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macOS Time Tracking: How Freelance Creatives Turn Hours Into Profit
A profit-first macOS time-tracking workflow for freelance creatives: capture client work, compare time against estimates, and turn verified hours into invoices.
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9 posts about freelance.
guides·
Time tracking for developers on Mac in 2026
A time-tracking workflow for developers on Mac — track without breaking flow, bill what you built, and turn Asana or Linear issues into one-click timers.
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Time tracking for consultants on Mac in 2026
A time-tracking workflow for consultants on Mac — bill honestly, protect retainers from scope creep, and turn the week into a margin instead of a guess.
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Time tracking for freelance designers on Mac in 2026
A practical time-tracking workflow for freelance designers on Mac — what to capture, how to price design work, and how to turn the week into an invoice.
comparisons·
Best Bonsai alternatives for small studios in 2026
Bonsai is a whole back-office suite. Here's when a lighter, Apple-native track-to-bill app fits better — and which ones to consider.
comparisons·
Best Clockify alternatives for Apple-first freelancers and small teams in 2026
Clockify wins on raw price. For Apple-first freelancers, the bigger question is whether cheap stays cheap once you need billing, AI, and a native Mac app.
comparisons·
Best Timemator alternatives for Mac freelancers and small teams in 2026
Timemator is a beloved one-time-purchase Mac tracker — but solo work eventually grows into billing, teams, and reports. Here's what to look at when it does.
playbooks·
From timer to paid invoice in one app: your weekly billing loop
A freelancer's actual week, mapped end-to-end — how time becomes margin becomes invoice becomes deposit, without leaving a single Apple-native app.
playbooks·
How a 3-person studio bills weekly without spreadsheets
A small studio's weekly billing loop, as a playbook — what to track, what to automate, what to skip, and how one Apple-native app changes the rhythm.