Timer

Log time as you work with the running timer, or add and edit entries manually. Your recent entries appear in a list with daily and weekly totals.

Overview

The Timer page is where most day-to-day tracking happens. You can start a timer when you begin a task, stop it when you finish, or create a time block later if you prefer to log in batches.

Automatic timer

1. Choose an optional project, client, tags, and whether the time is billable before or while the timer runs.
2. Start the timer when you begin working. Timen records the start time automatically.
3. Stop the timer when you are done. The entry is saved with the time span between start and stop.

Only one timer can run at a time for your account. If you start a new timer while another is running, the previous one is stopped automatically so your totals stay accurate.

If a timer is left running for a very long time, Timen may stop it automatically to protect your reports (for example, after many hours of continuous run).

Manual time entries

1. Use the manual entry flow on the Timer page to add time without using the running timer.
2. Set the start and end time (or duration, depending on what the form shows).
3. Add a description and link the entry to a project, client, or tags as needed.
4. Save the entry. It appears in your list like any other completed entry.

What you can set on an entry

• Description — What you worked on.
• Project — Organize time against a project (optional).
• Client — Associate the entry with a client when you use clients in your workspace.
• Tags — Add one or more tags for filtering and reporting.
• Billable — Mark whether the time counts as billable.
• Start and end — When the work happened; duration is calculated from these times.

Entries created with the running timer are stored as automatic entries; entries you add yourself are manual. Both behave the same in reports and invoices.

List, totals, and pagination

Below the timer, your completed entries appear in reverse chronological order. You may see totals for today and this week, and daily totals can respect your profile time zone. If you have many entries, the list may be split across pages—use the pagination controls to move through older time.

Edit and delete

1. Open an entry from the list to change description, project, times, billable flag, tags, or other fields.
2. Save your changes. Duration updates when start or end times change.
3. To remove an entry, use the delete option where available in the interface.

Tags and permissions

You can create a new tag while logging time if your workflow allows it. Tags can also be managed from the Tags page.