Business & Freelance tool

Time Tracking Hours Calculator

Time tracking is the most-hated part of freelancing and the part that wins or loses you money. The Time Tracking Hours Calculator accepts lines like "Mon 9-12, 13-17:30" or "Project X 2.5h" and returns the total hours, the billable total at your rate and a per-day breakdown you can drop into an invoice or a payroll export.

It accepts a wide range of entry formats and ignores junk lines, so you can paste a week of messy notes and get a clean total.
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Formula used

Total hours = sum of durations · Billable = total hours − break time

How to use the Time Tracking Hours Calculator

  1. Paste a day or a week of time entries, one per line.
  2. Use formats like 9-12, 13-17:30 or "1.5h project X".
  3. Add your hourly rate for the amount column.
  4. Read the total, the billable total and the per-line breakdown.

About this tool

The Time Tracking Hours Calculator is built for speed and accuracy: every calculation runs in your browser, so your data never leaves your device and the result updates as you type. It works equally well on a phone, a tablet or a desktop, and it is free to use as many times as you like.

Common use cases

  • Wrapping up a week of freelance time tracking.
  • Generating payroll hours for a small team.
  • Building a monthly invoice from a notes file.
  • Spotting days that ran over.

Tips for the best result

  • Use the latest figures you have - even a small change in rate or term can shift the outcome by hundreds.
  • For annual figures, divide by 12 to get a monthly number you can compare with the result.
  • Bookmark this page and revisit the calculation as the inputs change.

Frequently asked questions

What formats does the parser accept?

Ranges like 9-12, 13:00-17:30, 9.30-12 and 9.30-12.30; durations like 1.5h or 2 h; lines starting with "Breaks" or "Break" subtract from the total.

How do I track breaks?

Add a line that says "Breaks 1h" or "Break 30m" - the calculator subtracts it from the billable total automatically.