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Simple Time Tracking for
Freelancers and Teams

Elastic Time is a simple, powerful time tracking tool built for freelancers, consultants, and small teams. Log your work, organize by client and project, and understand where your time goes.

No credit card required

Activities
Client meeting - project kickoff 09:00 → 10:30 1h 30m
Frontend development coding 10:45 → 12:30 1h 45m
Code review & PR feedback review 13:30 → 14:15 45m

Everything you need to track your time

Log Activities

Record what you worked on with start and end times. Add notes and tags to keep everything organized.

Manage Clients

Organize your work by client and project. Keep track of who you're working for and what you're working on.

Reports & Exports

Multiple report views: detailed, daily summary, or by tag. Export to CSV, PDF, or HTML. AI-friendly exports for generating summaries with your preferred AI assistant.

Visualize your time

Interactive charts show exactly where your hours go each week

Reports
42.5h
Total Hours
8.5h
Avg / Day
$6,375
Billable
Hours per day Dec 30 - Jan 10
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Hours by project
Website Redesign 18.5h
Mobile App 11h
API Integration 8.5h
Other 4.5h

Professional invoices in seconds

Generate PDF invoices directly from your tracked time

INVOICE
#INV-2024-001
Your Company
123 Main Street
New York, NY 10001
Bill To
Acme Corporation
456 Business Ave, Suite 100
Description Amount
Website Redesign - January $4,500.00
30 hours @ $150/hr
API Integration - Phase 1 $1,875.00
15 hours @ $125/hr
Subtotal $6,375.00
Tax (10%) $637.50
Total $7,012.50

How it works

1

Create your account

Sign up in seconds with just your email. No credit card or payment required.

2

Set up clients & projects

Add your clients and their projects to organize your work. Or jump straight into logging time.

3

Track your time

Log activities as you work. Add descriptions, tags, and notes to stay organized.

4

Report & bill

Generate reports with billing totals. Export to PDF or CSV for easy invoicing.

Built for how you work

Smart autocomplete

Elastic Time learns from your history. Descriptions, projects, and tags autocomplete as you type, making logging repeat tasks effortless.

Inline editing

Made a mistake? Edit any field directly in your activity list. Changes save automatically as you type. No forms, no friction.

Team collaboration

Invite colleagues to work on your clients. See their logged time alongside yours in reports. Perfect for small teams and agencies.

Multiple report views

Choose how to view your time: detailed activity list, daily summaries, aggregated totals, or breakdown by tag. Filter by date range, client, project, or team member.

Contracts & phases

Set up contracts with billing rates and currencies. Define phases for billing periods that automatically calculate totals from your logged activities.

Professional invoices

Generate PDF invoices directly from your phases. Customize with your company details, client billing info, and tax settings. Download and send to clients in seconds.

Tag categories for invoicing

Group your tags into categories like "Development", "Support", or "Consulting". Invoices automatically show hours broken down by category with custom labels, giving clients a clear view of where their budget went.

Multiple export formats

Export reports to CSV, PDF, or HTML. Import activities from other tools with flexible CSV parsing that handles multiple date formats and timezones.

AI-friendly exports

Export your activities in AI-friendly formats organized by project and tag. Generate summaries for clients or stakeholders using your preferred AI assistant.

Ticket system integration

Link tags to your ticket system (Jira, GitHub, etc.). In HTML exports, tags become clickable links directly to your tickets for easy cross-referencing.

Comprehensive documentation

Get up to speed quickly with our detailed help pages. Step-by-step guides cover everything from getting started to advanced features like invoicing and team collaboration.

Simple pricing

Elastic Time is free to use. No hidden fees, no premium tiers, no limits.

Free

Everything included, forever

  • Unlimited activities
  • Unlimited clients & projects
  • Contracts & billing rates
  • PDF invoices with category breakdown
  • Team collaboration
  • Multiple report views & exports
  • AI-friendly exports
  • Ticket system integration
  • Comprehensive help documentation
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Frequently asked questions

Is Elastic Time really free?

Yes. Every feature is included for free: unlimited activities, clients, projects, invoicing, reports, and team collaboration. There are no premium tiers or usage limits, and you don't need a credit card to sign up. More about our free plan.

Does Elastic Time integrate with Jira?

Yes. Download a Tempo-compatible CSV for Jira Server or Data Center, or copy a ready-made browser script that imports your time entries as Jira worklogs and your activity notes as Jira comments. The scripts use your existing Jira session, so no API tokens are needed. Learn about Jira time tracking.

Can I create invoices from my tracked time?

Yes. Set up contracts with billing rates, group work into billing phases, and generate professional PDF invoices with your company details, tax settings, and an optional breakdown of hours by category. See how invoicing works.

Can I import my data from another time tracker?

Yes. Import your activities from a CSV export with flexible date, time, and timezone parsing. Duplicate entries are detected and skipped automatically, and the docs include a step-by-step guide for importing from Toggl. Read the import guide.

Can I use Elastic Time with my team?

Yes. Invite colleagues by email, assign them as team members on your clients, and see their logged time alongside yours in reports. Team collaboration is included in the free plan like everything else. Learn about team features.

Ready to take control of your time?

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