Everhour supports desktop time tracking for teams that need cleaner hours, approvals, billing, and payroll review.
Enter your time in and out for each day. Overtime and gross pay are calculated automatically.
| Day | Time In | Break Start | Break End | Break | Time Out | Total |
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The calculator gives you the number — Everhour takes it from there.
One click and you're timing. Start a timer, add an entry, edit the details. This is exactly how it feels in Everhour.
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A desktop time tracking app helps you capture work as it happens on a computer, then turn those entries into daily and weekly records. On desktop, the practical advantage is screen space: you can keep the tracker open beside project notes, calendars, tickets, or client instructions instead of rebuilding the day from memory.
For U.S. employers, the core recordkeeping issue is accuracy. The FLSA requires covered employers to keep accurate records for non-exempt workers, but it does not require a specific timekeeping form or system. A complete desktop record should identify the worker, date, project or task, start and stop detail when used, daily hours worked, and total hours worked each workweek.
Good time records separate work into categories that match the downstream use. Payroll needs employee, workday, workweek, and hours worked. Client billing needs project, task, billable status, rate, and comments that explain the work. Internal reporting needs consistent project names and enough detail to compare planned work with actual time.
A simple example is one line for `March 5, 2026, Client A, website QA, billable, 2.5 hours, $125 hourly rate`. That line gives finance enough information to bill in U.S. dollars, gives a manager enough context to approve the entry, and gives the worker a clear record to correct before the week closes.
Desktop tracking fails when workers start a timer, switch tasks, and leave the entry attached to the wrong client. It also fails when people record one block of time after the work is done without task detail. The fix is a plain rule: each material task change gets its own entry, and every weekly total must reconcile with the work actually performed.
Federal overtime adds another reason to keep weekly totals clean. Unless exempt, covered employees must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a fixed 168-hour workweek at not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay. Hours may not be averaged across two or more workweeks for FLSA overtime purposes.
A free desktop tool is enough for a freelancer, owner, or small team that needs a current week of task hours and a clean export for an invoice. It also works for short projects where one person owns the record, reviews the time, and sends the bill without a formal approval chain.
A managed workflow becomes necessary when tracked time affects payroll, client billing, budgets, or team reporting. Everhour Timesheets collect weekly project hours and working hours, let users submit time for review, and let admins approve, reject, partially approve, or lock entries before payroll or billing uses them.
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A covered employer may use any complete and accurate timekeeping method for non-exempt workers under the FLSA. The records must include hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek for employees covered by the minimum wage or overtime provisions.
A useful daily record includes the worker, date, project or task, time worked, billable status when relevant, and a note that explains the work. For covered non-exempt employees, employer records must support daily hours worked and total hours worked each workweek.
Desktop tracking does not change the federal baseline. Unless exempt, covered employees receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a fixed 168-hour workweek at at least 1.5 times the regular rate. State law, policy, or contract terms can add stricter rules.
The most common cleanup problem is one large daily entry with no project or task split. That format forces payroll, billing, or managers to ask follow-up questions before approval. Separate entries by task, client, or work category when those details affect pay, billing, or reporting.
Federal rules require employers to preserve payroll records for at least three years and basic time and earnings records, such as daily start and stop time cards or sheets, for at least two years. State rules, litigation holds, contracts, and company policy can require longer retention.
Everhour Timesheets collect weekly project hours and working hours so managers can review submitted time before payroll or billing. Admins can approve, reject, partially approve, and lock entries, which protects reviewed time from ordinary edits after approval.
Use approved desktop time records for payroll and billing review. Everhour turns submitted weekly hours into locked timesheets, so managers can approve, reject, or partially approve entries before downstream work begins.
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