Getting started

How Timeglass works

The four-part flow from desktop capture to approved time.

Timeglass turns your normal desktop work into a draft timesheet. You keep working in your usual tools, then review the draft when it is ready. The flow has four parts.

1. Capture

The desktop app captures signals as you work: the active app and window, plus periodic screenshots. Meetings can be recorded and transcribed under your workspace’s settings. These signals are uploaded to Timeglass’s cloud and analyzed by AI to work out the task you were working on, the client or project it belongs to, and roughly how long it took. See What Timeglass captures.

2. Draft

Timeglass groups those signals into activities. Each activity has a plain-language description, a duration, and a category, plus a client and project when they apply. You can also add activities by hand for work you did away from the computer.

3. Review and submit

Open your timesheet and select Review timesheet. Confirm the day’s total, fix anything that’s off, and submit it. When your workspace publishes timesheets only after submission, others can’t see your activities until this step.

4. Export and ask

Submitted time rolls up into projects and budgets. You can export it as CSV, Excel, or PDF for payroll or billing, and your connected AI assistant can answer questions about the work record your role can see.