TimeBolt

Time tracking for macOS

Track time at the speed of typing.

Press Command Shift H in any app, type what you're working on, press Return. TimeBolt is a keyboard-driven time tracker for the Mac, and everything you log stays on your Mac.

Coming soon TimeBolt is almost ready. Ask for early access

For macOS 26 or later. No account needed.

How TimeBolt reads it

Activity
research
Category
Acme
Description
pricing page
Tags
#web #seo
Time
A two-hour block starting now
An illustration of TimeBolt's Quick Entry panel, not a screenshot, with an entry typed in and how TimeBolt reads each part of it.

One line, every detail

Write it the way you'd say it

Quick Entry understands a short, forgiving syntax. Only the activity is required; add the rest when it helps.

activityActivity
@categoryCategory
, descriptionDescription
#tag1 #tag2Tags

Times that read like notes

  • lunch -30m

    Started 30 minutes ago and ends now.

  • research for 2h

    A fixed two-hour block starting now.

  • 9:00-10:30 meeting

    A range, from 9:00 to 10:30 today.

  • 14:30 coding

    Started at 14:30 and still running.

Features

Everything within a keystroke

TimeBolt stays out of the way until you need it, then gets you back to work.

  • Quick Entry from anywhere

    Command Shift H opens a small panel over whatever you're doing. Type a line, press Return, carry on. Suggestions come from your own history.

  • No timers to babysit

    Forgot to start one? Log it after the fact with -45m or 9:00-10:30. TimeBolt works out the start and end for you.

  • Activities

    Your day as a list and a timeline. Step between days with Option Command Left Arrow and Option Command Right Arrow. Jump to any date with Command D.

  • Analytics

    Totals by activity, category and tag for today, this week, this month, the last 30 days or all time. Filter down, then edit many entries at once in the Details panel.

  • At home in the menu bar

    Run TimeBolt as a full app or from the menu bar alone. Command Shift S stops the timer from anywhere.

  • CSV in, CSV out

    Bring your history with you and take it all out again, any time, as plain CSV. Your time is never locked in.

  • Meetings, already logged

    Meetings you attended appear on Today's timeline as suggestions. Accept one and it becomes an entry. Nothing is logged until you say so.

  • Linear tasks in Quick Entry

    Type an issue key like ENG-123 or paste its link. The entry links back to the issue, so you can open it straight from your timeline.

Integrations

Connects to the tools you already use

Integrations read from your accounts so entries can link to real work. They never change anything on the other side.

Calendar Available

Uses the calendars already on your Mac: iCloud, Google, Exchange and any other account in System Settings. Events are read on your Mac and never uploaded.

Linear Available

Connect with a personal API key and the issues assigned to you show up in Quick Entry. Sign in with Linear is on the way.

Coming next Planned

Task links from more trackers, and sending your time to the timesheet tools your team uses.

  • Jira
  • Asana
  • GitHub
  • Toggl
  • Clockify

Privacy

Local-first. Private by default.

TimeBolt is a Mac app, not a web service. Your entries live in a database on your Mac, and the app works fully offline.

Read the privacy policy

  • No accountNothing to sign up for. Open the app and start tracking.
  • No telemetry, no analyticsThe app doesn't report on you, and this website doesn't track you either.
  • Your data stays on your MacEntries are stored on your Mac, and calendar events are read there and never uploaded.
  • Sign-ins stay in your KeychainIntegration keys and tokens live in the macOS Keychain and go only to the service they belong to.
  • Leave whenever you likeExport everything to CSV, or delete it all from Settings.

Get TimeBolt

Built for the Mac, for people who would rather type than click.

Coming soon

TimeBolt isn't available to download yet. Write to support@timebolt.cloud if you'd like to hear when it is, or to try an early build.

Requires macOS 26 or later. Questions first? Read Support or write to support@timebolt.cloud.