Portable time tracking app?

[freakazoid]

Can anyone recommend any portable time tracking apps?
I want to make more sufficient use of my time.

I came across this post:
http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity ... your-time/

But some are paid.

Here are some good, free candidates (haven't tested for portability):

Toggl - http://www.toggl.com/
timeEdition - http://www.timeedition.com/en/features/index.html

There's also a bunch more listed in the comments section that I haven't checked.

If you do test them, let me know!

[I am Baas]

TimeEdition discussed @ http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/ ... imeedition

Toggl is an online timetracker.

There is also Project Timers... see http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/ ... 735#p24735

[webfork]

I'm interested as well. So far I've only used ManicTime (very non-portable) http://www.manictime.com/ , which was on lifehacker's top 5 http://lifehacker.com/5362829/five-best ... plications

Here's Lifehacker's listing of all "time tracking" apps http://lifehacker.com/tag/time-tracker/ but I couldn't find any PFW tools on the list.

The closest I could find was http://slimtimer.com/, which is web-based, but a little meaningless if you lost your web connection.

[I am Baas]

Time Stamp @ http://www.syntap.com/products_timestamp.htm

Download .zip package (installer + source) @ http://www.syntap.com/downloads.htm and uniextract. Delete the usual stuff and run Timestamp.exe

Settings: Application Folder
Requirements: Win9x, ME, 2K, XP, Vista, 7

[Hydaral]

I use the free version of Timewriter:

http://www.timewriter.com/pages/downloa ... eeware.php

It's old, but it's got a nice interactive week display, similar to the new version:



It's nearly portable, it writes an ini file in c:\windows. I just created an NSIS wrapper to copy it back and forth when I open and close the app. I'm not sure if the file is required for Timewriter to work correctly.

[ashghost]

I know of three portable applications that monitor your computer usage and can assign programs or open files to categories:

http://ttracker.sourceforge.net/

http://ptm.sourceforge.net/

http://www.autotimesheet.com *requires .NET*

The first two are open source. I don't know how stealthy any might be.

[I am Baas]

TimeTracker already in TPFC... see http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1384

[freakazoid]

@I Am Baas - Toggl has a desktop widget as well:
http://www.toggl.com/public/widgets (probably connects to Toggl)

@ashghost, I Am Baas - TimeTracker reads really good. Need to do some testing! The rule filtering + CSV export maybe all I need.

@ashghost - Thanks for that list, will give them a test.

[adillon]

Have you looked into Tempo? It's a web-based time tracker but you can input data via email, twitter, widget or iPhone. Check it out here: http://zetetic.net/c/tempo-forum

[fniessink]

I can recommend Task Coach but, being the author, I'll admit I'm biased. Task Coach is an open source, cross-platform task manager, available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and iPhone. Of course, it supports time tracking and it is portable.

Cheers, Frank

[webfork]

Of course, it supports time tracking and it is portable.

I think the essence of a time tracking application is automatic analysis of computer activity rather than manual entry. I see that more as a category of project management.

I don't know if this was a requirement of Freakazoid's when he originally posted.

[webfork]

Grindstone got a very warm review from freewaregenius:

http://www.freewaregenius.com/2010/08/2 ... -on-tasks/

Like many programs on that site, this one claims to be portable but its not clear if that's true or not.

Edit: I tested at least the "make travel version" process and got a minor bug, which I submitted to the site (just had to click cancel at the error msg and seemed to work fine after that). It requires dotNET 3.5.

[chadross]

Grindstone got a very warm review from freewaregenius:

http://www.freewaregenius.com/2010/08/2 ... -on-tasks/

Like many programs on that site, this one claims to be portable but its not clear if that's true or not.

Just took a peak at this. Looks nice, but requires .NET 3.5 & MS Report Viewer; however, features such as being able to keep the portable and installed versions in sync and billing and reporting capabilities make this a really nice piece of software.

thanks for posting this

[webfork]

Just took a peak at this. Looks nice, but requires .NET 3.5 & MS Report Viewer;

Yeah I just figured that out when I tried to install. I didn't see anything on the FWG or home page about that.

[I am Baas]

TimeSage Timesheets

http://www.microsystools.com/products/timesheets/

Download free version @ http://www.microsystools.com/products/t ... -setup.exe

Uniextract the installer, Application files are in {app} folder, Modify muc.ini to include the following:

[Misc]
DataAccess=app

Launch Timesheets.exe