A time tracking extension that starts the timer from your tasks
Sumhour’s extension keeps your timer in the browser toolbar and adds a Track button to tasks and issues in 16 tools. Press it on a Jira ticket or a GitHub issue and the timer starts with its name and link, in the right client’s project.
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A Track button in 16 tools
The button sits next to the task’s title, so it is there when you open the work. Turn on only the tools you use.
It also works in:
- ClickUp
- Trello
- Jira
- GitLab
- monday.com
- Notion
- Basecamp
- HubSpot
- Gmail
- Google Docs, Sheets and Slides
- Miro
The task’s name, number and link come with it
A press on a Linear issue starts the timer with "MD-142 Pricing page layout" as the note and a link back to the issue. On the timesheet and the invoice you see what the hours were for, and anyone can open the issue from the entry.
- The first press asks for the Sumhour project, then remembers it for that board or repository
- In Notion, a task’s Project field picks the project; in HubSpot, the company does
- Works on a company GitLab on its own address
How the Sumhour extension works
- 01
Sign in once
Press Sign in in the toolbar popup and approve the code in the Sumhour tab that opens. The extension gets its own token for time and projects only, and you can revoke it in the app.
- 02
Turn on your tools
In the extension’s options, switch on the tools you use. Each one asks your browser for that one site only, so the extension never gets access to every page you visit.
- 03
Press Track
On a task, issue or card, press Track. The first time, pick the Sumhour project that board or repository bills to. After that, one press starts the timer with the task’s name and link.
- 04
Press again to stop
The button shows the running time and turns into Stop. Stop it there, in the popup, or in the Sumhour app: they all show the same timer.
The timer one click away, in step with the app
The popup starts a timer with a note, a client and project picker you can search from the keyboard, a task and the billable switch. It shows today’s and this week’s hours, and your recent work with a button to continue it.
Stop the timer in the Sumhour app and the extension shows it at once: in our browser test it took a fifth of a second. The toolbar icon changes too, so you can see a timer is running without opening anything.
- Alt+Shift+S starts or stops the timer from any page
- "This page" starts a timer with the open page’s title and link
It reads one thing, only when you press
The extension asks for each tool’s site when you turn that tool on, never for every website. On a page it reads only the task you press Track on. It does not watch which sites you visit.
Offline starts and stops are kept with their real times and sent when you are back online. If you run your own Sumhour server, point the extension at it in the options.
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- GitHub
- GitLab
- gitlab.example.com
- HubSpot
The extension: limits to know about
- The Edge and Firefox versions are not in their stores yet. Chrome is.
- There is no Safari version yet.
- In Figma the button floats in a corner you can drag it to, because Figma’s own top bar has no room for it.
- Self-hosted Jira (Data Center) is not supported yet. A company GitLab on its own address is.
- It does not record which sites you visit. Time is tracked only when you start a timer.
Missing a tool you work in? Write to [email protected]. The person who builds Sumhour reads every message.
The browser extension: common questions
Which browsers does the Sumhour extension work in?
Chrome 116 or newer, and the browsers built on it: Microsoft Edge, Brave and Opera. Firefox 140 or newer has its own build. There is no Safari version yet.
What does the extension read on a page?
Only the task on screen, and only when you press Track: its title, its number, its link and the board or project it belongs to. Nothing is read or sent before you press. The extension sends Sumhour the project, notes, times and that link, nothing else.
Does it track the websites I visit?
No. There is no automatic tracking. Time is recorded only when you start a timer, from the popup, a Track button or the keyboard shortcut.
What happens if I walk away with the timer running?
When you come back, the extension asks what to do with the time you were away: keep it, discard it, or discard it and keep the timer going. You choose after how many minutes it asks, or turn the question off.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Starts and stops made offline are kept with their real times and sent to Sumhour when the connection is back.
Our GitLab runs on our own server. Does the button work there?
Yes. Add your GitLab address in the extension’s options. The browser asks for that one site, and the button appears on its issues and merge requests, even after a restart.
Does it cost extra?
No. The extension is part of every Sumhour plan, including the 30-day trial. It also works with a self-hosted Sumhour server: enter its address in the options.
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