Weekly or monthly — pick your period
Freelancers billing by the month, part-timers paid weekly, and salaried staff tracking project hours all need slightly different timesheets. Switch between a 7-day weekly view and a full-month view (the grid adjusts to the real number of days, including leap Februarys). Enter start time, end time, and unpaid break minutes for each day you worked; leave days off blank. Totals update as you type, in both h:mm and decimal hours.
Timesheet vs. time card
The terms overlap, but the habit is: a time card mirrors a punch clock — in/out times for a pay week, often with overtime. A timesheet is the broader record used for billing and projects over any period. If you need overtime splitting (over 40 hours/week or 8/day), use the time card calculator; this page focuses on clean period totals.
Worked example — freelance month
Priya freelances on weekdays in June: 18 working days, typically 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM with a 30-minute break — 6 hours per day. Her monthly total is 108 hours; at $45/hour that's $4,860 to invoice. The CSV export drops straight into her invoicing spreadsheet.
Tips for accurate timesheets
Record times daily rather than reconstructing the week from memory — studies of self-reported hours consistently find recall errors of 5–10%. Round consistently (this tool computes to the minute; if your client rounds to 15-minute increments, agree on the rule in writing). And keep a copy: the CSV export gives you an audit trail your email can't lose.