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Ask HN: OS X (local) Time Tracker

10 points by urdnfast 9y ago

i'm looking for a good time tracker app for OSX, but with the caveats that it runs locally on my machine and doesn't require creating an account. Harvest (https://www.getharvest.com/) is pretty reasonable in terms of functionality, but requires an account and an internet connection, which both seem totally unnecessary. any ideas? thanks u

bartvk 9y ago
Couldn't you just use Excel or Open Office?
- urdnfast 9y ago
  Do they have a time tracker feature? I'm looking for something where I click "run timer" and "stop timer" and it keeps track of everything for me, as opposed to writing down the hours manually.
  - jklein11 9y ago
    This looks like it might fit the bill.[1] Just record the start and stop times. Quick disclaimer though.. I have never used this for time tracking purposes. [1] http://www.pryor.com/blog/a-great-way-to-create-an-excel-micro-timer/ http://www.pryor.com/blog/a-great-way-to-create-an-excel-mic...
mozillas 9y ago
Billings 3 has a time tracking feature, but I don't believe it's supported anymore and they don't sell new licences. A million years ago I used this https://github.com/rburgst/time-tracker-mac https://github.com/rburgst/time-tracker-mac. But it hasn't really been updated in long time https://code.google.com/archive/p/time-tracker-mac/downloads https://code.google.com/archive/p/time-tracker-mac/downloads. I haven't tried this one, but Tyme looks promising http://tyme-app.com/mac-2/ http://tyme-app.com/mac-2/. It seems it's a standalone app and has a 15 day trial, so you can test it out for a while. It's also only $18, so it's quite affordable.
hboon 9y ago
I keep a text file open in my text editor and set up a macro to expand `tt` to the current time, so I end up with entries like: 02:52 AM - 03:24 AM Plan 03:25 AM - 03:37 AM ProjectX 04:16 AM - 05:17 AM ProjectX P At the start of a day, I rename the file to the day's date, eg. 20170605.md and archive it. I can write scripts to figure out things like how much time I have spent on a project over the month, years, etc. Also things like how much time was productive (the trailing P).
ivm 9y ago
Try ours maybe: https://qotoqot.com/qbserve/ https://qotoqot.com/qbserve/ It works completely offline and tracks project time automatically.
- lut4rp 9y ago
  +1 for Qbserve. Works very well and produces lots of useful data for your perusal.
ianox 9y ago
Ultimate Time Tracker is pretty good: https://github.com/larose/utt https://github.com/larose/utt I like the way you add a task after you've finished working on it. It then works out how long you spent on it based on the time you finished the previous task / start of your day.
SyneRyder 9y ago
Eon could be what you're looking for. Similar to the Harvest Mac menu bar app, except it also works offline (and doesn't have the history/calendar features that Harvest does). You can use it without an account, or you can integrate it with several online time tracking / invoicing services (including Harvest). Used to be made by Fuel Collective, but it's apparently now developed by Charlie Monroe Software: http://software.charliemonroe.net/eon.php http://software.charliemonroe.net/eon.php

10 points by urdnfast 9y ago

bartvk 9y ago

Couldn't you just use Excel or Open Office?

urdnfast 9y ago
Do they have a time tracker feature? I'm looking for something where I click "run timer" and "stop timer" and it keeps track of everything for me, as opposed to writing down the hours manually.
- jklein11 9y ago
  This looks like it might fit the bill.[1] Just record the start and stop times. Quick disclaimer though.. I have never used this for time tracking purposes. [1] http://www.pryor.com/blog/a-great-way-to-create-an-excel-micro-timer/ http://www.pryor.com/blog/a-great-way-to-create-an-excel-mic...

mozillas 9y ago

Billings 3 has a time tracking feature, but I don't believe it's supported anymore and they don't sell new licences. A million years ago I used this https://github.com/rburgst/time-tracker-mac https://github.com/rburgst/time-tracker-mac. But it hasn't really been updated in long time https://code.google.com/archive/p/time-tracker-mac/downloads https://code.google.com/archive/p/time-tracker-mac/downloads. I haven't tried this one, but Tyme looks promising http://tyme-app.com/mac-2/ http://tyme-app.com/mac-2/. It seems it's a standalone app and has a 15 day trial, so you can test it out for a while. It's also only $18, so it's quite affordable.

hboon 9y ago

I keep a text file open in my text editor and set up a macro to expand `tt` to the current time, so I end up with entries like: 02:52 AM - 03:24 AM Plan 03:25 AM - 03:37 AM ProjectX 04:16 AM - 05:17 AM ProjectX P At the start of a day, I rename the file to the day's date, eg. 20170605.md and archive it. I can write scripts to figure out things like how much time I have spent on a project over the month, years, etc. Also things like how much time was productive (the trailing P).

ivm 9y ago

Try ours maybe: https://qotoqot.com/qbserve/ https://qotoqot.com/qbserve/ It works completely offline and tracks project time automatically.

lut4rp 9y ago
+1 for Qbserve. Works very well and produces lots of useful data for your perusal.

ianox 9y ago

Ultimate Time Tracker is pretty good: https://github.com/larose/utt https://github.com/larose/utt I like the way you add a task after you've finished working on it. It then works out how long you spent on it based on the time you finished the previous task / start of your day.

SyneRyder 9y ago

Eon could be what you're looking for. Similar to the Harvest Mac menu bar app, except it also works offline (and doesn't have the history/calendar features that Harvest does). You can use it without an account, or you can integrate it with several online time tracking / invoicing services (including Harvest). Used to be made by Fuel Collective, but it's apparently now developed by Charlie Monroe Software: http://software.charliemonroe.net/eon.php http://software.charliemonroe.net/eon.php