Author's notes

Who are you?#

I'm Asher, a data scientist from NASA. I've been a full time freelancer since Feb. 2019.

Why have you done this?#

I created hourly because I needed a free hour tracking tool that would be easy to use and not get in the way of my add/commit/push workflow.

Hourly differs from many other tools in the following ways:

  • it's super simple - you commit with a clock-in/out message
  • it doesn't require a database that needs to be managed separately
  • it doesn't spy on you
  • you can be as transparent as you want to be: If you want people to know you're on the clock, just push your clock-in message. Conversely, if you don't want to be bothered, push a clock-out message.

These features should make Hourly ideal for freelancers and remote workers. If you need help integrating hourly into your business/workflow, feel free to reach out!