Toggl Desktop is now smarter than ever!

We’re happy to announce that Toggl Desktop version 0.9.3 has a new and intriguing feature. It now has the ability to learn.

What do you mean by “learn”?

It works like this:

1. Toggl Desktop memorizes the titles of the windows you use and connects these words in the title with the projects you track.

2. After a short learning period it can give you suggestions on the project to track.

Can you give me an example?

Of course! For example, if you are tracking a task in project A and open a window that you used when tracking a different project, let’s say B, then Toggl Desktop will show you a little popup suggesting you to track project B. You can ignore the popup or agree with the suggestion and Toggl Desktop will automatically start tracking on project B.

How can I try it?

If you noticed, then you see the new autopilot bar at the bottom of Toggl Desktop main window:

It is turned off by default so you have to turn it on by clicking on the black triangle or the text “Autopilot off” itself.

After turning it on, it starts memorizing the titles of the windows you use when working on your project. You will also see study progress while Toggl Desktop is learning.

After some time, when enough information has been gathered, Toggl Desktop can start suggesting which project to track. If you see this “Studying complete” status message, then you know that Toggl Desktop is ready to start helping you.

So, how does Toggl Desktop contribute to my projecttracking?

If Toggl Desktop thinks (based on the information memorized) that you should be tracking a different project from the current project, then a small popup window emerges. It asks if you want to start tracking the project it suggests. If you ignore the window, it will go away automatically after a few seconds but if you click “Yes” then Toggl Desktop will start tracking the project suggested.

As you see in the picture, Toggl Desktop is offering you to start tracking an existing task:

If you have not tracked a task under this project in the current session then Toggl Desktop will suggest you to start a new task:

I don’t want to use this new feature, how can I make it disappear?

Of course, if you are not interested in this feature then simply turn it off if it is on (default is off) and you can hide the autopilot bar from the settings:

Can anybody see the memorized data?

If you are worried about your privacy then don’t be because no information that is collected will be sent to our server or anywhere for that matter. All the data will stay in your computer under your user account.

Try it out and see how it works for you ! :)

P.S. We would very much appreciate any feedback on how our new feature is functioning! Thanks!

P.S.S. Oh, and did I mention that the new version also has many bugfixes?

iGoogle gadget

Christian Decker has created a nice iGoogle gadget for Toggl Timer. Check this out:

http://www.google.com/ig/directory?url=decker.christian.googlepages.com/toggl-timer.xml

Server upgrade

We’re beefing up the processing power of Toggl backend tomorrow. It may happen that there will be some downtime – we’re trying to make it as short as possible.

UPDATE: The upgrade was successful. All systems should be operational. Please let us know if you have any problems.

Classic Toggl available again

We just put the classic Toggl version back up again. When logged in, just click on the ‘Old version’ link in the upper part of Toggl screen.

Right now you have to click on this link every time you log in. After a few days we’ll have an updated version which will persist the setting, so you don’t have to select it every time.

We will fix our mistake

We have had an overwhelming feedback requesting to keep using the ‘old’ version of Toggl.

Vox populi – vox dei, as the Romans used to say. We’ll put the old version back live later today (it takes time as there are some compatibility issues that need to be resolved). And both versions of timetracking will be available.

We promise not to make any more such harsh switches in user interfaces in the future. And we’ll keep the ‘old’ way of timetracking up until there is a widely accepted new version that works for both ways.

New release today

A new version went live today. Major thing that changed is the ability to track start/end times for the task.

Also, the old version (without the Toggl Timer) is discontinued as of today.

Get detailed information at:

http://getsatisfaction.com/toggl/topics/toggl_announcements

Toggl Forum now available

Hi there, we’re having loads of feedback coming in from Toggl users. It’s getting harder and harder to answer all the questions in time, so we’re launching a public forum to make the information flow a bit smoother.

Please check:

www.getsatisfacion.com/toggl

New Toggl Timer is here!

We released a new version of Toggl today. It features a completely new approach to tracking your time. You can open it by clicking on a link shown in this picture.

What’s new in Toggl 0.14:

• We have split up the administrating pages and the time tracking tool.
• Projects now have messageboards to keep notes and exchange info.
• Clients, workspace properties and team have their own tabs.
• It is easier to add new members to a workspace.
• You can add notes to clients.
• More space for data in the reports.
• Thanks to a lot of optimizing it’s much faster than “old” Toggl.

The differences in Toggl Timer are familiar to those of you who use Toggl Desktop:

• No need to mark your tasks completed anymoreClosing tasks is not necessary anymore, this is taken care of when a new day begins.
• Easier handling of recurring tasksToggl Timer remembers the tasks you worked on during the last seven days and shows you these names as quick links to start tracking time on the task. The task will automatically track time with the current date.

Toggl Timer:

Enjoy and please don’t hesitate to let us know what you think :)

A new look

We just updated Toggl website with a new design and a bit more content. The boys from Exact did a good job with the graphics, so we’re pretty pleased with the outcome.

Give us feedback on your impressions! And – don’t forget to have a nice Christmas.

What we’ve been up to lately

Hi folks!

It’s been quiet here for quite a while, but it doesn’t mean we’ve just been lazing about the whole time. A lot has actually happened during the past few months. For example since the release of Toggl Desktop the number of hours tracked daily has doubled and is constantly growing. This shows very clearly that a desktop version of Toggl was sorely missed and has been received very well. And for that we sincerely thank all of you out there! :)

Having seen the effect Toggl Desktop has had on time tracking we came up with the idea to make the same design and features available in the web version. This is the thing we have been thinking on for some time now and are currently working on.

We’ve got some more new and cool things waiting for you, but we’ll tell you more of those when the time is right ;)

Stay tuned!

PS. Toggl also got a great review by Brian Briggs from Kinetic Wisdom, Inc. Read more from the Mission Expert blog.