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Time Tracking

Time Buckets

Buckets are customizable categories for your time. Create buckets for projects, clients, or activity types to track where your time goes.

Go to Buckets in the sidebar and click "New Bucket". Give it a name, color, and optional weekly hour goal.

Use the stopwatch feature to track time in real-time and automatically log it to a bucket.

Stopwatch Timer

The stopwatch tracks time as you work. Navigate to Time in the sidebar to access the timer.

Starting the Timer

Select a project/bucket from the dropdown, then click the orange Start button. The analog display shows elapsed time.

Pausing & Resuming

Click pause to temporarily stop tracking. Resume when you're back to work. Time accumulates across pauses.

Stopping & Saving

Click stop to end the session. Time is automatically logged to the selected bucket. View your sessions in Time Reports.

Persistence

Timer state persists through page refresh. Close your browser and return, your timer keeps running.

Hourglass Countdown

The hourglass is a countdown timer for focused work sessions. Perfect for Pomodoro technique or time-boxed tasks.

Setting Duration

Switch to Hourglass mode, then click Set Time. Choose from presets (5m, 15m, 25m Pomodoro, 45m, 1h, 2h) or enter a custom duration.

Running the Timer

Click Start to begin countdown. The display shows remaining time. Pause and resume as needed.

Completion Alert

When time expires, you'll hear a chime sound and receive a browser notification (if permissions granted). Time logged to your selected bucket.

Pomodoro Workflow

Use 25-minute focus blocks followed by 5-minute breaks. The hourglass helps maintain this rhythm throughout your workday.

Time Reports & Analytics

Visualize where your time goes with built-in analytics. The Time page shows weekly breakdowns by bucket.

Weekly Overview

See total hours tracked, daily average, and session count. Compare week-over-week with percentage change indicators.

Time by Bucket Chart

A color-coded bar chart shows time distribution across projects and categories. Quickly identify where focus goes.

Session History

View individual time entries with start time, duration, and bucket assignment. Edit or delete sessions as needed.

Tracking Billable Hours

For consultants, lawyers, and freelancers, tracking billable time accurately is essential. Malleable makes this effortless.

Client Buckets

Create a bucket for each client. All time tracked to that bucket becomes billable hours for that client.

Calendar-Based Tracking

Client meetings, calls, and work blocks on your calendar automatically log as billable time when assigned to a client bucket.

Exporting for Invoicing

Export time entries by client for the billing period. Use the data directly in invoices or import to accounting software.