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Time tracking notes for freelancers
How automatic time tracking actually works, what belongs on an invoice, and why a tool that reads your window titles should keep them on your own Mac. Written while building Tracker.
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Toggl alternative for Mac: automatic time tracking without timers
A timer only works if you remember to start it. What changes when a Mac time tracker records your client hours automatically instead of asking you to.
Timing vs Tracker: two automatic time trackers for Mac, compared
Both track your Mac automatically, with no timers. They differ on where the data lives, how work is assigned to clients, and how you pay for the app.
How to track billable hours automatically (and stop reconstructing your week)
Manual timesheets undercount because they are written from memory. How automatic tracking, client rules and idle handling build an invoice you can defend.
Time tracking for freelancers: what to track, what to bill, and how to keep it honest
Billable versus non-billable, per-client separation, ambiguous work like email and Slack, and a weekly routine that does not depend on remembering Tuesday.
Why your time tracker should be local-only
A time tracker reads window titles and URLs, which means client names and confidential documents. Here is why that data belongs on your Mac and nowhere else.