Show HN: Timelite, a simple time tracking solution
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Re: Show HN: Timelite, a simple time tracking solution
#2This is something I've been casually working on here and there for a need I had. I use a variety of project management solutions and they all track time differently, some don't even track time at all, and it's sometimes not very well implemented. I just wanted a way to track time quickly separate from my project management system that I can then enter later to make sure my time is accurate.
Hilariously, I've also used this for janky speed run time tracking while gaming since you just hit enter and it keeps going, it's not very good at that but it works...
Re: Show HN: Timelite, a simple time tracking solution
#3This is great--just what I was looking for
Re: Show HN: Timelite, a simple time tracking solution
#4I'm going the plug Clockify as a happy (unaffiliated) user. It's free for small users, and has a good reason for how they make money anyway (it's just advertising for them, they make their money from big customers like Google, IBM, PwC). They have everything and the kitchen sink, but you don't have to use it. For example, open an email or a Google calendar event or a Github issue and they've added "start tracking a new task" inline.
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#5This is pretty cool. We use some awful enterprise software for timesheets (Deltek) and its frustrating enough that I only enter information once per week. During the week I use my outlook calendar, creating events corresponding to projects and hours worked.
A nice feature would be to export the Timelite log into an ical file or directly into calendar.
Re: Show HN: Timelite, a simple time tracking solution
#6You should add a confirmation to the "CLEAR" button. It's too easy to accidentally wipe the whole log. It would also be nice to download the log as CSV -- this can be done with pure JS.
Re: Show HN: Timelite, a simple time tracking solution
#7This is pretty cool. We use some awful enterprise software for timesheets (Deltek) and its frustrating enough that I only enter information once per week. During the week I use my outlook calendar, creating events corresponding to projects and hours worked. A nice feature would be to export the Timelite log into an ical file or directly into calendar.
I do want to add exports to json+csv, not sure how much more use ical export would be but I can add it to the list.
Re: Show HN: Timelite, a simple time tracking solution
#8You should add a confirmation to the "CLEAR" button. It's too easy to accidentally wipe the whole log. It would also be nice to download the log as CSV -- this can be done with pure JS.
Add a confirmation sounds like a good idea. CSV exports are definitely on the menu, pretty easy to add.
Re: Show HN: Timelite, a simple time tracking solution
#9I'm going the plug Clockify as a happy (unaffiliated) user. It's free for small users, and has a good reason for how they make money anyway (it's just advertising for them, they make their money from big customers like Google, IBM, PwC). They have everything and the kitchen sink, but you don't have to use it. For example, open an email or a Google calendar event or a Github issue and they've added "start tracking a n…
Clockify is definitely a good solution, I have a larger project for group time tracking that I'm working on called Timestrap https://github.com/overshard/timestrap/ too.
The point of Timelite is to not compete with things like this but to be a lightweight quick time tracking solution. It in no way is a Clockify replacement, and if your entire company and development process goes through Clockify then Timelite may be a useless tool for you.
Re: Show HN: Timelite, a simple time tracking solution
#10I'm going the plug Clockify as a happy (unaffiliated) user. It's free for small users, and has a good reason for how they make money anyway (it's just advertising for them, they make their money from big customers like Google, IBM, PwC). They have everything and the kitchen sink, but you don't have to use it. For example, open an email or a Google calendar event or a Github issue and they've added "start tracking a n…
Clockify is definitely a good solution, I have a larger project for group time tracking that I'm working on called Timestrap https://github.com/overshard/timestrap/ too. The point of Timelite is to not compete with things like this but to be a lightweight quick time tracking solution. It in no way is a Clockify replacement, and if your entire company and development process goes through Clockify then Timelite may be…
I use Clockify for personal stuff. Is Timelite competing with that?