A time tracker program in Python: start and stop timers by project or client and see hours per day and week

Example result

def update_total(self, *_):
    """Adds up the lines and the tax and shows the total under the table."""
    subtotal = sum(line.hours * line.rate for line in self.lines)
    tax = round(subtotal * self.tax_rate.get() / 100, 2)
    self.subtotal_label.config(text=f"Subtotal: {subtotal:,.2f}")
    self.tax_label.config(text=f"Tax: {tax:,.2f}")
    self.total_label.config(text=f"Total: {subtotal + tax:,.2f}")

About this service

For freelancers, small studios and anyone who bills by the hour or wants to see where the working day goes. The program sits in a small window on your computer: pick a project or client, press Start, press Stop, and the time goes to the right line. Basic is a simple task timer that shows today's total while it is open; from Standard every session is saved to CSV or SQLite with its project, a note and totals per day and week; in Premium you get reports by client and period, export to a file you can attach to an invoice and an error log. We write it in Python with Tkinter, with a README. It counts only the time you start and stop: it does not watch your screen, apps or keyboard, does not sync between computers and is not a payroll or attendance system.

What is included

• What you getA ZIP archive with the Python code, a README on installing Python, running the program and building an .exe, and an example projects file; the code is also shown on the order page. From Standard, sessions saved to CSV or SQLite with daily and weekly totals; in Premium, reports exported to a file and an error log.
• One-click timerStart, pause and stop
• Projects and clientsTime goes to the right line
• Daily and weekly totalsFrom Standard
• Reports for billingBy client and period to a file, in Premium
• No watchingOnly the time you start and stop

How it works

1. 1
   TaskYou describe projects, notes and the totals you need
2. 2
   CodeWe write the program and the README
3. 3
   Try itYou track a few days on your computer
4. 4
   ChangesYou ask for changes within your package and send any error message

What we need from you

How you want to track time: by project, client or type of work; what each session should note (a comment, a rate, a tag); whether time is rounded, for example to 15 minutes; the totals and reports you need; your system (Windows, macOS or Linux) and whether you want an .exe. A screenshot of the time sheet you use now helps.

We will ask you:

• What do you track time for?
• What should a session note?
• Which totals and reports?
• Which system will it run on?

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