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There are five places you can record time. They all create the same kind of time entry, so pick whichever fits how you work.

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The five ways

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1. The timer in the top bar

The timer sits in the top bar on every page inside a workspace.
1

Open the timer

Click the clock button in the top bar. It shows 00:00:00 when nothing is running.
2

Say what you are doing

Type into Description. The placeholder is “What are you working on?”.
3

Pick a project or task

Use the project / task picker. You can search projects and tasks by name.
4

Set Billable

Picking a project turns Billable on. Switch it off for internal work.
5

Click Start timer

The top bar button now shows the running clock and your description.
To finish, open the timer again and click Stop timer. The entry is saved straight away. Full detail: Using the timer.

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2. The Start button on a task

Task board cards and task list rows each carry a small Start button. The task detail panel has one in its header too. One click starts a timer already attached to that task – and to the task’s project. Click it again to stop.
This is the fastest route when you already have the task on screen. You do not have to retype the project.

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3. The command palette

Press ⌘K (or Ctrl+K) to open the palette.
  • Type start timer and press Enter to start a blank timer.
  • Type stop timer to stop the running one.
  • Search for a project or task, then press ⌥ Enter to start a timer on it.
You get a toast confirming what started, for example “Timer started on Homepage wireframes”.

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4. The Time page

Go to Time in the sidebar. Move to the period you want with the arrows, the period label, or the Today button. Then either:
  • List view – open the three-dot menu next to the period total and choose Add entry. Fill in the modal and save.
  • Grouped view – a grid with one row per project and task, and one column per day. Click a day cell and type the hours. It accepts 1.5, 90m or 1h 30m.
In Grouped view, a day cell that already holds several entries cannot be retyped in place. You get “This day has multiple entries – edit them in the entry list.” Click the cell to open the day and edit each entry there.
Full detail: Add time manually.

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5. The Calendar

The Calendar shows your week as a time grid. Drag across a slot to create an entry with those exact start and end times, or click Add entry. The Calendar app is a Pro feature and needs the Resource Planner app on. See Calendar view.

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Copy last week

If your weeks look alike, you do not have to retype them.
1

Open the period you want to fill

Go to Time and pick the week.
2

Open the three-dot menu

It sits next to the period total, beside Submit timesheet.
3

Choose Copy last week

You get a toast such as “Copied 6 rows from last week.”
Copy last week is only offered on a single-week period, on your own timesheet, and while the period is still editable. It copies the shape of last week’s rows – always check the hours before you submit.

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Example

Sarah Lin is starting a morning of design work on Website Redesign for Bluebird Coffee.
  • She opens the task board, finds Homepage wireframes, and clicks Start.
  • The timer in the top bar starts, already attached to the task and project.
  • At lunch she opens the timer and clicks Stop timer.
  • A 3-hour billable entry lands on today in her timesheet.
Later she remembers a 30-minute call she never timed. She opens Time, uses Add entry, sets the date, picks the same project, types 0:30, and saves.

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Permissions

Starting a timer and adding an entry both need time.track. Editing or deleting one needs time.edit. Owner, Admin, Project Manager, Member and Contractor hold both. Finance does not track time. A Client-portal contact holds no internal capabilities at all.

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Troubleshooting

More: Time tracking troubleshooting.

Using the timer

Start, edit and stop a running timer.

Add time manually

Type hours in after the fact.

Calendar view

Draw entries onto a week grid.

Fill in a timesheet

Complete a whole period before you submit it.