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Top 5 Time Tracking Software Programs

By Susan Ward, About.com

Good time tracking software pays for itself. Being able to precisely track the time spent on various projects lets you bill your clients accurately and manage your time more efficiently. The time tracking software programs listed here are also easy to learn and use, and include reporting and billing features, features most freeware time tracking software programs don't have. All are for single use and run on Windows, unless otherwise noted.

1. Track-It Light Time Tracking Software

This professional time tracking software from Dovico (a Canadian company) has excellent functionality and is inexpensive. The program allows multiple types of time entry, handles multiple projects, lets you create a variety of reports and invoices quickly and easily, and allows data to be exported in a variety of formats. Plus the time tracking program is designed to run light, so it doesn't hog computer resources.

2. Proj Clock Pro Time Tracking Software

Cyber-Matrix Software is also a Canadian company; Proj Clock Pro is also an easy-to-use time tracking and billing system with invoicing and expense management features. Time data can be exported for use with other programs, and customized reports can be created. The outstanding feature of this time tracking software, however, is that it can be used by multiple users over a network.

3. TraxTime Time Tracking Software

TraxTime can also handle unlimited projects, and its punch clock metaphor makes it easy to use. And if you like, you can append memos to the time entries. Customized reports can be sent to printers or disk files, or viewed onscreen. The Manager's Version of this time tracking software, which is slightly more expensive, allows you to maintain a shared project list and create comprehensive reports for several users.

4. Responsive Time Logger Time Tracking Software

Time Logger lets you track your time while you're working. But it also does so much more. You can customize reports on screen using drag and drop, use time record data in other applications, customize invoices, and track expenses. This time tracking software program includes a macro facility and a Palm O/S interface, so you can even track your time on your Palm if you're away from your PC.

5. TimeWriter Time Tracking Software

TimeWriter's entry screen is a weekly grid which displays one week of hour entries at a single glance, which makes it easy to enter hours worked quickly. This time tracking software program has excellent report functionality, and data can be exported in a variety of formats. Because the time tracking software was designed for workgroups, it has more administrative features than other single-use programs.

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