          • finally, restart the work (may take some more minutes to deeply focus again).


          With Org-Mode, I just need to switch to the Org-Mode buffer, pressing Ctrl + x b, and mark items as DONE -- switching back to my previous buffer. No more browser (or external app) + editor.



          I also would like to suggest to adopt The Pomodoro Technique, a really simple technique to get the most out of time management. Its more simple then GTD and easy to use in Emacs + Org-Mode: Put a timer of 25 minutes in all your tasks and Org-Mode will alert you always a task end. Better then ever!






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          • Can also use a physical egg timer for the pomodoro technique, which makes it hard to ignore!
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            This actually does not answer the question, how did it get that many votes? This is about task control, not time tracking.
            – igorsantos07
            Nov 15 '15 at 14:54






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            @igorsantos07 org-mode also supports time tracking
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          arbtt is an automatic rule based time tracker. It looks at the active window titles on your desktop and automatically logs the title. It can catagorize the titles based on how you configure it, and then it can report back stats.



          So it might report back how much time is spent on a webdomain, in vim, and on facebook so you can look at your productivity.






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            A good one that I have used in the past is Klok, an adobe air application. It works great for tracking all your different projects, and giving you charts and graphs to break down how you're spending your time. The free version only exports timesheets in MS Excel format -- they want you to buy the full version for html and xml export.



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            • thanks, i'm really excited to test it. i'm currently struggling with installing air on my amd64. +1 for shot.
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            Hamster is rather nice if you want one that's got a panel applet. There is another one that is written in Java called jTimeSched. This one has been useful on a thumb drive because I can run it on Windows, Mac and Linux, provided the host computer has Java installed. (It is available here and is not in the repositories.)






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              For all fans of Harvest (getharvest.com) i recommend simple gtk application:



              https://github.com/tkowalewski/harvest-gtk






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                KTimeTracker is a nice tool and is supported by Canonical.






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                  If you access to a web server Kimai is a nice PHP/SQL web application. You configure different clients and for each of them different projects and also different tasks. Also it can be used by many users. The information can be exported to PDF, CSV and XLS.






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                    Yes, I'd also recommend TSheets. It's simple to switch back and forth from your jobs to accurately account for the time spent on each project. I also like that it has a Who's Working widget where I can see who on my team is working on what project in real time.



                    http://www.tsheets.com/workforce-management.html#whos_working






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                      This might seem an overkill for the OP but it's really useful to deeply track your productivity: RescueTime.



                      It's supported on Linux (besides Mac/Windows). You install a small application that stays in your tray and it tracks all your windows, generating later a report on your productivity.

                      It can automatically categorize a LOT of applications, and for those he understands wrong or doesn't know, you can set what the window means: very productive, productive, neutral, distracting or very distracting. That sums up to a productivity score for your day. You can also ignore some applications that has no actual meaning and you spend very little time on (such as Nautilus/Caja).



                      There's a paid version that adds features such as offline time tracking (you can manually enter what you did, such as meetings or client calls, the app asks what you were doing when your computer was idle!!!!), Zapier integrations, even deeper statistics and other stuff I don't actually know because I didn't use the paid version after the trial :)



                      This was the only application that really helped me stay focused - because I was afraid of receiving that dreaded email by Sunday morning saying I was unproductive D:



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                        You may also try Timedoctor.com.



                        That is what we use in our computers now running on different platforms. I was actually tasked to do research on the best time tracking software today and out of many referrals and suggestions “Time Doctor” is the only software which I could grade as “A”.






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                        • A great free alternative to TimeDoctor (that don't even explain what it does from the landing page, or how the Free package works, wtf) is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
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                        If you have Internet: HarvestApp is one the best tools out there. Thats is if you don't mind time tracking on a web-app.



                        sidenote: They have free trial accounts, too.






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                        • A great free alternative to HarvestApp that does not depend on manual input is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
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                        We use http://projectsputnik.com. It has amazing time tracking features plus great project management functionality. Additionally you can mark some of time entries as billable and see the ratio of billable hours to total worked hours.






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                          From my experience, I would suggest Replicon time clock software for time tracking.






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                            I prefer Rachota. It is a jar file with a simple GUI. http://rachota.sourceforge.net/en/index.html



                            It stores time sheets in XML and there is some options for tracking teams etc. Just download it, place it in your favorite folder and run as java from command line or launcher icon



                            java -jar /...folders.../rachota.jar





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                              You can also try Fanurio. It is working on multiple platforms including Ubuntu. After installing it they will give a 14 days trial. If you like it you can buy the software to unlock the unlimited edition.






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                                TSheets time tracking software has exactly what you're looking for. You'll have the ability to list an unlimited number of jobs for each day and specifically account for the time on the tasks within each job code. Also, it's easy to generate reports that show the breakdown of each task and the project overall.



                                http://www.tsheets.com/overview-of-online-timesheet-software.php#multi_job_codes






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                                  Is it open source?
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                                Talygen is highly recommended for all those who love to track their time and activities. I've been using Talygen for a couple of months. It helps me track multiple projects.






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                                  I can't find the license info on the link provided. Doesn't look like open source. Can you provide some info about the license?
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                                Watson is an open source command-line tool for time tracking. The code is here on Github. It comes with an (optional) server-side backend called crick, which can collect the time tracking data of a team.



                                After looking around for quite a bit and only finding no longer working / no longer maintained / convoluted / commercial time tracking software for Linux, I found watson and settled for it. It has well throught-through commands so I don't really mind that it's "only" a command-line tool.






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                                  Hamster



                                  Main app:
                                  hamster-appletInstall hamster-applet



                                  Appindicator: hamster-indicatorInstall hamster-applet





                                  I've grown fond of Hamster, and used it for tracking how long I worked on a Summer of Code project. It's added to your indicator menus (or systray). When you want to start/stop/change tasks, just hit Super+H and type what you are doing.



                                  It makes some pretty nice statistics for you that can be exported as HTML, for sending to others. You can categorize parts of a job into groups to keep track of what exactly you're doing at the time.



                                  Each task is labelled as [task]@[job]. For example, you could have dev@project, doc@project, etc. Hamster will do some auto-completion on these as well so most of the time you only need to type a few characters. Tags can be added to tasks as well for further categorization.





                                  Screenshot of Project Hamster by Toms Bauģis
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                                  • thanks, can i have tracking of each job and it's parts separatly?
                                    – Alexar
                                    Sep 13 '10 at 16:17










                                  • Yep! Each task is labeled as [task]@[job]. For example, you could have dev@project, doc@project, etc. Hamster will do some auto-completion on these as well so most of the time you only need to type a few characters. Tags can be added to tasks as well for further categorization.
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                                    Sep 13 '10 at 17:22






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                                    Hamster is good, but it does't track multiple activities for example charging my ipod and super secret project unless i create a single activity for both of them.
                                    – Ankit
                                    Nov 29 '12 at 21:25















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                                  Hamster



                                  Main app:
                                  hamster-appletInstall hamster-applet



                                  Appindicator: hamster-indicatorInstall hamster-applet





                                  I've grown fond of Hamster, and used it for tracking how long I worked on a Summer of Code project. It's added to your indicator menus (or systray). When you want to start/stop/change tasks, just hit Super+H and type what you are doing.



                                  It makes some pretty nice statistics for you that can be exported as HTML, for sending to others. You can categorize parts of a job into groups to keep track of what exactly you're doing at the time.



                                  Each task is labelled as [task]@[job]. For example, you could have dev@project, doc@project, etc. Hamster will do some auto-completion on these as well so most of the time you only need to type a few characters. Tags can be added to tasks as well for further categorization.





                                  Screenshot of Project Hamster by Toms Bauģis
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                                  • thanks, can i have tracking of each job and it's parts separatly?
                                    – Alexar
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                                  • Yep! Each task is labeled as [task]@[job]. For example, you could have dev@project, doc@project, etc. Hamster will do some auto-completion on these as well so most of the time you only need to type a few characters. Tags can be added to tasks as well for further categorization.
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                                    Hamster is good, but it does't track multiple activities for example charging my ipod and super secret project unless i create a single activity for both of them.
                                    – Ankit
                                    Nov 29 '12 at 21:25













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                                  Hamster



                                  Main app:
                                  hamster-appletInstall hamster-applet



                                  Appindicator: hamster-indicatorInstall hamster-applet





                                  I've grown fond of Hamster, and used it for tracking how long I worked on a Summer of Code project. It's added to your indicator menus (or systray). When you want to start/stop/change tasks, just hit Super+H and type what you are doing.



                                  It makes some pretty nice statistics for you that can be exported as HTML, for sending to others. You can categorize parts of a job into groups to keep track of what exactly you're doing at the time.



                                  Each task is labelled as [task]@[job]. For example, you could have dev@project, doc@project, etc. Hamster will do some auto-completion on these as well so most of the time you only need to type a few characters. Tags can be added to tasks as well for further categorization.





                                  Screenshot of Project Hamster by Toms Bauģis
                                  Screenshot by Toms Bauģis






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                                  Hamster



                                  Main app:
                                  hamster-appletInstall hamster-applet



                                  Appindicator: hamster-indicatorInstall hamster-applet





                                  I've grown fond of Hamster, and used it for tracking how long I worked on a Summer of Code project. It's added to your indicator menus (or systray). When you want to start/stop/change tasks, just hit Super+H and type what you are doing.



                                  It makes some pretty nice statistics for you that can be exported as HTML, for sending to others. You can categorize parts of a job into groups to keep track of what exactly you're doing at the time.



                                  Each task is labelled as [task]@[job]. For example, you could have dev@project, doc@project, etc. Hamster will do some auto-completion on these as well so most of the time you only need to type a few characters. Tags can be added to tasks as well for further categorization.





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                                  • thanks, can i have tracking of each job and it's parts separatly?
                                    – Alexar
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                                  • Yep! Each task is labeled as [task]@[job]. For example, you could have dev@project, doc@project, etc. Hamster will do some auto-completion on these as well so most of the time you only need to type a few characters. Tags can be added to tasks as well for further categorization.
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                                    Hamster is good, but it does't track multiple activities for example charging my ipod and super secret project unless i create a single activity for both of them.
                                    – Ankit
                                    Nov 29 '12 at 21:25


















                                  • thanks, can i have tracking of each job and it's parts separatly?
                                    – Alexar
                                    Sep 13 '10 at 16:17










                                  • Yep! Each task is labeled as [task]@[job]. For example, you could have dev@project, doc@project, etc. Hamster will do some auto-completion on these as well so most of the time you only need to type a few characters. Tags can be added to tasks as well for further categorization.
                                    – Jacob Peddicord
                                    Sep 13 '10 at 16:37










                                  • Add your information to your answer, that way it doesn't get buried in comments. See here for more tips: meta.ubuntu.stackexchange.com/questions/257/…
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                                    Sep 13 '10 at 17:22






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                                    Hamster is good, but it does't track multiple activities for example charging my ipod and super secret project unless i create a single activity for both of them.
                                    – Ankit
                                    Nov 29 '12 at 21:25
















                                  thanks, can i have tracking of each job and it's parts separatly?
                                  – Alexar
                                  Sep 13 '10 at 16:17




                                  thanks, can i have tracking of each job and it's parts separatly?
                                  – Alexar
                                  Sep 13 '10 at 16:17












                                  Yep! Each task is labeled as [task]@[job]. For example, you could have dev@project, doc@project, etc. Hamster will do some auto-completion on these as well so most of the time you only need to type a few characters. Tags can be added to tasks as well for further categorization.
                                  – Jacob Peddicord
                                  Sep 13 '10 at 16:37




                                  Yep! Each task is labeled as [task]@[job]. For example, you could have dev@project, doc@project, etc. Hamster will do some auto-completion on these as well so most of the time you only need to type a few characters. Tags can be added to tasks as well for further categorization.
                                  – Jacob Peddicord
                                  Sep 13 '10 at 16:37












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                                  Can a link be provided, or what apt-get package it is?
                                  – Dmitriy Likhten
                                  Sep 13 '10 at 17:22




                                  Can a link be provided, or what apt-get package it is?
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                                  Sep 13 '10 at 17:22




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                                  Hamster is good, but it does't track multiple activities for example charging my ipod and super secret project unless i create a single activity for both of them.
                                  – Ankit
                                  Nov 29 '12 at 21:25




                                  Hamster is good, but it does't track multiple activities for example charging my ipod and super secret project unless i create a single activity for both of them.
                                  – Ankit
                                  Nov 29 '12 at 21:25












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                                  Have you tried toggl



                                  Its an online app but it has a native linux client



                                  toggl linux client






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                                  • i tested it, it looks be great!
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                                  • nice and easy to use
                                    – sipiatti
                                    Sep 3 '12 at 6:56






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                                    +1 for Toggl, especially because it has a web component and an Android app...
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                                  • unfortunately only 64bit binary package available for native client :(
                                    – Regisz
                                    Sep 24 '14 at 15:55






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                                    DON'T USE IT, IF YOU WANT PRIVACY. IT SELLS YOUR DATA.
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                                    Oct 20 '16 at 9:15















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                                  Have you tried toggl



                                  Its an online app but it has a native linux client



                                  toggl linux client






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                                  • i tested it, it looks be great!
                                    – Alexar
                                    Sep 14 '10 at 17:57










                                  • nice and easy to use
                                    – sipiatti
                                    Sep 3 '12 at 6:56






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                                    +1 for Toggl, especially because it has a web component and an Android app...
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                                    Oct 13 '12 at 22:04










                                  • unfortunately only 64bit binary package available for native client :(
                                    – Regisz
                                    Sep 24 '14 at 15:55






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                                    DON'T USE IT, IF YOU WANT PRIVACY. IT SELLS YOUR DATA.
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                                    Oct 20 '16 at 9:15













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                                  Its an online app but it has a native linux client



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                                  • i tested it, it looks be great!
                                    – Alexar
                                    Sep 14 '10 at 17:57










                                  • nice and easy to use
                                    – sipiatti
                                    Sep 3 '12 at 6:56






                                  • 2




                                    +1 for Toggl, especially because it has a web component and an Android app...
                                    – Kendor
                                    Oct 13 '12 at 22:04










                                  • unfortunately only 64bit binary package available for native client :(
                                    – Regisz
                                    Sep 24 '14 at 15:55






                                  • 1




                                    DON'T USE IT, IF YOU WANT PRIVACY. IT SELLS YOUR DATA.
                                    – q126y
                                    Oct 20 '16 at 9:15


















                                  • i tested it, it looks be great!
                                    – Alexar
                                    Sep 14 '10 at 17:57










                                  • nice and easy to use
                                    – sipiatti
                                    Sep 3 '12 at 6:56






                                  • 2




                                    +1 for Toggl, especially because it has a web component and an Android app...
                                    – Kendor
                                    Oct 13 '12 at 22:04










                                  • unfortunately only 64bit binary package available for native client :(
                                    – Regisz
                                    Sep 24 '14 at 15:55






                                  • 1




                                    DON'T USE IT, IF YOU WANT PRIVACY. IT SELLS YOUR DATA.
                                    – q126y
                                    Oct 20 '16 at 9:15
















                                  i tested it, it looks be great!
                                  – Alexar
                                  Sep 14 '10 at 17:57




                                  i tested it, it looks be great!
                                  – Alexar
                                  Sep 14 '10 at 17:57












                                  nice and easy to use
                                  – sipiatti
                                  Sep 3 '12 at 6:56




                                  nice and easy to use
                                  – sipiatti
                                  Sep 3 '12 at 6:56




                                  2




                                  2




                                  +1 for Toggl, especially because it has a web component and an Android app...
                                  – Kendor
                                  Oct 13 '12 at 22:04




                                  +1 for Toggl, especially because it has a web component and an Android app...
                                  – Kendor
                                  Oct 13 '12 at 22:04












                                  unfortunately only 64bit binary package available for native client :(
                                  – Regisz
                                  Sep 24 '14 at 15:55




                                  unfortunately only 64bit binary package available for native client :(
                                  – Regisz
                                  Sep 24 '14 at 15:55




                                  1




                                  1




                                  DON'T USE IT, IF YOU WANT PRIVACY. IT SELLS YOUR DATA.
                                  – q126y
                                  Oct 20 '16 at 9:15




                                  DON'T USE IT, IF YOU WANT PRIVACY. IT SELLS YOUR DATA.
                                  – q126y
                                  Oct 20 '16 at 9:15










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                                  23
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                                  I use gtimelog.



                                  Well. I wrote gtimelog. So it works for me. YMMV. I'm not the best software maintainer, I'm afraid.



                                  gtimelog 0.8 screenshot






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                                  • Looks great simple. I hope it's functionality do so. I'll give it a try. And well done to distribute it.
                                    – Alexar
                                    Sep 11 '12 at 10:31










                                  • This is exactly what I needed, thank you!
                                    – Eric Martindale
                                    May 7 '17 at 22:40















                                  up vote
                                  23
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                                  I use gtimelog.



                                  Well. I wrote gtimelog. So it works for me. YMMV. I'm not the best software maintainer, I'm afraid.



                                  gtimelog 0.8 screenshot






                                  share|improve this answer























                                  • Looks great simple. I hope it's functionality do so. I'll give it a try. And well done to distribute it.
                                    – Alexar
                                    Sep 11 '12 at 10:31










                                  • This is exactly what I needed, thank you!
                                    – Eric Martindale
                                    May 7 '17 at 22:40













                                  up vote
                                  23
                                  down vote










                                  up vote
                                  23
                                  down vote









                                  I use gtimelog.



                                  Well. I wrote gtimelog. So it works for me. YMMV. I'm not the best software maintainer, I'm afraid.



                                  gtimelog 0.8 screenshot






                                  share|improve this answer














                                  I use gtimelog.



                                  Well. I wrote gtimelog. So it works for me. YMMV. I'm not the best software maintainer, I'm afraid.



                                  gtimelog 0.8 screenshot







                                  share|improve this answer














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                                  Marius Gedminas













                                  • Looks great simple. I hope it's functionality do so. I'll give it a try. And well done to distribute it.
                                    – Alexar
                                    Sep 11 '12 at 10:31










                                  • This is exactly what I needed, thank you!
                                    – Eric Martindale
                                    May 7 '17 at 22:40


















                                  • Looks great simple. I hope it's functionality do so. I'll give it a try. And well done to distribute it.
                                    – Alexar
                                    Sep 11 '12 at 10:31










                                  • This is exactly what I needed, thank you!
                                    – Eric Martindale
                                    May 7 '17 at 22:40
















                                  Looks great simple. I hope it's functionality do so. I'll give it a try. And well done to distribute it.
                                  – Alexar
                                  Sep 11 '12 at 10:31




                                  Looks great simple. I hope it's functionality do so. I'll give it a try. And well done to distribute it.
                                  – Alexar
                                  Sep 11 '12 at 10:31












                                  This is exactly what I needed, thank you!
                                  – Eric Martindale
                                  May 7 '17 at 22:40




                                  This is exactly what I needed, thank you!
                                  – Eric Martindale
                                  May 7 '17 at 22:40










                                  up vote
                                  17
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                                  I recommend Emacs with Org-Mode, installed by default together with emacs. Here is a screenshot of a Org-Mode buffer:



                                  alt text



                                  Why Emacs + Org-Mode? to avoid context switch, keeping you in the flow state!!! Sounds a bit radical, right?, I know, but I realized that -- in practice!



                                  When I give Org-Mode a chance I completely abandoned my old way of work and started keep me more focus on what really matter (code). My old workflow was:




                                  • Stop code and go mark as done some items;

                                  • Switch to the opened browser, looking for the remember the milk opened TAB;

                                  • Check my TODO tasks for that day and check OUT done items;

                                  • go back to my editor;

                                  • finally, restart the work (may take some more minutes to deeply focus again).


                                  With Org-Mode, I just need to switch to the Org-Mode buffer, pressing Ctrl + x b, and mark items as DONE -- switching back to my previous buffer. No more browser (or external app) + editor.



                                  I also would like to suggest to adopt The Pomodoro Technique, a really simple technique to get the most out of time management. Its more simple then GTD and easy to use in Emacs + Org-Mode: Put a timer of 25 minutes in all your tasks and Org-Mode will alert you always a task end. Better then ever!






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                                  • Can also use a physical egg timer for the pomodoro technique, which makes it hard to ignore!
                                    – Kzqai
                                    Dec 1 '14 at 13:31






                                  • 1




                                    This actually does not answer the question, how did it get that many votes? This is about task control, not time tracking.
                                    – igorsantos07
                                    Nov 15 '15 at 14:54






                                  • 1




                                    @igorsantos07 org-mode also supports time tracking
                                    – ggll
                                    Feb 11 '16 at 12:34















                                  up vote
                                  17
                                  down vote













                                  I recommend Emacs with Org-Mode, installed by default together with emacs. Here is a screenshot of a Org-Mode buffer:



                                  alt text



                                  Why Emacs + Org-Mode? to avoid context switch, keeping you in the flow state!!! Sounds a bit radical, right?, I know, but I realized that -- in practice!



                                  When I give Org-Mode a chance I completely abandoned my old way of work and started keep me more focus on what really matter (code). My old workflow was:




                                  • Stop code and go mark as done some items;

                                  • Switch to the opened browser, looking for the remember the milk opened TAB;

                                  • Check my TODO tasks for that day and check OUT done items;

                                  • go back to my editor;

                                  • finally, restart the work (may take some more minutes to deeply focus again).


                                  With Org-Mode, I just need to switch to the Org-Mode buffer, pressing Ctrl + x b, and mark items as DONE -- switching back to my previous buffer. No more browser (or external app) + editor.



                                  I also would like to suggest to adopt The Pomodoro Technique, a really simple technique to get the most out of time management. Its more simple then GTD and easy to use in Emacs + Org-Mode: Put a timer of 25 minutes in all your tasks and Org-Mode will alert you always a task end. Better then ever!






                                  share|improve this answer























                                  • Can also use a physical egg timer for the pomodoro technique, which makes it hard to ignore!
                                    – Kzqai
                                    Dec 1 '14 at 13:31






                                  • 1




                                    This actually does not answer the question, how did it get that many votes? This is about task control, not time tracking.
                                    – igorsantos07
                                    Nov 15 '15 at 14:54






                                  • 1




                                    @igorsantos07 org-mode also supports time tracking
                                    – ggll
                                    Feb 11 '16 at 12:34













                                  up vote
                                  17
                                  down vote










                                  up vote
                                  17
                                  down vote









                                  I recommend Emacs with Org-Mode, installed by default together with emacs. Here is a screenshot of a Org-Mode buffer:



                                  alt text



                                  Why Emacs + Org-Mode? to avoid context switch, keeping you in the flow state!!! Sounds a bit radical, right?, I know, but I realized that -- in practice!



                                  When I give Org-Mode a chance I completely abandoned my old way of work and started keep me more focus on what really matter (code). My old workflow was:




                                  • Stop code and go mark as done some items;

                                  • Switch to the opened browser, looking for the remember the milk opened TAB;

                                  • Check my TODO tasks for that day and check OUT done items;

                                  • go back to my editor;

                                  • finally, restart the work (may take some more minutes to deeply focus again).


                                  With Org-Mode, I just need to switch to the Org-Mode buffer, pressing Ctrl + x b, and mark items as DONE -- switching back to my previous buffer. No more browser (or external app) + editor.



                                  I also would like to suggest to adopt The Pomodoro Technique, a really simple technique to get the most out of time management. Its more simple then GTD and easy to use in Emacs + Org-Mode: Put a timer of 25 minutes in all your tasks and Org-Mode will alert you always a task end. Better then ever!






                                  share|improve this answer














                                  I recommend Emacs with Org-Mode, installed by default together with emacs. Here is a screenshot of a Org-Mode buffer:



                                  alt text



                                  Why Emacs + Org-Mode? to avoid context switch, keeping you in the flow state!!! Sounds a bit radical, right?, I know, but I realized that -- in practice!



                                  When I give Org-Mode a chance I completely abandoned my old way of work and started keep me more focus on what really matter (code). My old workflow was:




                                  • Stop code and go mark as done some items;

                                  • Switch to the opened browser, looking for the remember the milk opened TAB;

                                  • Check my TODO tasks for that day and check OUT done items;

                                  • go back to my editor;

                                  • finally, restart the work (may take some more minutes to deeply focus again).


                                  With Org-Mode, I just need to switch to the Org-Mode buffer, pressing Ctrl + x b, and mark items as DONE -- switching back to my previous buffer. No more browser (or external app) + editor.



                                  I also would like to suggest to adopt The Pomodoro Technique, a really simple technique to get the most out of time management. Its more simple then GTD and easy to use in Emacs + Org-Mode: Put a timer of 25 minutes in all your tasks and Org-Mode will alert you always a task end. Better then ever!







                                  share|improve this answer














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                                  answered Nov 13 '10 at 10:51


























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                                  crncosta













                                  • Can also use a physical egg timer for the pomodoro technique, which makes it hard to ignore!
                                    – Kzqai
                                    Dec 1 '14 at 13:31






                                  • 1




                                    This actually does not answer the question, how did it get that many votes? This is about task control, not time tracking.
                                    – igorsantos07
                                    Nov 15 '15 at 14:54






                                  • 1




                                    @igorsantos07 org-mode also supports time tracking
                                    – ggll
                                    Feb 11 '16 at 12:34


















                                  • Can also use a physical egg timer for the pomodoro technique, which makes it hard to ignore!
                                    – Kzqai
                                    Dec 1 '14 at 13:31






                                  • 1




                                    This actually does not answer the question, how did it get that many votes? This is about task control, not time tracking.
                                    – igorsantos07
                                    Nov 15 '15 at 14:54






                                  • 1




                                    @igorsantos07 org-mode also supports time tracking
                                    – ggll
                                    Feb 11 '16 at 12:34
















                                  Can also use a physical egg timer for the pomodoro technique, which makes it hard to ignore!
                                  – Kzqai
                                  Dec 1 '14 at 13:31




                                  Can also use a physical egg timer for the pomodoro technique, which makes it hard to ignore!
                                  – Kzqai
                                  Dec 1 '14 at 13:31




                                  1




                                  1




                                  This actually does not answer the question, how did it get that many votes? This is about task control, not time tracking.
                                  – igorsantos07
                                  Nov 15 '15 at 14:54




                                  This actually does not answer the question, how did it get that many votes? This is about task control, not time tracking.
                                  – igorsantos07
                                  Nov 15 '15 at 14:54




                                  1




                                  1




                                  @igorsantos07 org-mode also supports time tracking
                                  – ggll
                                  Feb 11 '16 at 12:34




                                  @igorsantos07 org-mode also supports time tracking
                                  – ggll
                                  Feb 11 '16 at 12:34










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                                  arbtt is an automatic rule based time tracker. It looks at the active window titles on your desktop and automatically logs the title. It can catagorize the titles based on how you configure it, and then it can report back stats.



                                  So it might report back how much time is spent on a webdomain, in vim, and on facebook so you can look at your productivity.






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                                    arbtt is an automatic rule based time tracker. It looks at the active window titles on your desktop and automatically logs the title. It can catagorize the titles based on how you configure it, and then it can report back stats.



                                    So it might report back how much time is spent on a webdomain, in vim, and on facebook so you can look at your productivity.






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                                      up vote
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                                      up vote
                                      12
                                      down vote









                                      arbtt is an automatic rule based time tracker. It looks at the active window titles on your desktop and automatically logs the title. It can catagorize the titles based on how you configure it, and then it can report back stats.



                                      So it might report back how much time is spent on a webdomain, in vim, and on facebook so you can look at your productivity.






                                      share|improve this answer














                                      arbtt is an automatic rule based time tracker. It looks at the active window titles on your desktop and automatically logs the title. It can catagorize the titles based on how you configure it, and then it can report back stats.



                                      So it might report back how much time is spent on a webdomain, in vim, and on facebook so you can look at your productivity.







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                                      wassname























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                                          A good one that I have used in the past is Klok, an adobe air application. It works great for tracking all your different projects, and giving you charts and graphs to break down how you're spending your time. The free version only exports timesheets in MS Excel format -- they want you to buy the full version for html and xml export.



                                          Klock application






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                                          • thanks, i'm really excited to test it. i'm currently struggling with installing air on my amd64. +1 for shot.
                                            – Alexar
                                            Sep 14 '10 at 17:49








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                                            Downovoted: Adobe Air no longer supports Linux.
                                            – Flimm
                                            Jul 11 '13 at 8:40















                                          up vote
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                                          A good one that I have used in the past is Klok, an adobe air application. It works great for tracking all your different projects, and giving you charts and graphs to break down how you're spending your time. The free version only exports timesheets in MS Excel format -- they want you to buy the full version for html and xml export.



                                          Klock application






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                                          • thanks, i'm really excited to test it. i'm currently struggling with installing air on my amd64. +1 for shot.
                                            – Alexar
                                            Sep 14 '10 at 17:49








                                          • 7




                                            Downovoted: Adobe Air no longer supports Linux.
                                            – Flimm
                                            Jul 11 '13 at 8:40













                                          up vote
                                          12
                                          down vote










                                          up vote
                                          12
                                          down vote









                                          A good one that I have used in the past is Klok, an adobe air application. It works great for tracking all your different projects, and giving you charts and graphs to break down how you're spending your time. The free version only exports timesheets in MS Excel format -- they want you to buy the full version for html and xml export.



                                          Klock application






                                          share|improve this answer














                                          A good one that I have used in the past is Klok, an adobe air application. It works great for tracking all your different projects, and giving you charts and graphs to break down how you're spending your time. The free version only exports timesheets in MS Excel format -- they want you to buy the full version for html and xml export.



                                          Klock application







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                                          2 revs, 2 users 86%
                                          tj111














                                          • thanks, i'm really excited to test it. i'm currently struggling with installing air on my amd64. +1 for shot.
                                            – Alexar
                                            Sep 14 '10 at 17:49








                                          • 7




                                            Downovoted: Adobe Air no longer supports Linux.
                                            – Flimm
                                            Jul 11 '13 at 8:40


















                                          • thanks, i'm really excited to test it. i'm currently struggling with installing air on my amd64. +1 for shot.
                                            – Alexar
                                            Sep 14 '10 at 17:49








                                          • 7




                                            Downovoted: Adobe Air no longer supports Linux.
                                            – Flimm
                                            Jul 11 '13 at 8:40
















                                          thanks, i'm really excited to test it. i'm currently struggling with installing air on my amd64. +1 for shot.
                                          – Alexar
                                          Sep 14 '10 at 17:49






                                          thanks, i'm really excited to test it. i'm currently struggling with installing air on my amd64. +1 for shot.
                                          – Alexar
                                          Sep 14 '10 at 17:49






                                          7




                                          7




                                          Downovoted: Adobe Air no longer supports Linux.
                                          – Flimm
                                          Jul 11 '13 at 8:40




                                          Downovoted: Adobe Air no longer supports Linux.
                                          – Flimm
                                          Jul 11 '13 at 8:40










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                                          Hamster is rather nice if you want one that's got a panel applet. There is another one that is written in Java called jTimeSched. This one has been useful on a thumb drive because I can run it on Windows, Mac and Linux, provided the host computer has Java installed. (It is available here and is not in the repositories.)






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                                            up vote
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                                            Hamster is rather nice if you want one that's got a panel applet. There is another one that is written in Java called jTimeSched. This one has been useful on a thumb drive because I can run it on Windows, Mac and Linux, provided the host computer has Java installed. (It is available here and is not in the repositories.)






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                                              up vote
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                                              up vote
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                                              down vote









                                              Hamster is rather nice if you want one that's got a panel applet. There is another one that is written in Java called jTimeSched. This one has been useful on a thumb drive because I can run it on Windows, Mac and Linux, provided the host computer has Java installed. (It is available here and is not in the repositories.)






                                              share|improve this answer














                                              Hamster is rather nice if you want one that's got a panel applet. There is another one that is written in Java called jTimeSched. This one has been useful on a thumb drive because I can run it on Windows, Mac and Linux, provided the host computer has Java installed. (It is available here and is not in the repositories.)







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                                              answered Sep 14 '10 at 6:14


























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                                              SinaCutie























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                                                  For all fans of Harvest (getharvest.com) i recommend simple gtk application:



                                                  https://github.com/tkowalewski/harvest-gtk






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                                                    For all fans of Harvest (getharvest.com) i recommend simple gtk application:



                                                    https://github.com/tkowalewski/harvest-gtk






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                                                      up vote
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                                                      For all fans of Harvest (getharvest.com) i recommend simple gtk application:



                                                      https://github.com/tkowalewski/harvest-gtk






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                                                      For all fans of Harvest (getharvest.com) i recommend simple gtk application:



                                                      https://github.com/tkowalewski/harvest-gtk







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                                                      tkowalewski























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                                                          KTimeTracker is a nice tool and is supported by Canonical.






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                                                            KTimeTracker is a nice tool and is supported by Canonical.






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                                                              up vote
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                                                              KTimeTracker is a nice tool and is supported by Canonical.






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                                                              KTimeTracker is a nice tool and is supported by Canonical.







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                                                              Sri























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                                                                  If you access to a web server Kimai is a nice PHP/SQL web application. You configure different clients and for each of them different projects and also different tasks. Also it can be used by many users. The information can be exported to PDF, CSV and XLS.






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                                                                    If you access to a web server Kimai is a nice PHP/SQL web application. You configure different clients and for each of them different projects and also different tasks. Also it can be used by many users. The information can be exported to PDF, CSV and XLS.






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                                                                      up vote
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                                                                      If you access to a web server Kimai is a nice PHP/SQL web application. You configure different clients and for each of them different projects and also different tasks. Also it can be used by many users. The information can be exported to PDF, CSV and XLS.






                                                                      share|improve this answer














                                                                      If you access to a web server Kimai is a nice PHP/SQL web application. You configure different clients and for each of them different projects and also different tasks. Also it can be used by many users. The information can be exported to PDF, CSV and XLS.







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                                                                      lumbric























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                                                                          Yes, I'd also recommend TSheets. It's simple to switch back and forth from your jobs to accurately account for the time spent on each project. I also like that it has a Who's Working widget where I can see who on my team is working on what project in real time.



                                                                          http://www.tsheets.com/workforce-management.html#whos_working






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                                                                            Yes, I'd also recommend TSheets. It's simple to switch back and forth from your jobs to accurately account for the time spent on each project. I also like that it has a Who's Working widget where I can see who on my team is working on what project in real time.



                                                                            http://www.tsheets.com/workforce-management.html#whos_working






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                                                                              Yes, I'd also recommend TSheets. It's simple to switch back and forth from your jobs to accurately account for the time spent on each project. I also like that it has a Who's Working widget where I can see who on my team is working on what project in real time.



                                                                              http://www.tsheets.com/workforce-management.html#whos_working






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                                                                              Yes, I'd also recommend TSheets. It's simple to switch back and forth from your jobs to accurately account for the time spent on each project. I also like that it has a Who's Working widget where I can see who on my team is working on what project in real time.



                                                                              http://www.tsheets.com/workforce-management.html#whos_working







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                                                                              answered Nov 29 '12 at 18:24


























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                                                                              Don Johnson























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                                                                                  This might seem an overkill for the OP but it's really useful to deeply track your productivity: RescueTime.



                                                                                  It's supported on Linux (besides Mac/Windows). You install a small application that stays in your tray and it tracks all your windows, generating later a report on your productivity.

                                                                                  It can automatically categorize a LOT of applications, and for those he understands wrong or doesn't know, you can set what the window means: very productive, productive, neutral, distracting or very distracting. That sums up to a productivity score for your day. You can also ignore some applications that has no actual meaning and you spend very little time on (such as Nautilus/Caja).



                                                                                  There's a paid version that adds features such as offline time tracking (you can manually enter what you did, such as meetings or client calls, the app asks what you were doing when your computer was idle!!!!), Zapier integrations, even deeper statistics and other stuff I don't actually know because I didn't use the paid version after the trial :)



                                                                                  This was the only application that really helped me stay focused - because I was afraid of receiving that dreaded email by Sunday morning saying I was unproductive D:



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                                                                                    This might seem an overkill for the OP but it's really useful to deeply track your productivity: RescueTime.



                                                                                    It's supported on Linux (besides Mac/Windows). You install a small application that stays in your tray and it tracks all your windows, generating later a report on your productivity.

                                                                                    It can automatically categorize a LOT of applications, and for those he understands wrong or doesn't know, you can set what the window means: very productive, productive, neutral, distracting or very distracting. That sums up to a productivity score for your day. You can also ignore some applications that has no actual meaning and you spend very little time on (such as Nautilus/Caja).



                                                                                    There's a paid version that adds features such as offline time tracking (you can manually enter what you did, such as meetings or client calls, the app asks what you were doing when your computer was idle!!!!), Zapier integrations, even deeper statistics and other stuff I don't actually know because I didn't use the paid version after the trial :)



                                                                                    This was the only application that really helped me stay focused - because I was afraid of receiving that dreaded email by Sunday morning saying I was unproductive D:



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                                                                                      This might seem an overkill for the OP but it's really useful to deeply track your productivity: RescueTime.



                                                                                      It's supported on Linux (besides Mac/Windows). You install a small application that stays in your tray and it tracks all your windows, generating later a report on your productivity.

                                                                                      It can automatically categorize a LOT of applications, and for those he understands wrong or doesn't know, you can set what the window means: very productive, productive, neutral, distracting or very distracting. That sums up to a productivity score for your day. You can also ignore some applications that has no actual meaning and you spend very little time on (such as Nautilus/Caja).



                                                                                      There's a paid version that adds features such as offline time tracking (you can manually enter what you did, such as meetings or client calls, the app asks what you were doing when your computer was idle!!!!), Zapier integrations, even deeper statistics and other stuff I don't actually know because I didn't use the paid version after the trial :)



                                                                                      This was the only application that really helped me stay focused - because I was afraid of receiving that dreaded email by Sunday morning saying I was unproductive D:



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                                                                                      This might seem an overkill for the OP but it's really useful to deeply track your productivity: RescueTime.



                                                                                      It's supported on Linux (besides Mac/Windows). You install a small application that stays in your tray and it tracks all your windows, generating later a report on your productivity.

                                                                                      It can automatically categorize a LOT of applications, and for those he understands wrong or doesn't know, you can set what the window means: very productive, productive, neutral, distracting or very distracting. That sums up to a productivity score for your day. You can also ignore some applications that has no actual meaning and you spend very little time on (such as Nautilus/Caja).



                                                                                      There's a paid version that adds features such as offline time tracking (you can manually enter what you did, such as meetings or client calls, the app asks what you were doing when your computer was idle!!!!), Zapier integrations, even deeper statistics and other stuff I don't actually know because I didn't use the paid version after the trial :)



                                                                                      This was the only application that really helped me stay focused - because I was afraid of receiving that dreaded email by Sunday morning saying I was unproductive D:



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                                                                                          You may also try Timedoctor.com.



                                                                                          That is what we use in our computers now running on different platforms. I was actually tasked to do research on the best time tracking software today and out of many referrals and suggestions “Time Doctor” is the only software which I could grade as “A”.






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                                                                                          • A great free alternative to TimeDoctor (that don't even explain what it does from the landing page, or how the Free package works, wtf) is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
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                                                                                          You may also try Timedoctor.com.



                                                                                          That is what we use in our computers now running on different platforms. I was actually tasked to do research on the best time tracking software today and out of many referrals and suggestions “Time Doctor” is the only software which I could grade as “A”.






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                                                                                          • A great free alternative to TimeDoctor (that don't even explain what it does from the landing page, or how the Free package works, wtf) is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
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                                                                                          You may also try Timedoctor.com.



                                                                                          That is what we use in our computers now running on different platforms. I was actually tasked to do research on the best time tracking software today and out of many referrals and suggestions “Time Doctor” is the only software which I could grade as “A”.






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                                                                                          You may also try Timedoctor.com.



                                                                                          That is what we use in our computers now running on different platforms. I was actually tasked to do research on the best time tracking software today and out of many referrals and suggestions “Time Doctor” is the only software which I could grade as “A”.







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                                                                                          • A great free alternative to TimeDoctor (that don't even explain what it does from the landing page, or how the Free package works, wtf) is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
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                                                                                          • A great free alternative to TimeDoctor (that don't even explain what it does from the landing page, or how the Free package works, wtf) is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
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                                                                                          A great free alternative to TimeDoctor (that don't even explain what it does from the landing page, or how the Free package works, wtf) is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
                                                                                          – igorsantos07
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                                                                                          A great free alternative to TimeDoctor (that don't even explain what it does from the landing page, or how the Free package works, wtf) is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
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                                                                                          If you have Internet: HarvestApp is one the best tools out there. Thats is if you don't mind time tracking on a web-app.



                                                                                          sidenote: They have free trial accounts, too.






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                                                                                          • A great free alternative to HarvestApp that does not depend on manual input is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
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                                                                                          If you have Internet: HarvestApp is one the best tools out there. Thats is if you don't mind time tracking on a web-app.



                                                                                          sidenote: They have free trial accounts, too.






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                                                                                          • A great free alternative to HarvestApp that does not depend on manual input is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
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                                                                                          If you have Internet: HarvestApp is one the best tools out there. Thats is if you don't mind time tracking on a web-app.



                                                                                          sidenote: They have free trial accounts, too.






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                                                                                          If you have Internet: HarvestApp is one the best tools out there. Thats is if you don't mind time tracking on a web-app.



                                                                                          sidenote: They have free trial accounts, too.







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                                                                                          • A great free alternative to HarvestApp that does not depend on manual input is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
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                                                                                          • A great free alternative to HarvestApp that does not depend on manual input is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
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                                                                                          A great free alternative to HarvestApp that does not depend on manual input is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
                                                                                          – igorsantos07
                                                                                          Nov 15 '15 at 15:20




                                                                                          A great free alternative to HarvestApp that does not depend on manual input is RescueTime. There's a descriptive answer on it in here as well
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                                                                                          We use http://projectsputnik.com. It has amazing time tracking features plus great project management functionality. Additionally you can mark some of time entries as billable and see the ratio of billable hours to total worked hours.






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                                                                                            We use http://projectsputnik.com. It has amazing time tracking features plus great project management functionality. Additionally you can mark some of time entries as billable and see the ratio of billable hours to total worked hours.






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                                                                                              We use http://projectsputnik.com. It has amazing time tracking features plus great project management functionality. Additionally you can mark some of time entries as billable and see the ratio of billable hours to total worked hours.






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                                                                                              We use http://projectsputnik.com. It has amazing time tracking features plus great project management functionality. Additionally you can mark some of time entries as billable and see the ratio of billable hours to total worked hours.







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                                                                                                  From my experience, I would suggest Replicon time clock software for time tracking.






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                                                                                                    From my experience, I would suggest Replicon time clock software for time tracking.






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                                                                                                      From my experience, I would suggest Replicon time clock software for time tracking.






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                                                                                                      From my experience, I would suggest Replicon time clock software for time tracking.







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                                                                                                          I prefer Rachota. It is a jar file with a simple GUI. http://rachota.sourceforge.net/en/index.html



                                                                                                          It stores time sheets in XML and there is some options for tracking teams etc. Just download it, place it in your favorite folder and run as java from command line or launcher icon



                                                                                                          java -jar /...folders.../rachota.jar





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                                                                                                            I prefer Rachota. It is a jar file with a simple GUI. http://rachota.sourceforge.net/en/index.html



                                                                                                            It stores time sheets in XML and there is some options for tracking teams etc. Just download it, place it in your favorite folder and run as java from command line or launcher icon



                                                                                                            java -jar /...folders.../rachota.jar





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                                                                                                              I prefer Rachota. It is a jar file with a simple GUI. http://rachota.sourceforge.net/en/index.html



                                                                                                              It stores time sheets in XML and there is some options for tracking teams etc. Just download it, place it in your favorite folder and run as java from command line or launcher icon



                                                                                                              java -jar /...folders.../rachota.jar





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                                                                                                              I prefer Rachota. It is a jar file with a simple GUI. http://rachota.sourceforge.net/en/index.html



                                                                                                              It stores time sheets in XML and there is some options for tracking teams etc. Just download it, place it in your favorite folder and run as java from command line or launcher icon



                                                                                                              java -jar /...folders.../rachota.jar






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                                                                                                                  You can also try Fanurio. It is working on multiple platforms including Ubuntu. After installing it they will give a 14 days trial. If you like it you can buy the software to unlock the unlimited edition.






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                                                                                                                    You can also try Fanurio. It is working on multiple platforms including Ubuntu. After installing it they will give a 14 days trial. If you like it you can buy the software to unlock the unlimited edition.






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                                                                                                                      You can also try Fanurio. It is working on multiple platforms including Ubuntu. After installing it they will give a 14 days trial. If you like it you can buy the software to unlock the unlimited edition.






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                                                                                                                      You can also try Fanurio. It is working on multiple platforms including Ubuntu. After installing it they will give a 14 days trial. If you like it you can buy the software to unlock the unlimited edition.







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                                                                                                                          TSheets time tracking software has exactly what you're looking for. You'll have the ability to list an unlimited number of jobs for each day and specifically account for the time on the tasks within each job code. Also, it's easy to generate reports that show the breakdown of each task and the project overall.



                                                                                                                          http://www.tsheets.com/overview-of-online-timesheet-software.php#multi_job_codes






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                                                                                                                          TSheets time tracking software has exactly what you're looking for. You'll have the ability to list an unlimited number of jobs for each day and specifically account for the time on the tasks within each job code. Also, it's easy to generate reports that show the breakdown of each task and the project overall.



                                                                                                                          http://www.tsheets.com/overview-of-online-timesheet-software.php#multi_job_codes






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                                                                                                                          TSheets time tracking software has exactly what you're looking for. You'll have the ability to list an unlimited number of jobs for each day and specifically account for the time on the tasks within each job code. Also, it's easy to generate reports that show the breakdown of each task and the project overall.



                                                                                                                          http://www.tsheets.com/overview-of-online-timesheet-software.php#multi_job_codes






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                                                                                                                          TSheets time tracking software has exactly what you're looking for. You'll have the ability to list an unlimited number of jobs for each day and specifically account for the time on the tasks within each job code. Also, it's easy to generate reports that show the breakdown of each task and the project overall.



                                                                                                                          http://www.tsheets.com/overview-of-online-timesheet-software.php#multi_job_codes







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                                                                                                                          Talygen is highly recommended for all those who love to track their time and activities. I've been using Talygen for a couple of months. It helps me track multiple projects.






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                                                                                                                            I can't find the license info on the link provided. Doesn't look like open source. Can you provide some info about the license?
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                                                                                                                          Talygen is highly recommended for all those who love to track their time and activities. I've been using Talygen for a couple of months. It helps me track multiple projects.






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                                                                                                                            I can't find the license info on the link provided. Doesn't look like open source. Can you provide some info about the license?
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                                                                                                                          Talygen is highly recommended for all those who love to track their time and activities. I've been using Talygen for a couple of months. It helps me track multiple projects.






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                                                                                                                          Talygen is highly recommended for all those who love to track their time and activities. I've been using Talygen for a couple of months. It helps me track multiple projects.







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                                                                                                                            I can't find the license info on the link provided. Doesn't look like open source. Can you provide some info about the license?
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                                                                                                                            I can't find the license info on the link provided. Doesn't look like open source. Can you provide some info about the license?
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                                                                                                                          I can't find the license info on the link provided. Doesn't look like open source. Can you provide some info about the license?
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                                                                                                                          I can't find the license info on the link provided. Doesn't look like open source. Can you provide some info about the license?
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                                                                                                                          Watson is an open source command-line tool for time tracking. The code is here on Github. It comes with an (optional) server-side backend called crick, which can collect the time tracking data of a team.



                                                                                                                          After looking around for quite a bit and only finding no longer working / no longer maintained / convoluted / commercial time tracking software for Linux, I found watson and settled for it. It has well throught-through commands so I don't really mind that it's "only" a command-line tool.






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                                                                                                                            Watson is an open source command-line tool for time tracking. The code is here on Github. It comes with an (optional) server-side backend called crick, which can collect the time tracking data of a team.



                                                                                                                            After looking around for quite a bit and only finding no longer working / no longer maintained / convoluted / commercial time tracking software for Linux, I found watson and settled for it. It has well throught-through commands so I don't really mind that it's "only" a command-line tool.






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                                                                                                                              Watson is an open source command-line tool for time tracking. The code is here on Github. It comes with an (optional) server-side backend called crick, which can collect the time tracking data of a team.



                                                                                                                              After looking around for quite a bit and only finding no longer working / no longer maintained / convoluted / commercial time tracking software for Linux, I found watson and settled for it. It has well throught-through commands so I don't really mind that it's "only" a command-line tool.






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                                                                                                                              Watson is an open source command-line tool for time tracking. The code is here on Github. It comes with an (optional) server-side backend called crick, which can collect the time tracking data of a team.



                                                                                                                              After looking around for quite a bit and only finding no longer working / no longer maintained / convoluted / commercial time tracking software for Linux, I found watson and settled for it. It has well throught-through commands so I don't really mind that it's "only" a command-line tool.







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