Track time spent on software implementations, client deliverables, or any kind of work with ClickUp time tracking.

We also integrate with several popular time tracking apps.

What you'll need

• A Workspace owner or admin will need to enable the Time Tracking ClickApp.
• Individual guests can use time tracking if a Workspace owner or admin has given them permission.
• Guests can only track time on tasks they can access with edit or full permissions.
• Time tracking is available on all plans.
• Time entries cannot be deleted on the Free Forever Plan.
• On the Free Forever and Unlimited Plan, the following advanced time tracking features have 100 uses. Each instance time is tracked or entered manually counts as a use. There are no limits for these advanced time tracking features on the Business Plan and above:
  • Adding a time entry description.
  • Adding labels to a time entry.
  • Marking a time entry as billable.
  • Tracking time that is not associated with a specific task.
• Time Tracking integrations count towards Time Tracking use limits.

Enable the Time Tracking ClickApp

You can enable the Time Tracking ClickApp at the Workspace level or for individual Spaces.

You must be a Workspace owner or admin to manage ClickApps.

Enable Time Tracking for your Workspace

To enable the Time Tracking ClickApp:

1. Click your Workspace avatar in the upper-right corner. 
2. Select ClickApps.
3. Browse or search for the Time Tracking ClickApp.
4. Enable the Time Tracking ClickApp. You can use the dropdown menu to disable the ClickApp in specific Spaces.
5. To make new time entries billable by default, click Default new time entries to billable.
   

   Unlimited uses of billable time entries are available on the Business Plan and above.

Enable the Time Tracking ClickApp for individual Spaces

You can also enable the Time Tracking ClickApp for individual Spaces.

To enable the ClickApp for a Space:

1. In the Sidebar, hover over a Space.

2. Click the ellipsis ... icon.

3. Select Space settings, then ClickApps.

4. Click Time Tracking to enable the ClickApp.

5. Click Save to enable Time Tracking for this Space.

Access time tracking

You can access time tracking from several locations:

• Task view
• The Quick Action menu
• The toolbar if Track Time is pinned
• List and Table view
• Board view
• Timesheets
• Gantt view

You can show time tracked on tasks in Calendar view.

You can also track time using:

• The ClickUp Chrome extension
• The desktop and mobile apps
• The ClickUp API

Time tracked field on tasks

Open the time tracking modal in a task by clicking Track Time.

In the task Activity section, tracked time is always rounded to the minute.

Track time from the Quick Action menu

Open the time tracking modal from anywhere in your Workspace:

1. Open the Quick Action menu located in the upper-right corner of the toolbar.

2. Select Track Time.

View the time tracked field in List view

To add a time tracked column to your List view:

1. Open the List view.

2. In the upper-right corner above the task table, click the plus icon.

3. At the bottom of the modal, click Show/Hide.

4. Search for Time tracked.

5. Click Time tracked to add the column.

6. Once added, you can:

   • Click the start button in the column to immediately start a timer on a task.

   • Click the tracked time amount to open the time tracking modal.

View the time tracked field in Board view

To view time tracked in a Board view:

1. In the upper-right corner, click Customize.

2. Select Fields.
3. Enable Show time tracker to add it to task cards.
4. Once added, you can:

   • Click the start button to immediately start a timer on a task.

   • Click the tracked time amount to open the time tracking modal.

Access time tracking using the ClickUp Chrome Extension

Create time entries associated with tasks while you browse the web with our Chrome extension.

Track progress

When tracking time using the toolbar, you'll see a progress bar that indicates how much time you've tracked today against your daily capacity. You can change your capacity from Timesheets or Workload view settings.

When tracking time time from a view, you'll see a progress bar that indicates how much time you've tracked against the task's time estimate. This progress bar only displays when the Time Estimate ClickApp is enabled and the task has a time estimate.

Set default time tracking settings

By default, all time entries are non-billable.

Unlimited uses of billable time entires are available on the Business Plan and above.

If you want all time entries to default to billable, a Workspace owner or admin can set default time tracking settings for the entire Workspace or individual Spaces. Space time tracking settings override the Workspace time tracking settings.

When the default is set to billable, people can continue to create non-billable time entries. 

Set default time tracking settings for the Workspace

To default all time entries in the Workspace to billable:

1. In the upper-right corner, click the Quick Action menu.
2. Select ClickApps.
3. Search or browse for Time Tracking.
4. Check the Default new time entries to billable checkbox.

Set default time tracking settings for a Space

To default all time entries in a Space to billable:

1. In the Sidebar, hover over the Space.
2. Click the ellipsis ... menu.
3. Select Space settings.
4. Click Default billing setting.
5. Choose one of the following:
   • Billable: Default all time entries to billable.
   • Non-billable: Default all time entires to non-billable.
   • Use workspace settings: Default all time entries to the Time Tracking ClickApp's default setting.

Create and edit time entries

Learn how to create or edit time entries from anywhere in your Workspace.

Workspaces on the Business Plan and above can also track time unrelated to a specific task.

Report on time tracking data

You can view time entry data throughout your Workspace. View time tracking data on tasks, in views, and create reports using Time Tracking Dashboard cards.

You can also use time tracked as a y-axis data point in custom Bar Chart, Pie Chart, and Battery Chart Dashboard cards. 

Track time on the mobile app

Create, edit, or delete time entries from anywhere using the mobile app!

You can start a timer on your computer and stop it from your phone, or vice versa. You can seamlessly use time tracking across the web, desktop, and mobile apps.

Track time with the ClickUp API

Build your own time tracking integration using our API. Build robust time tracking tools with the following data:

• Get time entries within a date range.
• Add and remove time entry labels.
• Get running time entries.
• Start and stop a timer.

Time tracking API calls include the task ID, title, status, task tags, and Space, Folder, and List information.

Track time unrelated to a task

Workspaces on the Business Plan and above can track time unrelated to a specific task. You can add this time to a task later! 

To track time unrelated to a specific task:

1. Open the Quick Action menu located in the upper-right corner of the toolbar.

2. Select Track Time.
3. Next to the time tracking entry, click the ellipsis ... menu.
4. From the ellipsis ... menu, click Edit.
5. Click the Select task... dropdown.
6. Search for and select a task.
7. Click Save changes.