Everhour adds issue-level timers and manual entries so Linear work becomes reviewable hours.
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Use this page when you need a clean record of work performed on Linear issues. The practical outcome is a time log that shows the issue, project, date, duration, person, and note for each entry. That record supports review before client billing, payroll preparation, project reporting, or workload planning.
Everhour syncs active Linear projects and issues from selected workspaces, then keeps reported time connected to Linear workspace, project, issue, status, and tag data in reports. A developer can start a timer while working on an issue, or enter 1.5 hours later with a note such as "reviewed API errors and updated retry handling."
A timer fits focused work that starts and stops around one issue. It captures duration while the work happens, which reduces rounding and memory errors. A manual entry fits work recorded after the fact, such as a meeting, code review, QA pass, or support investigation where the person knows the date and duration.
A good entry needs enough detail to survive review. The issue identifies the work, the project groups it, the date places it in the correct period, and the duration supplies the time value. The note explains the work without turning the time log into a status report, especially when the issue title does not show the actual activity performed.
Linear estimates describe effort or complexity with scales such as Exponential 1/2/4/8/16, Fibonacci 1/2/3/5/8, Linear 1/2/3/4/5, or T-shirt XS/S/M/L/XL. Those estimate values help teams plan issue flow, cycles, and project progress. They are not the same as clock hours worked.
A common mistake is treating estimate points as billable or payroll-ready hours. A 5-point issue can take 2 hours or 9 hours, depending on scope, interruptions, and rework. Keep the estimate on the issue for planning, then record actual time entries against the issue for billing, cost review, and workload reporting.
A one-off time log is enough when you need to capture a small batch of issue hours, check a single week, or prepare a simple client update. It works best when the same person records the time, reviews the notes, and uses the totals right away.
A managed workflow becomes necessary when several people log time across Linear projects. Everhour can turn issue-level entries into a durable record with approvals, locked periods, reporting, and billing or payroll handoff. That structure matters when managers need to compare planned workload with actual tracked time across members and projects.
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Each entry should include the Linear issue, project, person, date, duration, and a short note when the work needs context. The issue keeps the time attached to the source work, while the note helps a reviewer understand activity that is not clear from the issue title.
Issue estimates should stay separate from logged hours. Linear estimate values describe effort or complexity, and analytics use effort as the estimate value. Logged hours record clock time spent on the issue. Mixing them creates inaccurate billing, payroll review, and workload reports.
A timer is better for focused work performed directly on one issue. Manual entry is better for known work added after the fact, such as meetings, reviews, or interrupted work blocks. The stronger record is the one with the correct issue, date, duration, and note.
Set billing status at the project level in Everhour. Within a billable project, specific tasks can be marked non-billable so their time stays out of billable totals. Review that setup before time reaches an invoice or report.
Late, vague entries create unreliable totals. An entry such as "development, 8 hours" gives no issue-level trail and forces a reviewer to guess where the time belongs. Clear entries tie the duration to the exact Linear issue and include a note when the work is not obvious from the issue title.
Everhour Resource Planning uses visual timelines, member and project views, weekly capacity, availability gaps, scheduled time off, and planned-vs-actual time comparisons. After Linear work is tracked in Everhour, managers can compare planned workload with actual tracked time by member and project.
Everhour embeds timer and manual logging controls inside Linear through the browser extension. Team members can start a timer, add a manual entry, and keep reported time connected to the Linear issue, project, status, and tag data used in reports.
Track approved Linear issue hours in Everhour, then use Resource Planning to compare actual work with weekly capacity, project timelines, time off, and realistic staffing decisions.
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