Time tracking for freelance designers and programmers

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Hi there, at one point in time I was working with The Invoice Machine | Online Invoicing Made Beautiful . It is an invoice generator but it has a time tracker tool too.
Good luck!

I have been using the free version of https://www.toggl.com for over a year and am satisfied with it.

I've used Toggl when I was working with clients and I needed to track time. I had the paid subscription because I like the ability oto integrate with Freshbooks.

Hi Vincy,

There are lots of time tracking software you can use in order to track time of freelance designers and programmers. I personally used Time Doctor. It tracks time accurately (website, application, documents that actively being used) and gives you an exact data where time is spend and how much of the time was productive and unproductive.

You can also check this time tracking list.
http://biz30.timedoctor.com/comparis...-as-a-service/

I've been using Time Doctor for more than 2 years already. Here are some of its advantages:

- There is monitoring of the web sites visited and applications used while the person is working. The manager can receive a report with this information. Managers can also receive a report with a list of "poor-time-use" websites such as Facebook and how long they were used.

- Also you have the options of taking screenshots of the person's screen during the day. The process of reviewing these screenshots is extremely quick for a management or HR person. The software also monitors if the person is using their computer when they say they are on the computer. It also provides various online and email reports to management which allow you to see how time is being used.

- The software turns off completely while the person is not working (on a break etc), and in this time the person can do anything they want and it will not be monitored. This is in fact less invasive than similar software which monitors all use use of the computer and does not distinguish the difference between working and non-working time.

- About 20% of the benefits of the software come from the monitoring features. The other 80% are from implementing other time management principles in your organization. For example one major benefit is the ability to know exactly what your team are working on, and what their current priorities are. It provides a much closer communication with your team, reduces the time spent in unnecessary meetings and a host of other benefits.

I find Time Doctor more efficient than Rescue Time which I've used for about a year. Good luck

I've been using hubstaff to track my time while working on multiple projects for a client. It's got similar features to most of the time tracking tools out there but what stands out the most for me is its ability to take screenshots on a timely basis and monitor your activity levels. Here are more of its key features:

-Accurate Time tracking online and offline
-Project Management
-Automatic Screenshot collection
-Unlimited Projects
-Client invoicing
-Timesheets
-Advanced Reporting
-Manager and workers can be a part of multiple organizations with a single account (great for freelancers, virtual team managers, etc.)
-Activity monitoring for productivity improvement
-Free training through Hubstaff University
-Integrates with Basecamp, Pivotal Tracker, Asana, Jira, Freshbooks, Harvest with more on the way

The app can be found at Hubstaff website

Hi,
The thread of comments, has some really great tools to suggest. I am soon going to try some of them and see which one best fits in my needs.

Out of all the recommendations above, i would suggest you Toggl. Have used it and it's really nice

If you're looking for something free then the aforementioned toggl is great. If you're looking for something WAY more advanced, check out desktime. That tracker is CRAZY. I've had to work in a company using it and quit two months later. That thing tracks EVERYTHING. It's great for employers, but hell for employees.

You can check out the timetracker tool on Freelancer.com

Once you have an ongoing hourly project with a freelancer, you can use the timetracker for free.

It makes on-site invoicing very easy as well, but if you want, you can just use the time recording from Freelancer.com and pay off-site as well.

I'd recommend you to check out proofhub. Has native time tracking + this tool is very useful for managing projects too. Give it a go

I've been using Toggl (www.toggl.com) for several months. It automatically calculates fees, generates reports and acts as a semi-professional project management platform.