What is BillNotch used for?

BillNotch is a desktop app for freelancers that tracks work automatically, sorts it into projects and turns billable hours into PDF invoices. It is a good fit for freelancers billing by the hour and catching forgotten billable meetings.

Is BillNotch open source?

No. BillNotch is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Productivity category, open-source options include Solidtime, Kimai and Flameshot.

What are some alternatives to BillNotch?

BillNotch competes with Timing, ManicTime and Toggl Track.

BillNotch: features, pricing and alternatives

About BillNotch

BillNotch is passive time tracking software for freelancers who bill by the hour. Once the desktop app is installed, it monitors the window in focus and logs what the user works on second by second, so there is no timer to start and no manual entry to remember.

Activity is sorted into projects by keyword rules, with optional AI categorization for ambiguous cases, and billable status is inherited from the project. A Google or Microsoft calendar can be connected, read-only, so recent meetings are suggested as entries to approve. Users can view the billable total, generate a PDF invoice or export to CSV, and a Revenue Leak Finder flags billable time that was never invoiced.

The app runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and is free to start with no credit card. BillNotch is a commercial product with a web dashboard, reports and a pricing page, aimed at solo consultants and contractors who lose track of billable work.

Key features

Automatic tracking of active windows
Keyword rules sorting activity into projects
Optional AI categorization
Read-only calendar suggestions for meetings
PDF invoices and CSV export
Revenue Leak Finder for unbilled time

Good fit for

→Freelancers billing by the hour
→Catching forgotten billable meetings

Tags: time-tracking; invoicing; freelancers; automatic-tracking; desktop-app; billing

BillNotch: questions and answers

What is BillNotch used for?: BillNotch is a desktop app for freelancers that tracks work automatically, sorts it into projects and turns billable hours into PDF invoices. It is a good fit for freelancers billing by the hour and catching forgotten billable meetings.
Is BillNotch open source?: No. BillNotch is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Productivity category, open-source options include Solidtime, Kimai and Flameshot.
What are some alternatives to BillNotch?: BillNotch competes with Timing, ManicTime and Toggl Track.