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Timer & manual time entry

Track working hours via live timer or manual entry – on desktop and mobile.

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Updated on 27 April 2026

Overview

Meistify offers two ways to track working hours: the live timer for real-time tracking and manual entry for adding times after the fact.


Starting the timer

  1. Go to Time tracking
  2. Select the order from the dropdown
  3. Choose a category (Installation, Planning, Travel, etc.)
  4. Click ▶ START

The timer runs in the background – even when you navigate to other pages. You'll see the running time in the top bar.

Stopping the timer

  1. Click ⏹ STOP
  2. The time entry is saved automatically
  3. You'll see the entry in the daily overview

Pausing the timer

Click ⏸ PAUSE to interrupt the timer – e.g. for a lunch break. Click Start again to continue.

You can switch categories while the timer is running – e.g. from "Installation" to "Travel".


Manual entry

Ideal for adding times after the fact:

  1. Click + Manual entry
  2. Select Date, Order and Category
  3. Enter start time and end time (or alternatively the duration)
  4. Optionally add a note
  5. Click Save

Admins, Masters and Office users can create time entries for all employees. Journeymen can only create their own entries.


Mobile tracking

On mobile, time tracking shows an optimised view:

  • Large timer display with start/stop button
  • Category chips for quick switching
  • Daily overview with all tracked times

Next steps

Next
In the Daily Work track

Assigning employees to orders

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