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title: "Time tracking for freelancers: hours to invoices"
description: "A one-tap timer, billable and non-billable entries, weekly roll-ups and project budgets. Time tracking for freelancers that feeds straight into invoices."
canonical: "https://www.meadowdesk.com/features/time-tracking"
last_modified: "2026-10-27"
---

# Time tracking

Source: https://www.meadowdesk.com/features/time-tracking

A one-tap timer, billable and non-billable entries, weekly roll-ups and project budgets. Time tracking for freelancers that feeds straight into invoices.

Start a timer, get on with the work, and let the hours land in the right place. When it's time to bill, your unbilled time is already waiting.

## A one-tap timer that follows you

Start the timer on a task, and when you move on, switch to the next one without stopping. Forgot to start it? Add an entry by hand, or fix the times afterwards. Every entry is billable or non-billable, so admin time stays off the invoice.

- Timer: One tap to start, switch tasks as you go
- Manual: Add or edit entries afterwards
- Billable: Billable or non-billable on every entry

## Your week, rolled up for you

Your time adds itself up by project and by client across the week. You can see where the hours went at a glance, without a spreadsheet or a Friday afternoon of guessing.

- Week: Hours by day, Monday to Sunday
- Projects: Totals for each project
- Clients: Totals for each client

## Budgets that know where the time went

Give a project a budget and tracked time counts against it as you work. A health flag tells you when a project starts to drift, early enough for a calm conversation about scope.

- Budgets: Set on each project
- Burn: Tracked time counts against it
- Health: A flag when a project drifts

## Unbilled time, straight onto an invoice

When you're ready to bill, pull a client's unbilled time into a new invoice. The hours arrive as lines you can check before sending. Running a small team? A manager view shows each person's hours, so nothing slips through.

- Invoice: Unbilled time pulled into an invoice
- Review: Check every line before it goes
- Team: A manager view of everyone's hours

## Time tracking questions

**Can I add time I forgot to track?**
Yes. Add an entry by hand and edit any entry afterwards: change the times, the task, or whether it's billable.

**Can I mark time as non-billable?**
Every entry is either billable or non-billable. Non-billable time still shows in your week, so you see the full picture, but it stays off the invoice.

**How does tracked time become an invoice?**
Start a new invoice for the client and pull in their unbilled time. The hours come in as lines you can review before you send it.

**Does it work for a small team?**
Yes. Everyone tracks their own time, and a manager view shows each team member's hours, so you can see the week across the studio.

**Can I track time from my phone?**
Yes. Meadow Desk works in your phone's browser, so you can start and stop the timer away from your desk.