Time overview

The time tracking surface in Work mode. Where confirmation-based time entries are viewed and edited.

Time overview

The Time overview is the dedicated time tracking surface in Tree's Work mode. It's where the user views, edits, and confirms the time entries that time tracking generates.

What the Time overview shows

The surface has several elements:

  • A day view showing today's confirmed and unconfirmed time blocks
  • A week view showing the past week's confirmed time, aggregated
  • Confirmation cards for time blocks drawn from Your day, waiting for the user to confirm, edit, or deny
  • A mini-inspector for editing individual time entries (duration, notes, attribution)
  • A daily total showing how much time has been logged today
  • History and archive access for past days

The surface is deliberately quiet. No prominent stopwatch. No big timer button. The work the surface is doing is small and infrequent (a few confirmations a day), so the surface doesn't demand attention.

How Time overview differs from time tracking the feature

Time tracking is the feature: the mechanic of recording time spent on work. Time overview is the surface where that feature is operated. Time tracking happens; Time overview is where the user goes to review and adjust what was tracked.

The distinction matters because time tracking is also exposed in passive ways (confirmation cards on Your day, totals on project pages). The Time overview surface is the dedicated home for the feature, but the feature shows up across Work mode.

Aggregations and reports

The Time overview shows summary data:

  • Per project totals for the current period (day, week, month, quarter)
  • Per tree totals within projects
  • Per node totals within trees
  • Per user totals in Team workspaces

Reports can be exported as CSV for use in invoicing, payroll, or external analysis.

The aesthetic

Time overview borrows a deliberately quiet visual style. The intention is that time tracking shouldn't feel like a separate activity the user is performing on top of their work. It should feel like the natural close of a day's loop: did I do what I planned, yes, here's the proof, move on.

Tools that make time tracking a foreground activity (Toggl, Harvest, Clockify) usually result in the user abandoning time tracking after a few weeks. The friction is too high. Time overview's quiet design is the opposite bet: low foreground demand, sustained over time.

Tier availability

Time overview is a Paid feature, available on Paid and Team. Free does not include the Time overview surface.

LAST UPDATED · 2026-06-02