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OfficeTime Time & Expense Tracking
OfficeTime Time & Expense Tracking 1.6.1
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OfficeTime is time and expense tracking that is easy, elegant and focused.

Other time keepers are clumsy or oversimplified. OfficeTime balances features and ease of use, allowing you to easily track exactly what you do each day.

So, what does OfficeTime have to offer?
  • Easy to use:
    The best time tracker just feels right. And if it feels right, you'll use it. Which means more hours captured!
  • Impressive invoicing:
    Easily justify your hours to clients.
What's New
Version 1.6.1r17:

Important Changes

  • Reports now show costs calculated per second (versus per minute previously)
  • Exports now show costs calculated per second
  • Invoices now show costs calculated per second
  • (Win) Outlook Contacts integration. Copy from your Outlook contacts in the Invoice or New Project window.
  • (Win) Much faster file opening
  • (Win) Faster New Project and Invoice screen
  • (Mac) Now updates iCal again when you change a session's project
  • (Mac) Faster file opening
Boring Changes
  • Now removes leftover temp files
  • The "Please locate your data file" no longer shows while opening a data file
  • No longer closes the current document if you cancel opening another document
  • (Win) Fixes misalignment in some tips text
  • (Win) Fixes button order in New Project window
  • (Win) Fixes help text when editing a session's rate
  • (Win) Fixes saving error under Wine/Linux
  • (Win) No longer sometimes opens Outlook on some systems
  • (Mac) Better at reading addresses in Apple's AddressBook
  • (Mac) No longer sometimes shows the "You've been away" window on the wrong desktop.

Version 1.6.1r17:

Important Changes

  • Reports now show costs calculated per second (versus per minute previously)
  • Exports now show costs calculated per second
  • Invoices now show costs calculated per second
  • (Win) Outlook Contacts integration. Copy from your Outlook contacts in the Invoice or New Project window.
  • (Win) Much faster file opening
  • more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel,







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OfficeTime Time &... User Discussion (Write a Review)
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Cowicide commented on 08 Dec 2011
glitchy, counterintuitive, frustrating interface compared to On The Job -- also seems to have issues with memory leaks, etc. according to my Console.

I was hoping this would be better because I like the charts, etc. it has that On The Job doesn't but it's not worth dealing with the clunky interface just for that.
[Version 1.6.1]

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Officetime Software (developer) replied on 02 Jan 2012
Hey Cowicide. You wouldn't really hurt that cute cow, would you? Sorry you didn't like it. (Yes, we did notice the memory leak. Luckily it's so small it's barely noticeable but we're working on it.) We've got a full money back guarantee so just drop us a line. We've also got some incredible updates coming! Be nice to your bovine friends. :)
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Rezstudios reviewed on 27 Oct 2011
I just tried this... people claim it is much better than iBiz. I track most of my session in iCal and then import into iBiz since I am frequently onsite somewhere when I am working and it is much easier for me to enter work notes and times in iCal since I have it on all my iOS and OS X devices. I also like having everything in iCal since I can also easily schedule appointments and other jobs or hide/show specific client calendars. I tried this same iCal integration strategy with OfficeTime and it failed miserably. First, OfficeTime doesn't allow me to specify the time period for the importation of sessions/events into the project-- it will only import the ENTIRE calendar of events or it will filter based on specific words. Second, when I set-up this new project and chose the pop-up menu to select the calendar for importing all my events/sessions, all my calendars were listed twice. To make matters worse, the session I just recorded in iCal doesn't show up upon import. Maybe this doesn't work with the new version of iCal/iCloud? iBiz still imports this info with out a hitch. Any help here? Looks like I will be sticking with iBiz.
[Version 1.6.1]

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Officetime Software (developer) replied on 04 Nov 2011
Hi!

A few people see the option to sync with more than one calendar when upgrading to iCloud because Apple is keeping some of the old calendars behind the scenes. If you integrate with an "invisible" calendar, your events won't show. We're working to hide these calendars properly. Luckily it's easily fixed by making a new calendar to integrate with. More info here:

http://www.officetime.net/blog/syncing-your-time-to-icloud-calendars/

As always, email us anytime through the help menu in OfficeTime and we're of course happy to honor a money back guarantee. :)

Stephen
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Rezstudios replied on 09 Nov 2011
"...If you integrate with an "invisible" calendar, your events won't show...."

Thanks for the friendly reply, but this doesn't address the problem I mentioned regarding OfficeTime. The calendars are there, but OfficeTime does not currently have the ability to import/synch events from a specific time period, ie. last month. OfficeTime only allows import/synch for the entire calendar or for keywords within that entire calendar, which would dictate that one must be very careful about using specific naming conventions for each calendar event, which can get cumbersome and introduce errors. I am currently using iBiz which allows me to invoice and import data from a specific calendar for a specified period, which is far simpler in my work flow. What if I work on multiple projects for a single client (one client per calendar) over a period of several months and I would like to bill in monthly increments?
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Officetime Software (developer) replied on 09 Nov 2011
Yes, OfficeTime imports everything matching in a calendar. It does this deliberately because once in OfficeTime, it's very easy to filter. Any report you make can be invoiced or you can simply invoice everything that you haven't billed for yet for this client.

So you could just make a quick report for last month, press invoice and you've billed only what you need.

I'd be happy to offer additional tips. Feel free to email me at support at officetime. Net

Stephen
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Glenbo reviewed on 17 Oct 2011
I've tried and used pretty much every time tracker out there.

Some are good, some are not so good, but without fail, every single one has tried to make me work their way.

This is the first App I have used that just does as much or as little as I want it to. Combined with the iPone/iPod Touch/iPad version, (which simply syncs and works) it's simply a sublime experience.

I just love brilliant software that improves my life, this is up there with the greats like Photoshop!
[Version 1.6.1]


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RobairSF commented on 24 Aug 2011
The new (1.6.1) or old (1.6) versions do not work for me with OSX10.7.1. Anyone else having that problem? And work around? I assume there will be a quick fix for this. I dumped the old OT folder from my app folder and reinstalled. That did not work. Sent the dev an email with the OSX crash report. Nice software overall. But, I'm stuck and need to send an invoice...
[Version 1.6.1]

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Officetime Software (developer) replied on 15 Sep 2011
Hi RobairSF,

Did you get a solution from OfficeTime support? If not please email me at support at officetime. Net. We're here to help!

So far we haven't had any other reports of problems and 1.6.1 seems to be working great on Lion (including 10.7.1).

Cheers,

Stephen
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maryvetell reviewed on 31 May 2011
OfficeTime is definitely one of the best time trackers I have ever used. It was easy to implement the very first moment I installed it. The training has been amazingly simple and easy to understand and put into practice. Two favorites: 1) I bill more because I track more accurately. 2) The reporting is out of this world. I love the "sleep" feature that knows when I have stepped away from my work also. HIGHLY recommended.
[Version 1.6]


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Gekkosan reviewed on 31 May 2011
I am an IT consultant, and I first came across OfficeTime in 2006, when I found myself in dire need of a good time tracker that could produce invoices.
I searched around and tried a few demos, but none did what I needed.
Eventually I came across OfficeTime beta 0.5. It was pretty good. Didn't do quite ALL that I needed, but was enough, and the price was right! What really made all the difference was that I wrote Stephen with my requests and suggestions, and he wrote back! Not only that, but in time he did implement a number of the features I required. Particularly important for me was the ability to track several projects simultaneously, since the nature of my work allows me to do that.
A lot has happened since then, and I have been using OfficeTime every single day non-stop ever since.
It has been most satisfactory to see the evolution of OfficeTime into a robust, stable, and feature packed application that not only has improved steadily with each release, but also has maintained its original excellent level of support and aperture to client feedback.

I highly recommend it even if you find that it does not do absolutely everything that you need right at this moment. Support and developer's response has been unfailingly consistent during the last 5 years, and that aspect alone,in my estimation, places OfficeTime head and shoulders above any competing product in the market.

Kudos to Stephen for a job superbly well done!
[Version 1.6]


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Stengah reviewed on 01 Apr 2011
Could not edit minutes in time tracker (on mAc). Renders app completely useless...
[Version 1.5.2]

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Officetime Software (developer) replied on 31 May 2011
If your system settings display time with a period, like 11.30 am, instead of a colon, like 11:30 am, then sometimes OfficeTime gets confused. We've got a fix coming.

As always, email us at support at officetime. net and we'll help as quick as we can.
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Mcdonate reviewed on 20 Dec 2010
After all this app is very useful and good.

A few suggestions i would love to see in next updates:

1) Timing seconds, not only minutes and hours.

2) More options how to display jobs.

Now you can only see the jobs by drop down menu, i would like to see all the jobs in the open window like this app: http://stuntsoftware.com/onthejob/

The display of the time log in the open window is not necessary at all, & it just confuses me, i would rather want to see in front of my eyes all my active jobs.

3) Clients & jobs: you should be able to put jobs under clients, like "Jack" is the client, & i have a few jobs for Jack.

I know it can be done now by categories, but it cannot be seen by the drop down menu of the job list.

Otherwise I love this program.

Thanks.
[Version 1.5.2]

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Officetime Software (developer) replied on 22 Feb 2011
Hi! Thanks for the suggestions.

OfficeTime does track seconds, it just generally doesn't display them. If you mouseover the large duration display while timing, a tooltip will tell you the seconds.

Both clients and always on-screen jobs/projects are coming!

As always, feel free to send feature requests to us. The way that gets our attention the quickest is just go into the app, and choose Help->Request Feature.

Stephen

PS - If you're interested, we've an upcoming iPhone and iPad app that syncs with OfficeTime.
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Quorm reviewed on 08 Oct 2010
I've used OfficeTime for years, and think of it as a rock-solid piece of my business. The developers are responsive and helpful and very open to suggestions. I highly recommend this app.
[Version 1.5.2]


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Benesch commented on 16 Jul 2010
I recently purchased a copy of OfficeTime after testing it for a week. I quite like it, but there are two improvements I would like to suggest:

It would be great to be able to assign a shortcut key to "Pause Project". Since the name of the project changes in the menu, I wasn't able to do this via the Keyboard Shortcut utility in the System Preferences.

Also, it would be nice if the help file was searchable and integrated with OS X. Currently there is only an FAQ, which is not searchable.

Thanks for a great product.
[Version 1.5.2]

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Officetime Software (developer) replied on 20 Jul 2010
Good suggestions.

You can pause by hitting Space but maybe a different key for when you're editing text would be handy. And yes, a searchable help doc is coming!

As always, feel free to send feature requests to us. The way that gets our attention the quickest is just go into the app, and choose Help->Request Feature.

We're working hard on recent requests and the iPhone version.

-Stephen
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Scott-Gardner had trouble on 08 Jul 2009
This continues to be the best time tracking software that I know of on the Mac. It does invoicing and extensive reporting, too, but I primarily use it to track retainers. I love that I can use a simple tag in the appointment name so that OfficeTime can pick it up and assign it to a project with a default rate, etc. It is very easy to use and highly flexible.

However, one issue that I've noticed is that when you migrate your data file to a new Mac, almost every appointment (not every appointment, which is strange in-and-of-itself that it wouldn't be all or none) gets duplicated in OfficeTime. This has consistently happened every time I move my data file, and I've reported it to their tech support but got a general response indicating that it's not a known problem and apparently they could not reproduce it.

As my retainer client base grows, this is becoming an increasingly more time-consuming and frustrating issue to deal with, almost to the point where I would consider another solution that doesn't have this problem even if I lose some of the great functionality and flexibility OfficeTime offers. I hope they fix it soon.
[Version 1.4.2 r3]

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OfficeTime Support replied on 31 Jul 2009
Hi Scott,

Good news, hopefully. Your bug is fixed in the current release unless I'm mistaken.

Alas, no one else seemed to be affected by this.

It's likely a combination of migrating, iCal, OfficeTime and Google Calendar all syncing. I'll write to you directly with more info.

Otherwise, I'm glad you remain pleased with OfficeTime.

--Stephen
www.officetime.net
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Scott-Gardner commented on 08 Sep 2009
I discovered a workaround that is more feasible and less time-consuming than manually deleting all the duplicates.

1. Run a Quick Report for a project and X out all the line items (a process I do for monthly retainer projects but not usually for one-offs).

2. Quit OfficeTime.

3. Migrate the OfficeTime data file to your new Mac or new installation of the operating system, etc.

This will prevent creating duplicates. This also works if you rename your iCal calendar(s) monitored by OfficeTime. In this case, you will have to go in to edit each project and select the correct calendar, but only active line items will likely get duplicated.
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Rebecca153 had trouble on 06 May 2009
Can anyone please answer my question.... Is it true there is not yet a way to sync the office time program to your iphone - so that I could keep track of time whilst away from my computer? If this is true, does anyone have any suggestions of a similiar program that would sync the computer and iphone, that has the same stop and go time tracking technique?
[Version 1.4.2]

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Officetime Software (developer) replied on 02 Jun 2009
Hi Rebecca,

We're working hard on an iPhone version of OfficeTime.

In the meantime, you can sync seamlessly with iCal which will synch seamlessly with the iPhone. That means you can edit and create sessions on the iPhone in the calendar app.

We're always happy to answer questions about OfficeTime. Just use the support links in the Help Menu.

--Stephen


Vtrip rated on 27 Oct 2011

[Version 1.6.1]




Luca-Baldazzi rated on 24 Jun 2011

[Version 1.6 r13]



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Kin-tan-tee rated on 10 Feb 2011

[Version 1.5.2]



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Burbad rated on 03 Dec 2010

[Version 1.5.2]


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OfficeTime is time and expense tracking that is easy, elegant and focused.

Other time keepers are clumsy or oversimplified. OfficeTime balances features and ease of use, allowing you to easily track exactly what you do each day.

So, what does OfficeTime have to offer?
  • Easy to use:
    The best time tracker just feels right. And if it feels right, you'll use it. Which means more hours captured!
  • Impressive invoicing:
    Easily justify your hours to clients.
  • On Your iPhone / iPad Too (coming soon!):
    Your time & expenses tracked on the go and synced back to your desk.
  • Increase Billable Hours:
    Increase your billables just by tracking your time more accurately. We guarantee it.
  • Easy Reports:
    Your life in a pie chart. Where did your time go last week? Which projects are running hot?
  • iCal Sync:
    You're busy so OfficeTime automatically records your meetings and shows your whole day in iCal.
  • Freelancers:
    Track valuable billable hours or check how you stack against your fixed cost bid. Designed to be flexible, like you.
  • Employees:
    Time tracking doesn't have to suck. Easily log and report hours worked. Find out where the heck your day goes. Tracking means increased productivity.
  • Teams:
    Who's slacking? Which group project is close to budget? Cross-team reports have the answer.
  • No monthly fee:
    Unlike web based time trackers, there's no subscription fee.
  • Guaranteed to pay for itself:
    We'll give you 100% back if OfficeTime doesn't pay for itself in increased productivity recording.
Much more:
  • Great for cross platform offices. PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch.
  • Great for personal or client projects.
  • Know when you've been away from your PC.
  • Live reports. See a problem? Click and edit.
  • Flexible task tracking by project and category.
  • Powerful rounding.
  • Rapidly switch tasks.
  • Redundant auto backups because your time is valuable
  • And much, much more waiting behind a deceptively simple interface.
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