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Memtime
Automatic time tracking that never leaves your machine
As of 24 September 2026, Memtime starts at €10/month. Desktop app that records what you worked on minute by minute and stores it locally, so timesheets are reconstructed from memory rather than guessed. Softwr lists it under Productivity. Memtime is made by Memtime GmbH, launched in 2016, available on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Overview
What Memtime does
Memtime records what you were doing on your computer all day and then lets you turn that record into timesheets. It runs in the background capturing the program and document in the foreground at five or six minute granularity, and presents the result as a timeline you scroll back through to rebuild a day you have already forgotten. The distinguishing decision is where the data lives. Everything is stored locally on the machine that recorded it and never reaches a server, which is why the product positions itself as "automatic time tracking built for privacy". That single choice separates it from most automatic trackers, which are sold to managers and centralise activity data for them. Memtime is sold to the person doing the work, and an employer cannot read the timeline from a console because there is no console. Because it watches the foreground window rather than asking you to start and stop a timer, there is nothing to forget. The timeline is raw material: you review it, drag the relevant stretches onto projects, and the timesheet comes out the other side. Phone call time can be captured too on higher tiers. Memtime GmbH is a German company founded in 2016. Plans run per user per month and fall with commitment length: Basic at €15 quarterly down to €10 on a two-year term, Connect at €22 to €15, and Premium at €30 to €20. The 100+ integrations with project software, including Jira, Asana and Harvest, start at Connect rather than Basic. Every tier has a 14 day trial with no card required.
What people use it for
- Reconstructing a day nobody remembered to time
- Billing clients accurately without running a stopwatch
- Tracking time where activity data must not leave the machine
- Filling timesheets in Jira or Asana from a recorded timeline
- Separating billable from non-billable work after the fact
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Memtime.
- No free tier. There is a 14 day trial and after that the cheapest route is €10 a user a month on a two-year commitment, or €15 quarterly.
- The integrations most buyers arrive for are on Connect, not Basic, so the entry tier is a local tracker with no link to the project software you already run.
- Desktop only. There is no mobile app, so work done away from the computer has to be entered by hand.
- Local-only storage is the product's point and also its limit: there is no central view for a manager, and a lost or wiped machine takes its timeline with it.
- Tracking is at five or six minute granularity rather than to the second, which is right for reconstructing a day and wrong for anyone billing in one-minute units.
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What people choose instead of Memtime
Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.
- MemtimevsTimely
Timely: Also records activity automatically and drafts time entries from it, but stores the data in the cloud and gives managers a team view, which is the tradeoff Memtime refuses.
- MemtimevsToggl Track
Toggl Track: Manual timers with a large integration surface and a genuine free tier, appropriate if you will actually remember to press start.
- MemtimevsHarvest
Harvest: Time tracking built around invoicing and client billing, stronger on getting paid and weaker on reconstructing what you did.
Pricing
What Memtime costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Basic
€15 /mo
- Per user, quarterly billing
- €12 annual, €10 on two years
- Automatic desktop tracking
- Timesheet automation
- Offline tracking
- Calendar integrations
Connect
€22 /mo
- Everything in Basic
- €18 annual, €15 on two years
- 100+ software integrations
- Sync with project software
- Entra ID and SAML
Premium
€30 /mo
- Everything in Connect
- €25 annual, €20 on two years
- Call system integrations
- SSO, Entra ID, SAML, SCIM
- Priority support
Enterprise
On request
- Custom pricing from 50 seats
- From €10 a month on a two-year term
- Team trial and onboarding
- Custom integrations
Capabilities
Features
Automatic activity timeline
Records the program and document in the foreground at five or six minute granularity, with no timer to start or stop.
Local-only storage
Activity data stays on the device that recorded it and never reaches a server, so there is no console for anyone else to read it from.
Timesheet automation
Drag stretches of the timeline onto projects and the time entries are produced from the record rather than from recall.
Offline tracking
Keeps recording without a connection, which matters for anyone working on a train or at a client site.
100+ project software integrations
Syncs projects and entries with Jira, Asana, Harvest and others. Available from the Connect tier, not Basic.
Calendar integration
Pulls Google, Outlook, macOS and iCloud calendars into the same timeline as the activity record.
Phone call tracking
Captures call time through call system integrations, on the Premium tier.
Billability reporting
Custom reports over unlimited historical data, split by what is billable.
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
Does Memtime send my activity data to a server?
No. Activity is stored locally on the device that recorded it and never reaches a server, which is the basis of the product's "built for privacy" positioning and why no manager console exists.
SourceWhat does Memtime cost?
Per user per month, falling with commitment: Basic is €15 quarterly, €12 annual or €10 on two years. Connect is €22, €18 or €15. Premium is €30, €25 or €20. Enterprise is custom from 50 seats. Every tier has a 14 day trial with no card required.
SourceWhich plan includes the integrations?
Connect and above. Basic covers automatic tracking, timesheets, calendars and reporting, but the 100+ project software integrations and the sync with them start at Connect.
SourceHow does the automatic tracking work?
It records the program and document in your foreground window at five or six minute granularity and builds a timeline from that. There is no timer to start, so nothing is lost to forgetting.
SourceWhich platforms does it run on?
Windows, macOS and Linux desktops. There is no mobile application.
SourceWho makes Memtime?
Memtime GmbH, a German company founded in 2016.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Memtime
- Company
- Memtime GmbH
- Based in
- Germany
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