Free time tracking

Track project time without adding another tool.

Meridian includes project time tracking in the same workspace as delivery, resources, and reporting. Start a timer, add time manually, organise work by project and task, and review the week without moving data between disconnected systems.

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1 projectStarter workspace

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Short answer

What is the best free time tracking tool for project teams?

The best choice depends on how a team manages delivery. Meridian is a strong free time tracking option for PM-led teams that want time entries connected to project work. Starter supports one project and unlimited users, with live timers, manual entries, weekly timesheets, tasks, tags, and client context in the same workspace.

Included capabilities

Time tracking that understands project work.

Capture accurate time with enough context to make it useful later.

Live timer

Start and stop a timer while you work, with the description saved to the active entry.

Manual entry

Add start and end times directly when work was completed away from the timer.

Weekly timesheet

Review the full week and see how recorded time is distributed across work.

Project context

Associate time with the relevant project, task, client, tag, and description.

Entry editing

Correct descriptions, times, or work associations without recreating the entry.

Team reporting

Review tracked time in the same system used to manage projects and resources.

How it works

Record useful project time in three steps.

Choose the work

Select the project and add optional task, client, tag, and description context.

Track or enter

Run the live timer or add the start and end time manually.

Review the week

Check entries in the weekly timesheet and correct anything before reporting.

Meridian Starter

Useful enough to run a real project. Free enough to start today.

Meridian Starter includes one active project, unlimited users, unlimited retrospectives, resource management, and core time tracking. Paid plans add more projects and premium capabilities.

Starter plan

Free forever

No credit card

1 project
Unlimited users
Live and manual time entries
Weekly timesheet and on-screen reports

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Transparent limit: PDF and Excel time-report exports require a paid plan.

Common questions

Clear answers before you start.

Is Meridian time tracking free?

Yes. Core time tracking is available on the free Starter plan for one project and unlimited users.

Can I use a timer and add time manually?

Yes. Meridian supports an active timer plus manual start and end time entry.

Can time be linked to tasks and clients?

Yes. Entries can include project, task, client, tag, and description context.

What is not included for free?

PDF and Excel report exports require a paid plan. Core entry and review workflows remain available on Starter.

Free retrospective toolRun unlimited sprint retrospectives for one project with unlimited users on Meridian Starter. Collect feedback, vote, and track action items for free.Free resource managementReview dated allocations, allocation-based capacity signals, leave records, and costed work with unlimited users on Meridian Starter.

Put project time in the right context.

Start with one free project and let the whole team track time in the workspace where delivery already happens.

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