OneTimeTime tracking for freelancers who bill clients — timers, rates and reports you own.
Toggl charges $10 per user per month, forever, to store your timers in their cloud. Timevault is time tracking for people who bill: one-click timers that survive a browser restart, projects with clients and hourly rates, weekly timesheets, and reports that compute exactly what to invoice — on your machine or your $5 VPS.
Timevault in 60 seconds
Everything in the box
Self-hosted time tracking — one-click timers, hourly rates, weekly timesheets, billable reports.
One-click timer
Description, project, tags, Enter to start. The timer is server state — reload, close the tab, restart your browser, it keeps counting.
Manual entries
Start + end times, or start + duration ("1:30", "1.5", "90m"). Stop, discard mistakes, or one-click continue any previous entry.
Projects, clients & rates
Colors, billable flags and hourly rates per project. Archive finished projects without losing history.
Weekly timesheet
A 7-day grid with inline editing of descriptions and durations right in the cell.
Reports that invoice
Any range, grouped by project / client / tag / day — bar chart, donut, and exact total + billable amounts from your rates.
Report-level rounding
Round to the nearest 5 or 15 minutes at report time — your raw data is never touched. Bill like a law firm.
Overlap detection
Double-booked entries get a warning badge, so your invoices survive client scrutiny.
100% local & private
SQLite file, CSV export, printable summaries, no telemetry, no account.
Timevault vs Toggl
Toggl charges $10/user/mo. Here's what actually differs.
| Timevault | Toggl | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $79 once | $10/user/month |
| Cost over 3 years | $79 | $360 |
| Your data lives | Your server / your PC | Their cloud |
| Billable rates & totals | Yes | Yes |
| Report rounding (5/15 min) | Yes | Paid tier |
| Overlap detection | Yes | No |
| Works offline | Yes | No |
| Source code | MIT, yours | Closed |
Eight months of Toggl pays for Timevault outright — after that, every tracked hour is pure margin.
Pick how you pay
Subscriptions if you want them — but the whole point is the lifetime tier.
Up and running in three steps
Buy once on Whop
One-time $79 for the packaged Windows installer with everything pre-built.
Set up projects and rates
Clients, colors, billable flags and hourly rates — archive projects when engagements end.
Track, then invoice from the report
Run timers or enter time manually, open a report for the billing period, apply 15-minute rounding, and read the exact billable amount off the screen.
Fair questions
Is it really free on GitHub?
Yes — MIT source at github.com/bensblueprints/timevault-tracker-mvp. $79 buys the packaged installer, 1-click setup and updates.
What happens to a running timer if my browser crashes?
Nothing — the timer is server state, not a browser widget. Reload the page an hour later and it's still counting from the original start.
Is there a mobile app or idle detection?
No — honestly. Toggl's native apps, idle detection and calendar integrations are real advantages if you track from your phone all day. Timevault is browser + desktop, aimed at people who work at a computer and bill for it.
Does rounding change my data?
Never — rounding is applied at report level only. Your raw entries stay exact, so you can re-run the same period at 5, 15 or no rounding.
Is it multi-user?
It's single-workspace with one password — perfect for a freelancer or a small studio sharing one install. Per-seat team features are exactly the thing Toggl charges monthly for; if you need approval workflows, stay there.
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More about Timevault
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Self-hosted time tracking — one-click timers, hourly rates, weekly timesheets, billable reports.
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