utlTimeLogger

It is very easy to lose track of time while working on a computer and it can be a problem for people who get payed by the hour. Without some way to log your working hours, pauses and so on, it may be difficult to calculate your payment. With utlTimeLogger, you will know more than how many hours you have worked or the lengths of your breaks. The software can tell you how much time you spend with specific applications and how long your computer is working. It also allows you to view numerous statistics, generate detailed reports, set up reminders and more.

utlTimeLogger can be used on Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7. You can download a .exe setup file and go through a standard installation process or you can download an archive, in RAR or ZIP format, or a self extracting .exe archive. In terms of system requirements, the software is not too demanding, so you can use it even with older hardware.

The user interface provides various controls for starting, stopping or pausing a timer, viewing and exporting statistics, accessing a database and more. You may configure an app tracker, on a separate window, without any effort. The software can detect your running programs and it will ask you if you wish to track them or not. Tracked and ignored programs are added to separate lists, depending on your choices, but you can move individual items from one list to another at any time. It is also possible to set utlTimeLogger to automatically add detected programs to one of these lists.

When you start using a tracked application, it will be added to a third list, for currently tracked items, where you can see their recorded running times. You can view the start and end times and the number of minutes for each tracked program in the same window, but on a different tab. Furthermore, the software allows you to illustrate these statistics as a chart, for a time period of your choice.

The main interface can be expanded and reveal a series of statistics, such as the software's stating and stopping time, the number of pauses and more. Besides telling you how many hours you have worked, utlTimeLogger can also remind you when it is time to call it a day. You can access the general settings panel and specify a daily work time limit and a notification method. When you reach your daily limit, the software will continue working as usual, but it will log the elapsed minutes and hours as overtime.