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RescueTime

Take Control of Your Time·rescuetime.com

$9–$18/mo · Free plan · Self-hostable See pricing ↓

RescueTime is time-tracking software that automatically records how time is spent on apps and websites, then generates productivity reports. It offers two components: RescueTime Focus for personal distraction blocking, goals, and alerts, and RescueTime Timesheets for automated project, client, and task time tracking with billing reports. It is delivered as a background client application (desktop and mobile) paired with a cloud-based reporting dashboard.

What it's for

Automatically track time spent on apps and websitesBlock distracting websites, apps, email, or chat during focus sessionsSet daily productivity goals and receive smart alertsGenerate timesheets automatically by client, project, or taskCreate client billing reports and invoices with billable ratesTrack team productivity trends and key tools usedView team or individual weekly calendars and workload balanceTrack billable hours for legal, healthcare, or financial documentationRefine project estimates for software development and consulting

Features 20

API and export access
Autocompletion hints for timesheets
Automatic activity tracking of apps and websites
Billable rates for invoicing
Calendar feed integration
Client, project, and task tracking
CSV/Excel export and import
Daily target goal and focus zone detection
Focus Sessions with timer
Goals and alerts
Idle time detection
Offline activity entry
Role-based access control
Searchable productivity and category reports
Single sign-on (SSO)
Suggestion review that learns from history
Team weekly calendar view
Two-factor authentication
Unlimited report history
Website and application blocking

At a glance

free tierfree trialself-hostableAPI

TypeDesktop app

DeploymentHybrid

PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS

Forfreelancers and solopreneurs, healthcare and telehealth teams, architects and engineers, law firms, designers and creative agencies, remote and hybrid teams, marketing teams and project managers, finance and accounting teams, software developers, consultants, and tech teams, students, professionals

CompanyRescueTime

Integrations

SlackExist.ioSpotifyBeeminderGithubAsanaOutlookGmail

Complianceself-reported

HIPAAHITECH

Resources

Docs

Pricing

Prices shown as monthly (month-to-month) or discounted annual rates. Invoice billing is available only for team accounts with 100+ users; smaller teams and individuals must pay by credit/debit card or PayPal. No sales tax or VAT is charged on subscriptions. Refunds for partial billing periods are not typically offered.

Solo Focus$9/mo

Individual plan for personal focus tracking; annual billing works out to $84/year, monthly billing is $9/month.

Solo+ (Timesheets + Focus)$15/mo

Bundle plan for individuals; annual billing works out to $144/year, monthly billing is $15/month.

Team Focus$12/user/mo

Priced per user/month; annual billing works out to $120/user/year, monthly billing is $12/user/month.

Team+ (Timesheets + Focus)$18/user/mo

Priced per user/month; annual billing works out to $192/user/year, monthly billing is $18/user/month.

LiteFree

Mentioned only as the default free plan users revert to after cancellation or failed payment; full feature scope not detailed.

Free fallback plan that an account reverts to if a paid subscription is cancelled or payment fails.