Hourtick for freelancers
A free time tracker for freelancers
As a freelancer, your time is your inventory. Hourtick is free forever — every feature included — with a timer in your Mac menu bar and reports that tell you exactly what to invoice.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
Free forever
Every feature, unlimited projects and clients, 500 MB of usage a month.
Menu bar timer
See the running time next to the clock; start or stop without opening a window.
What to invoice
The report shows billable, uninvoiced hours and their value per client.
The real product
What freelancers get, free
Timer, timesheet, tasks, chat and reports in one place, the same for the whole team. Free from the first hour.
The problem
- Forgetting to start the timer
- Guessing hours at invoice time
- Paying for features you don't use
How freelancers set up Hourtick
- 1
Add each client and project with your rate.
- 2
Start timers from the menu bar or ⌘K.
- 3
Forgot? Add a duration to any day afterwards.
- 4
At month end, filter billable and not invoiced, invoice, mark as invoiced.
Start tracking your team's time in a minute
Create a free workspace, invite your team with a link and start the timer.
- Free for your whole team, forever
- No credit card
- Every feature included
In practice
A freelance illustrator tracks four clients from the menu bar and invoices from one report on the first of every month.
Included, free
- Mac menu bar timer
- Timesheet approvals
- Billable rates and budgets
- Reports and CSV export
- Invoiced locks
- Offline sync
Frequently asked questions
Is it really free?
Yes. Hourtick is free with no feature limits; you only pay if you use more than 500 MB a month.
What if I hire help?
Invite them for free. Every plan includes unlimited people.
Can I export my data?
Yes, reports export to CSV.
Free tools for freelancers
Billable hours calculator
Free billable hours calculator: paste time from Toggl, Harvest or Clockify, round to 6 or 15 minutes, apply rates and write-downs, see utilization.
Hourly rate calculator
Work out the hourly rate you need from your target income, expenses, time off and billable share. Free calculator, no sign-up needed.
Other teams using Hourtick
Track your first hour in a minute.
Free for your whole team, forever. Every feature included.