Your hours, recorded while you work.
Temporal.ist turns the files you save and the sites you choose into time on the right project, then into reports and invoices. There is no timer to remember.
- No screenshots, no keystrokes
- Windows, macOS, Linux and your browser
- Free for one person
Thursday
Your day so far
tracked
- Website relaunchNavigation and footer, 08:42–10:58(Files, desktop app)
- Website relaunchDesign review in Figma, 10:58–11:21(Browser, extension)
- Payments APIRefund webhooks, 11:30–12:34(Files, desktop app)
- Onboarding flowKickoff call, 13:30–14:15(Timer, manual)
- Website relaunchCheckout page, 14:25–16:40(Files, desktop app, with a 15 minute pause)
- Payments APICode review on GitHub, 16:50–now(Browser, extension)
Set it up once, then forget about it
Four steps, and only the first two take any effort.
Install it where you work
The desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux, the browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox, or the terminal client on a Linux server. Use one or all of them.
Tell each project what belongs to it
Choose its folders on each computer, and add the web addresses you use for it, such as your team's GitHub or Figma files.
Work as usual
Saving a file or opening a matching page starts a session. Fifteen quiet minutes, or closing the last matching tab, ends it. Timers cover calls and everything else.
Review, report and invoice
Correct anything in the calendar, see where the week went, and turn billable time into an invoice when the month ends.
Folders
on this computer~/work/halden-siteWatching~/work/halden-site/node_modulesIgnored
Websites
in your browserhttps://github.com/halden-studio/*Rule 1*://*.figma.com/design/*Rule 2
Saving a file in the folder, or opening a page that matches a rule, starts a session on this project. It ends 15 minutes after the last save, or when the last matching tab closes.
From tracked time to a paid invoice
Everything that happens after the hours are recorded, in the same app.
See where the week went
Your days add up on their own: per project, client and tag, with each session in the calendar where you can move or fix it.
- Daily and weekly totals, and how this week compares with the last
- Averages count only the days you actually tracked
- CSV and PDF exports on Pro and Team
This week
Average per tracked day
- Website relaunch Halden Studio43%
- Payments API Kestrel Labs47%
- Onboarding flow Mapleworks10%
Invoice what you tracked
Pick a client and a period, and the unbilled sessions become invoice lines with your rates, rounding and VAT.
- Rates per project, per client or one default for everything
- Each invoice gets its number when the draft is made, and numbers are never reused
- Send a PDF, or a private link your client can open without an account
AR-202610-0012
Invoice for Halden Studio
1–31 October, from 38 tracked sessions
| Website relaunch | Hours | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Checkout page | 18.50 | €1,665.00 |
| Navigation and footer | 9.25 | €832.50 |
| Design review in Figma | 2.75 | €247.50 |
- Rate
- €90.00 / h
- Subtotal
- €2,745.00
- VAT 21%
- €576.45
- Total
- €3,321.45
Ask your AI assistant
Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Kimi or OpenCode and ask in plain words: start a timer, log a call, fix yesterday, or tell you how long a project took.
- Deleting entries and sending invoices always ask you to confirm first
- Client and invoice tools stay off until you allow them
- How to connect your assistant
Add 45 minutes for the Mapleworks kickoff call this afternoon, from half past one.
add_time_entry
Kickoff call
Done: 45 minutes on Onboarding flow for Mapleworks, today 13:30 to 14:15.
How long did I work on the Halden site this week?
get_time_report
11 hours 49 minutes since Monday, 4 hours 39 of them today.
Bring your team
Shared projects, a live view of who is working on what, and weekly targets per person. Everyone tracks the same way they would alone.
- Owners and admins see the team's time; members see their own
- Teams group people and the projects they work on
- Temporal.ist for teams
Maya Lindqvist
TrackingWebsite relaunch
today
of 32 h this weekTomás Ferreira
PausedPayments API
today
of 32 h this weekInes Okafor
Not tracking
today
of 32 h this weekSam Whitfield
TrackingOnboarding flow
today
of 16 h this week
Also included
Calendar sync
Finished sessions show up in your Google Calendar or Microsoft 365 calendar.
API and webhooks
A REST API with personal keys, and signed webhooks for new projects, new and closed sessions, and new and paid invoices.
Works offline
The desktop app and the terminal client save what they record on disk and upload it once you are back online.
Knows when you stop
Idle time and sleep are left out. A laptop that wakes within the hour continues the same session.
A terminal client
Track on Linux servers over SSH, sign in with a QR code, and run it as a background service.
Your data, portable
Download everything that is stored about you, on every plan, or delete your account, whenever you like.
Private by design, not by a setting
Temporal.ist notices that you worked and where. It does not watch how. There is nothing to switch off, because the apps never collect it.
What Temporal.ist records
File activity
Which files in your watched folders changed, how often and when. Never what is inside them.
Matching websites
That a tab matching one of your rules was open, and for how long. Not the page, and nothing about other sites.
Your sessions
Project, start, end, pauses and the task you name.
Account and billing
Your name and email address and, on a paid plan, what the payment provider needs to charge you.
What it never records
Screenshots or screen recordings
The apps contain no code that could take them.
Keystrokes or mouse movement
And no activity percentages or productivity scores built from them.
File contents
Your work stays on your computer.
Browsing history
Pages that match none of your rules are not recorded at all.
More in private time tracking and the privacy policy.
Plans
Start free on your own. Upgrade when you invoice clients or work as a team.
Solo
For one person getting started
Free
No card, no trial period
- Automatic tracking from files and websites
- Manual timers and entries
- Unlimited projects and sessions
- Dashboard, calendar and reports for the last 31 days
- Full data export and account deletion
Pro
For freelancers and consultants
€8a month
Charged every month.
Everything in Solo, plus:
- Your complete history (Solo shows the last 31 days)
- CSV and PDF exports
- Clients and invoices
- Calendar sync with Google and Microsoft 365
- API keys and webhooks
- Tools for AI assistants
Team
For agencies and teams
€6per seat a month
At least 4 seats, from €24 a month. Charged every month.
Everything in Pro, plus:
- Teams, members and the team dashboard
- Every member gets the Pro features
Prices exclude VAT; checkout shows the final amount, with any tax that applies, before you pay. Have a promotion code? Enter it at checkout. Cancel or change plans any time from Billing in the app.
Questions
Something else? Read the documentation or ask us.
How does Temporal.ist know what I am working on?
You tell it once. Each project gets its folders on each computer and, if you like, web addresses. When a file in one of those folders changes, or a browser tab matches one of those addresses, the time goes to that project.
What happens when I step away or close my laptop?
After 15 minutes without file changes the desktop app ends the session; you can set this between 1 and 120 minutes, and it warns you a minute before. Sleep is left out: if the laptop wakes within the hour on the same day, the same session continues.
Can I still track time by hand?
Yes. Start a timer on any project from the web app, the desktop app, the browser extension or the terminal, or add past work in the calendar. Timers you start yourself never stop just because no files changed.
Do I need the desktop app?
No. The browser extension works on its own, and timers work in the web app on any computer or phone. The desktop app adds tracking from file changes.
Can my employer see what I do on my computer?
No. In a team, owners and admins see the time members track on the team's projects. Nobody sees screenshots, keystrokes or file contents, because Temporal.ist never collects them.
What does it cost?
Solo is free, Pro costs €8 a month and Team costs €6 per seat a month, for at least 4 seats. Paying yearly saves up to 17%. Cancel any time; your history stays.
What happens to my data if I cancel?
Paid features stay until the end of the period you paid for. After that the account continues on Solo: nothing is deleted, older history is simply out of view until you upgrade again.
Let your work keep its own time
Start on the free plan: no card and no trial period. Install the desktop app or the browser extension, choose what belongs to each project, and keep working.