Gerbil Time Tracker

Getting in "the zone," that wonderful place where you experience peak productivity and your mind is focused on one thing and one thing only can be somewhat difficult.

However, when you do achieve that favorable creative state, it's important that you don't interrupt it. That's why clocking your own hours or simply relying on your memory to track the time spent on various tasks and projects is not ideal.

The best thing you can do (probably), is to employ the services of a time tracking app. And, if you want it to be as minimalist and less distracting as possible, then you might want to check out Gerbil Time Tracker.

Gerbil Time Tracker is all about simplicity. The GUI is clean and intuitive, and the feature set is rather limited.

The main and only window of this simple time tracking app is divided as follows: a series of controls in the upper part (useful for changing the days, and seeing the state of various tasks), the list of active tasks, and a stop button underneath, the new task field, the task list, and the area that offers an overview for the day at the bottom.

To begin tracking, simply open a new task field, input a name for the activity or task at hand, and click the green start button (or press Enter).

To stop the tracker, click on the red button next to the current task name. Switching to a different task is just as easy: simply click the switch task button, or stop the tracking for the current job and add a new task.

Tasks can also be edited. Double-click on any task to change the values as desired and press "Save," and that's pretty much it.

If you're looking for a full-featured personal time tracker with cloud capabilities, then Gerbil Time Tracker is definitely not for you. If, however, you want a tool that gets the job done in the simplest manner, then there's a good chance you'll love this minimalist app.