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Time Tracker / Task Timer

Track time spent on tasks with start/stop controls, project categories, and exportable time logs.

Tested tool guide Tested browser tools Checked August 16, 2026

What Time Tracker / Task Timer does, with a checked example

Every entry begins with a start click and ends with a stop click; between them the tool records elapsed time, the task name, and the project category you assigned. Completed intervals collect in a log, group into per-category totals, and export to a file you can open in a spreadsheet. Everything runs in the browser, so the log stays on your machine. The surprise is that a running timer measures wall-clock time, not attention: start it before lunch, stop it after, and the task gets credited with the whole span. Close out every timer at day's end, or totals quietly inflate.

Worked example

A concrete input and expected output from the current implementation.

Input

Tuesday's log: Research (Client A) 47 min; Writing (Client A) 1 h 15 min; Review (Client B) 32 min.

Expected output

Client A: 2 h 2 min across 2 entries. Client B: 32 min across 1 entry. Grand total: 2 h 34 min across 3 entries.

The tool sums elapsed durations within each category: 47 + 75 = 122 minutes for Client A, which is 2 h 2 min, and 122 + 32 = 154 minutes overall, which is 2 h 34 min.

How the result is produced

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Start, stop, elapsed

When you start a task, the tool notes the moment; when you stop it, it notes the later moment and computes the span between them in hours, minutes, and seconds. That span becomes a log entry carrying the task name and its project category. Because the span is measured between two real moments, it accumulates even while the page sits idle or the device is locked.

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Categories and the export

Each task belongs to a project category you assign when you start it. The log groups completed entries by category and shows a running total per category, which answers questions like how much of the week went to one client. The export writes the log to a file you can open in a spreadsheet, one row per completed interval, capturing entries as of the moment you export.

Good uses

  • Bill a client at month end: keep one category per client, export the log, and turn the per-category totals into an invoice without reconstructing the month from memory.
  • Audit where a workweek actually went: after timing tasks for a few days, read which category - meetings, email, coding - consumed the hours and where the surplus is.
  • Back a timesheet with evidence: for an employer or a fixed-price engagement, a dated log of start/stop intervals per task is the record behind the hours you claim.

Limits and checks

  • A timer left running measures wall-clock span. Start it, walk away, return hours later, and the log credits the task with the entire stretch; the tool cannot distinguish focused work from idle time. Stop timers at every break and at the end of the day.
  • Work never timed is work never logged. Forgetting to press start is invisible in the totals; the export simply omits it, so under-reporting happens silently and cannot be reconstructed from the log afterwards.
  • The exported file is a snapshot at the moment of export. Intervals stopped after that are missing from the file, so export again as the final step before submitting, after every timer is stopped.

Common questions

I forgot to stop the timer before dinner. Is that time in the log?

Yes. The span between start and stop is what enters the log, so an unstoppered timer records every minute until you click stop, dinner included. The tool does not guess which parts were work. If the log offers a delete action on entries, remove the inflated one and retime the task; otherwise the total stands.

Does the timer keep running when I switch to another tab or app?

In the way that matters, yes: the recorded span is wall-clock time, so minutes spent in other tabs and apps count toward the task. To keep the log accurate, stop the timer when you step away and start it again when you return, which produces shorter entries that reflect real work.

References and verification

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