What is Time Tracking Software?

Time tracking software is computer software that allows employees to record their time spent on specific tasks or functions. This software can be used by white collar professionals who bill their customers by the hour, including lawyers and accountants, or it can be used by blue collar professionals involved in construction or manufacturing. It represents an electronic version of the traditional paper timesheet. Many time tracking software programs provide automatic generation of invoices to be sent to the professional's clients or customers based on the time spent and the hourly fee being billed, and they allow for the additional billing of other related costs to the customer or client also.

Time tracking software automates the time tracking process by recording via computer what activities are being performed, when, where, by whom, and for how long. The main purpose is to get the precise picture about the work being performed and the exact amount of hours taken to do each task by each employee.