Projects & budgets

Import projects

Bring projects in from a spreadsheet, PDF, screenshot, or pasted rows.

If your project list already exists, import it and skip recreating every row. Timeglass reads a spreadsheet, PDF, screenshot, or pasted rows and shows proposed changes before anything is saved.

Start an import

  1. Open Projects
    Select Projects in the main navigation.
    Acme Projects page with the Import button
    Import is above the project list.
  2. Open the importer
    Select Import. Drop a file, choose one from your computer, or paste copied rows.
    Import Projects dialog with the upload and paste area
    CSV, XLSX, PDF, text, and image files are supported.

Review the suggestions

Timeglass scans the source and groups its proposal into New Projects, Updated Projects, Existing Projects, and Not Importing. Edit a row if its title, description, client, or time target needs correction.

Import preview with three new Acme projects
Review every proposed change before applying the import.

Apply

When it looks right, click Apply changes. You’ll get a summary of what was created, updated, and skipped.

Projects page with a confirmation that three projects were created
The confirmation reports how many projects were created, updated, and skipped.

Common questions

What file types can I import?

Spreadsheets (CSV, XLSX), text, PDFs, and images or screenshots. You can also paste copied rows directly.

Will it overwrite my existing projects?

No. Import proposes changes grouped as new, updated, existing, and not importing, and nothing is applied until you review and confirm.