Timesheet

Timesheet is included with the Pro Unlimited package, and can be purchased by an Account Owner as an upgrade on other packages.

Tracking the time you spend on work just got easier. Now you can do it directly in Basecamp with Timesheet!


Watch a video of Timesheets in action:

Enable Timesheet for projects

Not every project will need time tracking, so you can enable it as needed on new projects:

An image showing how to enable time tracking when creating a project from scratch

For existing projects, go to Project Details and flip the switch to turn it on:

An image showing how to enable timesheet in project settings

Tracking your time

Anyone on the project can track their hours by clicking the green timer. Track time for the entire project, or individual items, like to-dos, events, and more. All tracked time is totaled on the project badge, and you can view all the Timesheet entries for the project under the three-dot menu.

NOTE: Timesheets are not viewable by clients.

You can track your time from the project screen:

Image showing Project screen with a red arrow pointing to time tracking

Or from within project tools:

Image showing time tracking within the docs and files tool


When viewing time tracking on a specific post, the badge shows how much time has accumulated for that post.


Time can be entered in decimal or hh:mm format - 1.5 and 1:30 will both get you one and a half hours.

Timesheet reports

If you need a report of time tracked, head to Activity › Timesheets. Here you can view and filter timesheets across the account, and export the results as a CSV file. It's a great way to collect hours for the last month to send to a client, or tally up totals for a person on a specific project.


From here, you can get an overview of time spent on all projects with Timesheets:

An image showing timesheets for an entire account across all projects

Or apply filters to see just the tracked time you need. You can filter by person, project, or date range:

An image showing filters on timesheets

If you need a more narrow view, you can break that report down to each individual task or project by heading to See the timesheet in the ••• menu on the top right. Here you can also delete and edit any entries, or create a new one:

An image showing timesheet reporting for a specific project

Timesheet on mobile

Time tracking is available on mobile, too. Just hit See the timesheet in the ••• menu and you'll be able to do it all from your mobile device.

An image showing how to access timesheet through the mobile app overflow menu

Like on desktop, you can add time, edit or delete time, or filter the reports:

An image showing the timesheet report on a project with the option to edit and delete time


To remove Timesheet, head to Adminland > Handle billing, invoices, packages, and upgrades > See your options > Remove > Confirm removal