Support - Timer Work 26 for Mac

Welcome to the official support page for Timer Work, the professional time tracking app for Mac by Apimac designed to bring clarity and precision to your workday. Here you’ll find an overview of its features, tips to get started, and answers to common questions.

Timer Work for Mac helps you record, review, and understand your time with ease. Create and manage projects, track work sessions with a clear visual timeline, edit your logs to keep them accurate, and view detailed statistics to improve your productivity. It’s a simple yet powerful tool to stay organised, focused, and in control of your day.

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Getting Started

Getting started with Timer Work is simple and intuitive:

1. Open the app from your Applications folder or Dock
2. Create a new task by clicking the + button at the bottom left — it already comes with a default name, but you can rename it anytime
3. Optionally, add a tag to organize your work
4. Click Work to start a focused session
5. Timer Work will track your progress, record your time, and remind you when it’s a good moment to pause or switch tasks

That’s it! Timer Work helps you work smarter and stay aware of your time, giving you insights into how you use it and helping you maintain balance and focus — without the rigidity of traditional methods like Pomodoro.

How the Session System Works

Timer Work is based on a simple but effective concept: alternating periods of focused work with short breaks.

Work Sessions

By default, each work session lasts 50 minutes. You can customize this duration in the settings, choosing between 1 and 180 minutes according to your needs.

During work time, focus completely on the selected task. When the session ends, Timer Work:

Plays a customizable notification sound Shows a reminder inviting you to take a break Can automatically start the next break (if you enable autostart)

Break Sessions

The default breaks last 10 minutes. This duration is also fully customizable (from 1 to 180 minutes) based on your preferences.

This is the ideal time to:

- Get up from your desk and move around
- Drink a glass of water
- Look out the window to rest your eyes
- Do some stretching or deep breathing

Tip: Timer Work shows you helpful suggestions to make the most of your breaks when a work session ends. To modify session durations, click the Settings button in the main window.

Extended Rest Time

After completing a certain number of sessions (by default 6 sessions), Timer Work invites you to take a longer rest. This helps prevent fatigue and keeps productivity high throughout the day.

Task Management

Creating a New Task

You can create a new task in two ways:

By clicking the + button at the bottom left of the main window
Using the keyboard shortcut ⌘N

Organizing Tasks with Tags

Tags allow you to categorize your tasks. For example:
Planning – for design and organization activities
Production – for actual operational work
Research – for study and in-depth analysis
Collaboration – for meetings and teamwork

You can filter tasks by tag using the dropdown menu in the toolbar.

Marking a Task as Completed

When you finish a task, you can mark it as completed. Completed tasks are still preserved with all session data, but can be hidden from the main view using filters.

Viewing Statistics

Timer Work automatically records all your work and break sessions. To view statistics for a task:

Double-click on the task in the main list
The Sessions window will open showing:
- All sessions recorded for that task
- The duration of each session
- Total time worked
- Detailed charts and statistics

You can filter sessions by time range (today, last week, last month, etc.) and by duration.

Customizing Settings

To access the timer settings, click the Settings button (the slider icon) in the main window.

Session Autostart

When you enable this option, Timer Work automatically starts the next session without asking for confirmation. For example:

- When a work session ends, the break starts automatically
- When the break ends, work automatically resumes

Note: If you disable autostart, Timer Work will show you a reminder window at the end of each session, letting you decide when to start the next one.

Pause on Sleep

When you enable this option, Timer Work automatically pauses the timer if your Mac goes to sleep. This way you don’t lose valuable time when you step away from your computer.

Session Durations

You can customize the duration of:

- Work sessions – choose between 1 and 180 minutes (default: 50 minutes)
- Break sessions – choose between 1 and 180 minutes (default: 10 minutes)

To modify these settings:

1. Click the Settings button in the main window
2. Use the dropdown menus next to Work: and Break:
3. Select the desired duration from the preset list

Notification Sounds

Timer Work includes a variety of sounds to choose from:

- End work sound – played at the end of a work session (default: Temple)
- End break sound – played at the end of a break (default: Coin)
- Rest time sound – played when it’s time to take an extended rest (default: Clapping)

You can also adjust the volume of sounds or disable them completely by selecting No Sound.

Rest Frequency

Choose after how many work sessions Timer Work should suggest taking a longer rest. Options range from 1 to 8 sessions, or No Rest if you prefer to manage it manually.

Exporting and Importing Data

Export

You can export all your data in XML format to create backups or transfer information to another Mac:

1. Select File → Export as XML… from the menu
2. Choose where to save the file
3. Click Export

Import

To import data from a previously exported XML file:

1. Select File → Import… from the menu
2. Select the XML file to import
3. Click Open

Timer Work will merge the imported data with existing data, avoiding duplicates.

Menu Bar Icon

Timer Work can show an icon in your Mac’s menu bar. The icon:

Changes appearance depending on the state (work, break, or idle)
Displays the remaining time of the current session
Allows you to quickly open the main window with a click

To enable or disable the menu bar icon, go to Preferences → General.

What happens if I close Timer Work while a session is running?

Timer Work will automatically save the current session before closing. The next time you launch the app, you can resume from where you left off.

Note: Timer Work automatically saves your data whenever you make changes, so you don’t need to worry about losing your work.

Can I edit or delete a session that has already been recorded?

Yes, you can edit already recorded sessions:

1. Open the Sessions window by double-clicking on the task
2. Double-click on the session you want to edit
3. In the session editor you can:
  - Modify the start and end time
  - Change the session type (work or break)
  - Add or modify the description
  - Delete the session

Warning: You cannot edit a session while it’s running. You must stop it first.

How does session merging work?

If you start a new session shortly after ending the previous one (within 1/20th of the set duration), Timer Work may automatically merge the two sessions into one. This prevents excessive fragmentation when you take very short breaks.

For example, with 50-minute sessions, if you restart a session within about 2.5 minutes of ending the previous one, the two sessions will be merged.

Can I use Timer Work without following the Pomodoro method?

Absolutely! While Timer Work is designed to support the Pomodoro method, you can use it simply as a timer to track time spent on your tasks:

Disable autostart in the settings
Use only work sessions, ignoring breaks
Set the rest frequency to “No Rest”

What happens if I change time zones or my Mac’s clock?

Timer Work uses timers based on absolute intervals, so it’s not affected by system clock changes, daylight saving time transitions, or time zone modifications. The timer will continue to work correctly in all these situations.

Are my sessions saved if my Mac goes to sleep?

Yes. If you’ve enabled the “Pause on Sleep” option, Timer Work will pause the session when your Mac goes to sleep. When you wake your Mac, you can resume the session from exactly where you left off.

If you’ve disabled this option, the timer will continue running even while your Mac is asleep (not recommended, as it will count time when you weren’t actually working).

Can I reset the recent descriptions list?

Yes, you can reset the list of recently used descriptions:

1. Go to the menu File → Reset Recent Descriptions…
2. Confirm the operation

This will restore the list to default values, without affecting descriptions already assigned to existing tasks.

Does Timer Work sync across multiple Macs via iCloud?

Currently Timer Work does not sync data via iCloud. If you use multiple Macs, you can manually transfer data using the XML export/import feature.

What’s the minimum session duration that gets recorded?

By default, Timer Work only records sessions that last at least 1 minute. Shorter sessions are automatically discarded to avoid filling the log with insignificant data.

There’s an exception: if a session reaches its natural end (for example, you complete a 1-minute session), it will still be recorded even if the actual duration is slightly shorter.

How can I see the total time worked across all tasks?

In the main window, the bottom section shows aggregated statistics:

- Work and breaks – total recorded time (work + breaks)
- Work only – total actual work time
- Breaks only – total break time

You can choose which data to display (only the selected task or all tasks) using the buttons in the statistics section.

Contact Support

If you don’t find the answer you’re looking for here, you can reach us directly through the chat on this page. We’ll be happy to help.

Support – Timer Work 26 for Mac