Protect flow
Track work without breaking the creative rhythm
Start a timer when you open the design file, or add the time afterwards if a call or review interrupted you.
Track revision hours and invoice client work, free
See how many hours each revision round takes, keep pitch work off the bill, and create client invoices from the time you already tracked. Free for freelance designers and small studios, with no seat limit.
More time for creative work, from the team behind Breeze, trusted by 6,000+ teams worldwide.
Why designers and creatives choose free time tracking software
Design work moves between briefs, concepts, revision rounds and handover. Timen keeps the time quick to capture and keeps enough context on each entry to show a client what a project really took.
Keep context
Use clients, projects, and tags to explain the work
Time entries stay more meaningful when you can see whether they belonged to discovery, revisions, feedback, or final delivery.
Bill cleanly
Invoice each project from the tracked hours
Billable time flows into an invoice for the client or the project, and the hours you agreed not to charge stay out of it.
Time tracking and manual entry
Capture design work quickly even when the day keeps shifting
A morning might include two hours on a logo, a client call and a quick change to yesterday's layout. Track each against its project so the short jobs do not disappear.
Use a timer while you work, then add a manual entry for anything you missed. A short description such as "Logo revisions after client call" makes the time easier to explain later.
Revision rounds as tags
See exactly what round three cost you
Most quotes include a set number of revision rounds, and the extra ones are where design projects quietly lose money.
Create a tag for each round, or for each phase such as concepts, revisions and final files, and add it as you log time. A report filtered by that tag shows how long each round took on a project.
When a client asks for a fourth round, you have the hours to point to.
Time tracking calendar
See heavy creative days and missing time at a glance
At the end of the day, compare the calendar with the work you remember doing. Add the missing client call and correct any timer you left running.
Review entries while the details are fresh, before a block labelled "Design" becomes a question at invoice time.
Billable and non-billable time
Keep pitch work and portfolio time off the bill
Not every design hour is chargeable. Pitches, internal brand work and the extra polish you chose to do still belong in your records, just not on the invoice.
Every entry in Timen has a billable switch, and each project can carry its own rate. Reports filter by client, project, tag and billable status, and you can download one as a PDF or CSV for a client who wants to see where the time went.
You see what the work earned and what it really cost in time.
Invoicing per project
Bill the project when the files are delivered
When a project wraps, create an invoice for that client or that project and Timen pulls in its billable hours at the rate you set. Hours already on a sent or paid invoice are left out, so nothing gets billed twice.
Add tax or a discount, add a manual line for a fixed fee or stock images, then download a PDF or send the invoice to QuickBooks Online, Xero, FreshBooks or Wave.
Create invoice PDFs without retyping your hours.
How designers use Timen across a project
Set up the client once, tag the work as it happens, check the week in the calendar, and invoice the project from the same hours.
Set up the client and project
Add the client, give the project its rate, and create tags for the phases and revision rounds you quote.
Track live or fill in the day later
Run the timer for long design sessions, and log short calls and quick fixes as manual entries with the right tag.
Review the week in a time tracking view
Spot heavy days, gaps, and entries that still need clearer descriptions while the work is still fresh.
Invoice the project
Turn the billable hours into an invoice, and keep the report by revision round for the next quote.
What Timen does not do for design work
Timen is a free time tracker with invoicing, not studio management software. A few things designers sometimes expect are not in it, and it is better to know that before you move a client over.
Not included
Project budgets and quote alerts
You cannot set a budget of hours on a project and get warned when the work runs past the quote. Comparing tracked hours with the estimate is a report you run yourself.
Not included
Automatic capture of your design apps
Timen does not watch which app or file is open, take screenshots or record activity. You start a timer or log the time yourself, which some designers prefer and others find a chore.
Not included
Proofing and client approvals
There is nowhere for a client to comment on artwork or sign off a round. Feedback and approvals stay in your design tool or your email.
Works differently
Fixed-fee projects
There is no fixed-price project type. Track the hours to see what the job really took, then bill the agreed fee as a manual line on the invoice.
Who it does fit: freelance graphic designers and small studios that bill clients by the hour or by the round, want to see where revisions eat the margin, and would rather not pay per seat for a tracker. If you also need budgets, proofing or resource planning, use Timen alongside the tool that does those, or pick one that does it all. If you are still comparing, see how freelance time trackers handle rates and invoices.
Frequently asked questions
Can I track time by revision round?
Yes. Create a tag for each round or phase and add it to your entries. A report filtered by that tag shows how many hours each round took on each project.
Is Timen really free for graphic designers?
Yes. The whole product is free, including invoicing, with no limit on users, clients or projects, so a solo designer and a five-person studio get the same thing.
Can I invoice a client per project?
Yes. Create an invoice for one project or for everything a client owes, and Timen fills it from the billable hours that have not been invoiced yet. Download it as a PDF or send it to QuickBooks Online, Xero, FreshBooks or Wave.
Can I keep some design time off the invoice?
Yes. Mark the entry as non-billable. It still counts in your reports, so you can see what a pitch or an extra round cost, but it never reaches an invoice.
What if I switch between clients all day?
That is normal for creative work. Starting a new timer stops the one that is running, and the calendar view shows any gaps at the end of the day so you can fill them in while you still remember.
Know what every design project really took
Track client work, tag every revision round, and invoice the project from the same hours. Free for every designer on your team.