Track time on cards and review your timesheet
Start a timer or log hours by hand on a card, then review your week in Timesheet.
You can record the time you spend on any card. The hours add up per person, per card and per board, and feed the weekly approval in HR.
Track live with a timer
- Open a card.
- In the time section, choose Start timer. A running total shows beside Stop timer.
- When you finish, choose Stop timer. The time is logged on the card.
If you start a timer when you are not checked in for the day, you are asked whether to check in first. You can continue without checking in.
While a timer runs, Tasks shows it with a Stop and log the time button, so you can stop it without reopening the card.
Log hours by hand
- In the card's time section, type How long, for example
45m,1h 30mor1.5h. Up to 24 hours per entry. - Pick the Day (not in the future).
- Add What you did (optional).
- Choose Log.
The preset buttons (+15m, +30m, +1h, +2h, +4h, +8h) fill in the amount for you. You can edit or delete your own entries from the list.
Review your week
Open Timesheet.
- My week shows your time across all boards, with Previous week and Next week to move around.
- Choose a card to start a live timer on it or to log hours.
- Board owners and admins can switch Whose time to see everyone's time on a board.
Summary cards show Total Hours Logged, Active Members and Cards Worked On for the week.
Mobile timers
Board owners can switch Mobile time tracking on or off in Board settings. When it is off, members on mobile can add past hours by hand but cannot run live timers.
Approval and limits
At the end of the week, HR or a manager can review the total and set approved hours. Hour limits, set in HR, can warn you or block new time. See the article on weekly hours review.
Tips
- Add a short note to each entry. It helps when you review the week.
- Stop timers when you take a break so your hours stay honest.
- If you forgot a timer, delete the entry or edit its length.
Common problems
- "Enter how long, for example 45m, 1h 30m or 1.5h." Use that format, up to 24 hours.
- I cannot start a timer. An hour limit may have been reached, or the board is archived or view-only for you.
- I cannot see other people's time. Only the board owner and admins see everyone's; everyone else sees their own.
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