Everhour tracks project time and budgets, while Opera gives you a clean browser workspace for daily entries.
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.
Set a budget, assign rates, and get alerted before you're over.
Measurement
Track your budget through time or costs
Every report you need — configured your way, always up to date.
Tracked hours flow straight into a polished invoice — no copy-paste, no manual math.
Use this page to turn a work session in Opera into a clean time record: date, person, project, task, start and stop time or duration, billable status, and notes. If you work from the browser all day, keep the source task in one tab and the time entry screen in another so the project name, client, and work note match the actual job you performed.
For a U.S. employer, the record has to be useful beyond personal productivity. Covered employers under the FLSA must keep accurate records for nonexempt workers, and records for employees covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions must include hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek. A browser-based log can satisfy the method requirement when it is complete, accurate, and retained correctly.
A usable entry starts with the worker, date, client or department, project, task, and a time amount. Teams that bill clients need a billable or non-billable flag and a rate field in U.S. dollars when the work is billed in the United States. Payroll records need enough detail to show hours actually worked, not just a rounded weekly total that hides long or short days.
A clean client-facing line reads: "March 5, 2026, Acme onboarding, data import cleanup, 1.5 hours, billable, note: mapped CSV columns and resolved duplicate contacts." The note names the output without exposing unnecessary personal data. Internal notes can carry more operational detail, but sensitive employee or customer information should stay out unless the business needs it for payroll, billing, or compliance review.
Browser history is a weak backup for time records. It shows pages visited, not the work performed, the client served, or the time actually spent. Log the session while the task context is still visible. A precise note beats a vague line such as "admin" because managers and clients can connect the entry to an outcome, ticket, milestone, or deliverable without guessing.
Separate active work from paid time not worked, breaks, leave, and standby time according to the employer's policy and the applicable jurisdiction. The FLSA federal baseline does not require a specific clock-in system, but covered employer records still need daily and weekly hours for covered nonexempt work. State wage, privacy, and employee-monitoring rules can add notice, consent, or data-handling requirements.
A one-off browser log is enough when you need a single invoice backup, a personal productivity check, or a corrected entry for a small job. It works best when one person controls the record, the project has a simple rate, and no manager needs to approve the time before billing or payroll. Save the finished record with the invoice, pay file, or project folder.
A managed workflow becomes the better choice once time affects project limits, retainers, team approvals, or recurring client budgets. Everhour Project Budgeting tracks hour-based and money-based budgets as people log time, supports recurring budget periods, and can send threshold alerts at 75%, 90%, 100%, or custom levels. That gives managers a budget signal before the time record becomes an invoice problem.
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Yes, if the records are complete and accurate. The FLSA requires covered employers to keep accurate records for nonexempt workers, but it does not require one specific form or system. For employees covered by the FLSA minimum wage or overtime provisions, records must show hours worked each workday and total hours worked each workweek.
Use start and stop times when managers need to review schedules, breaks, or later corrections. A duration field works for billing only when it ties to a date, worker, project, task, and work note. Federal retention rules refer to basic time and earnings records, such as daily start/stop time cards or sheets, as records employers must keep for at least two years.
No. Browser history shows visited pages and timestamps, but it does not prove the project, client, billable status, breaks, or time actually spent on the task. Treat history as a memory aid only. Enter the work record while the task tab, ticket, document, or project page is still open.
Under the FLSA federal baseline, Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or rest-day work does not require overtime premium pay by itself. 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. State law, policy, or a contract can add a premium.
Use autofill only for stable fields such as your name, client, or recurring project. Review the date, task, duration, billable status, and note every time because repeated text creates weak records. FTC guidance says businesses keeping sensitive personal information about employees or customers should collect only what they need, keep it safe, and dispose of it securely.
Everhour Project Budgeting tracks hour-based and money-based budgets as team members log time, with one-time or recurring budget periods for retainers and ongoing work. Selected admins can receive email alerts at 75%, 90%, 100%, or custom thresholds, and budget protection can stop extra logging after a project exceeds its limit.
Everhour Timesheets let users submit weekly project hours or working hours for approval, then managers approve, reject, or partially approve entries. Submitted time is locked unless withdrawn or rejected, and approved time stays locked for regular members, which keeps payroll or billing review tied to a stable record.
Track browser-entered work in a managed budget workflow. Everhour Project Budgeting connects logged time to hour and money limits, recurring periods, alerts, and budget protection before overruns reach billing.
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