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WatchMe is a feature-rich timer program that can be used to track time for a number of different tasks or events together or independently of one another. You can create any number of timers, give each one name and record additional notes and information about what you are timing – a great solution for those who need to track their time for hourly billing, timesheets and more.
Download the latest version (v 2.3.1) – Released April 24, 2013
To install simply copy the executable onto your PC and run it. If you are running an older version of WatchMe, simply overwrite the old EXE file with this latest version.
Click here to view the latest change log to see what new features are included in this version.
Features Include
- Timers to track elapsed time (like a stopwatch) and countdowns (3…2…1…blastoff!)
- Ability to manage multiple timers at once
- Group timers into multiple tabs for easier management
- Give each timer a unique name
- Display time in a number of formats including fractions of an hour, hours/minutes/seconds, minutes, $/hour and more
- Store notes and comments on each timer
- Quickly copy and paste time into other time tracking programs and billing programs
- Easily adjust the time displayed on timer (in case you forgot to start it)
- View total time for a grouping of timers
- View total time accumulated across all of your timers
- “Focus Light” that, when set to your working patterns, will help keep you focused while you work
- Timer alerts that can notify you after a set period of time has elapsed
- Flag your timers with different colours to help organize your tasks
- Export timers and tabs to XML or CSV
- No install program – just copy the executable and run
- And much more…
Requirements
- Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or higher
Screenshots
Have multiple timers and countdowns running at the same time. You can also set it so only one timer can be operational at a time – a great way to quickly keep only a single timer running while hopping between tasks.
Timers and countdowns can display their time in a variety of formats including fractions of an hour – handy if you have enter fractions of an hour into your timesheets or billing programs.
Track as many timers and countdowns as you need (grouped into multiple tabs), and add notes to each in order to keep track of work you are doing.
Use the “Focus Light” to help you avoid distractions and keep you focused on the work you are doing.
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#4 written by Alan 5 months ago
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#6 written by Anto73 6 months ago
Hi,
Love the app, only issue seems to be that it runs at about half speed. Have tested this on multiple PCs but all have the same issue. Bit surprised by this as I would assume that keeping time would be a failry basic & easy function to do, the PC clock can keep time
Currently running v2.2.0.12
Would love to be able to utilise your app (and make a donation) but don’t really feel we can due to the timing issues. I had tried to locate an earlier version as I have seen a number of posts about this issue that advise that older versions are OK.
Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated.
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I have only ever had one other person report an issue with the application “losing” time and in that case it turned out they had a virus on their machine. Once that was fixed the timing problem went away. Could you provide me with more details on your situation (OS version, info on the PC itself, copy of the WatchMe config files,etc)? Please email me directly at support (at) flamebrain (dot) com.
The application itself makes use of the low level timers in the OS so I don’t know exactly why the problem would be occurring. I have been running the application every day for many years without an issue. It’s very weird that you would be having this problem – hopefully we can figure out why.
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Absolutely agree. As a manager myself, I only have my staff track time against tasks where we want to be calculating profitability or for generating productivity metrics. I never like seeing people using apps like this to track people’s time in order to make sure they are “working” and putting in their 8 hours a day.
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#11 written by Ang 9 months ago
Love this app. The one enhancement I would like to see is the abilitity to set a pop-up notification per task to show when you met the time you wanted to alot for that task. For example – if my goal is to spend 2 hours a day working on a specific project, I would like a pop up message to say when I have completed that much time.
Yes, I know I can use a count down, but I would rather use a regular timer to track how much time I spending working on something, and have the system flag me when I have met my dedicated time (but not stop me from continuing to work on that task if I so choose.) Days are often so busy, that sometimes it is difficult to avoid jumping back and forth between tasks, so this would help me keep better tabs on my work.
Thank you,
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Hi
You can use a Timer Alert to do just this. If you right click on a timer’s (not a countdown) display and choose “Add Alert” you can tell the timer to alert you after a set amount of time on the timer has been accumulated (say two hours). You can also identify what the timer should do (stop timing, show a message box, play a sound, launch another app, etc).
Hope that helps.
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#16 written by Stephan 1 year ago
What would be a great feature :
Possibility to recycle all the times automatically after the last one.
For example, you have tasks that are highly repetitive and on the clock, like 2 minute prep time, then a 6 minute activity, then another 1 minute to finish, and it would restart to the beginning automatically for the 2 min prep time again. Add then add a counter to count how many cycles passed.Lot’s of schools and faculties use standardized tests or exams now, with different activity stations, this would save them a loooot of trouble!
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#17 written by Joao Brito 1 year ago
Congrats, great software.
I’m a “GTDr” and I was looking for a countdown timer with multiple timers, so I could control blocks of time dedicated to each project I’m working on: 30′ on this, 50′ on that etc.
Although Watchme isn’t a countdown timer, the alerts are just perfect for this. And at the same time, It’s easy to create other timers to measure how much time I’ve spent on each project (what btw is the software’s main purpose). I like the interface too, it’s very easy to use.
I’ve just installed the software, looks good, If it works fine, I’ll certainly make a donation. A countdown mode would be perfect.-
Hi,
I too am a “GTDr” and I make use of both WatchMe and Toodledo (great task tracking app) daily to keep track of my work. You’ll be happy to know that I am working on countdown timers right now for the next version. I make use of alerts the same way you do, but I expect that the countdown timers could also be used in the same way you mentioned. I’m happy to hear you’re enjoying using WatchMe. Stay tuned for the next version – coming soon…
Cheers!
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#19 written by David 1 year ago
Hi, Scott,
I just wanted to express my thanks for making this program. It’s exactly what I was looking for after searching around a lot and trying many other clunky timer programs. Your interface is perfect: one click to stop one timer and start another.
I’ve been using it to find out how much time I spend with my son and how much time I spend working. It really provides an objective measure of how I balance my priorities. You just never know until you track the time.
Now that I’ve spent about 5 minutes writing this message, it’s time to click on the “Exercise” timer.
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#20 written by Anton 1 year ago
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#23 written by Jim 1 year ago
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#25 written by Chris 1 year ago
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#29 written by Ryan 1 year ago
Awesome App!!
I have suggestions:
-Option to set a limit on the number of inactivity warnings or just update a single warning dialog box instead of creating a new box for each warning.
Forgetting to close the app over the weekend requires a lot of mouse clicks the next time at the computer.-Incorporate a calendar into the app.
-Create an event log text file. List timer starts stops.
-Timer tags. Add a tag to each time and then have a summary tab displaying the summation of all timers with the same tag across all tabs.
-An automatic export/clear all timers/delete all timers on certain time each week/month.
Thanks for making such a great app.
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I love WatchMe. I use it to manage my studies for my courses and also my programming.
If there’s one feature I’d like, it’s to be able to add an arbitrary amount of time (e.g. type it into a pop-up window). I don’t always remember to start the timer at the right time, but I have a good idea about how long it’s been, so I’d like more fine grained adjustment of the time.
WatchMe is really great, and I’m going to continue to use it. Thanks for it!
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Love the app! This has really helped me to keep track of how long I spend on what tasks throughout the day. I have ADHD and a poor sense of the passage of time so this really helps, (as long as I remember to start the timer
The no activity timer helps a lot with that.) One thing that I could use is the ability to recreate a new tab with a set of default timers or duplicate an existing tab. I need to track my time each day, usually with many of the same timers. I create a new tab each day but since it starts out blank I need to rely on an AutoHotkey script to re-enter my standard timers each day. It would be easier if I could just pick an option to duplicate an existing tab. Thanks for all your work on this excellent project!