Changelog

The same extension, in Edge’s sidebar. Extension 1.0.3 is on Microsoft Edge Add-ons — one-tap timers beside your tabs, the live toolbar badge, the free Pomodoro cycle, and one history with the web app once you sign in. Where the sidebar is and how to keep Hourcraft in it: Hourcraft for Edge.

An update to the Chrome extension. (The web app and the extension have their own version numbers.)

New

• Track time without an account in the side panel — click the toolbar icon and choose Start tracking — no account needed. What you track is saved in that Chrome profile only — not backed up, and not on your other devices — until you choose to save it to an account.
• Bring it with you when you sign in — add your email whenever you like and Hourcraft asks whether to move everything you already tracked into your account. Nothing is cleared until the copy is confirmed, so an interrupted move can simply be tried again.
• The Free limits are the same signed out and signed in — three categories, and the last seven days in History — so signing in only ever adds.
• A welcome page on first install — where the side panel is and how to pin it, what tasks and categories are for, the Pomodoro cycle, and where your time is kept without an account. It stays one click away as How it works in the user menu.

New

• Already have a code? on the sign-in card — type your email and the 6-digit code from a sign-in email you already have, without requesting a new one. For when the email opened on one device and you are signing in on another.
• How it works in the user menu — a one-page walkthrough of the side panel, categories, the Pomodoro cycle, and where your time is kept when you track without an account.

A web-app release; the same no-account start reached the side panel in Extension 1.0.3, above. (The web app and the extension have their own version numbers.)

New

• Track time without an account — open Hourcraft, choose Start tracking — no account needed, and start the clock. No email, no password. What you track is saved in that browser only — not backed up, and not on your other devices — until you choose to save it to an account.
• Bring it with you when you sign in — add your email whenever you like and Hourcraft asks whether to move everything you already tracked into your account. Nothing is cleared from the browser until the copy is confirmed, so an interrupted move can simply be tried again.
• The Free limits are the same signed out and signed in — three categories, and the last seven days in History — so signing in only ever adds.

An update to the Chrome extension. (The web app and the extension have their own version numbers.)

New

• Pomodoro in the side panel is now free — the classic 25/5 focus cycle with break prompts works on the Free plan, matching the web app. Custom intervals, the chime, and re-chime reminders remain part of ProPRO
• Hourcraft’s description in Chrome now appears in German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese. The app interface itself is still English for now.

New

• Pomodoro comes to the Free plan — the classic 25/5 focus cycle with break prompts is now available to everyone. Custom intervals, the chime, and re-chime reminders remain part of ProPRO

An update to the Chrome extension. (The web app and the extension have their own version numbers.)

Fixed

• The toolbar badge now comes back correctly after the extension updates or Chrome restarts while a timer is running — before, it could sit blank until you reopened the side panel. Your tracked time was never affected, only the badge.

New

• Sign in with a 6-digit code — every sign-in email now includes a code you can type instead of clicking the link. Perfect for the home-screen app on iPhone/iPad (where email links open in Safari instead of the app), or when you read the email on a different device than the one you're signing in on.

New

• The Hourcraft Chrome extension is now on the Chrome Web Store — track time from Chrome's side panel while you work.

Fixed

• On iPhone and iPad, opening Hourcraft from a home-screen icon could fail with a Safari error ("response served by service worker has redirections"). If you added Hourcraft to your home screen before July 25, remove the icon and add it again from Safari.

Hourcraft is here — a frictionless time tracker for people who just want to know where their hours go. Tap to start, tap to stop, and see your day add up.

Track your time

• One-tap timer — start and stop a task in a single tap, tracked live.
• Organize work into categories and review it in your history.
• Swipe to delete, edit past sessions, and see weekly summaries.
• Installs like an app and works offline (PWA).
• Light and dark themes.
• Passwordless sign-in — we email you a one-time link, no password to remember.

Hourcraft Pro

• Unlimited categories and your full historyPRO
• Advanced reports — weekly trends, category breakdown, and an activity heatmapPRO
• Pomodoro mode — focus cycles with break reminders and notificationsPRO
• Cross-device sync — start on your laptop, keep going on another devicePRO
• CSV export of your sessionsPRO
• Weekly summary email every MondayPRO
• Chrome extension with a side panel for tracking while you workPRO