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Local Hours

A Simple Local-first Timesheet App

Time tracking that lives in your folders — not someone else’s cloud

Track hours, generate timesheets, and email approvers.
No accounts. No servers. No lock-in.

Available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Open source MIT licensed No tracking No account required

Your data is just files

All time entries are stored as files in a folder you control. Inspect them, back them up, or move them anytime.

Bring your own sync

Sync across devices using iCloud, Google Drive, or OneDrive — or keep everything fully offline.

No SaaS nonsense

No accounts, no analytics, no subscriptions, and no proprietary cloud.

How it works

1. Track time

Start and stop the timer from the macOS menu bar or iOS widgets.

Timer running Menu bar timer while tracking

2. Add context

Add a short description when you stop the clock.

Add description Quick description on stop

3. Generate timesheets

Create weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly timesheets automatically.

Timesheet preview Weekly timesheet preview

4. Send

Email approvers with an embedded summary or CSV attachment.

Email draft Draft email with embedded summary

Features

Track

  • One-tap start and stop
  • Menu bar app and widgets
  • Notifications and reminders

Understand

  • Descriptions per work session
  • Clear history view
  • Timezone-aware entries

Report

  • Weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly timesheets
  • Embedded email summaries
  • CSV exports

Control

  • Folder-based storage
  • Custom email templates
  • Works fully offline

Who it’s for

  • Consultants and freelancers billing hours
  • Contractors submitting weekly timesheets
  • People who don’t want another SaaS account
  • Developers who prefer file-based workflows

Platforms

macOS

Menu bar app, notifications, keyboard-driven.

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iOS

Widgets, quick actions, notifications.

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Android

In progress. Same data format for seamless sync.

Install

Download on the App Store

Available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac on the App Store.

Or clone and build from source in Xcode.

Feedback & bugs

Open an issue on GitHub .