Chronos is a time tracking app for Jira, designed to make managing your daily worklogs simple and intuitive. With features like real-time tracking, manual submission, and support for multiple accounts, Chronos is the perfect companion for your Jira workflow.
I used to track my time with Harvest and really liked how smooth and intuitive it was. But when I had to switch to Jira, I was frustrated—time tracking suddenly felt clunky, slow, and just got in the way of my work. That’s why I built Chronos for Jira!
With Chronos, you can:
- Start/stop timers in real time in a clean, focused desktop app.
- Manage multiple Jira accounts seamlessly (super useful for freelancers and agencies).
- Switch between light, dark, compact, and micro themes to fit your workflow.
- Take advantage of shortcuts, smart search, reminders, and widgets to speed things up.
- Even fill in gaps Jira leaves behind, like giving every workspace a proper header logo.
My goal was to bring the simplicity I loved in Harvest to Jira’s ecosystem without the headaches.
I’d love to hear your thoughts, especially from anyone who’s also struggled with Jira’s time tracking!
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@adrnf This sounds awesome! I love that Chronos focuses on speed and workflow customization.
How does Chronos handle reporting across multiple Jira accounts? Is it easy to get a quick overview without jumping between projects?
Does it also "differentiate" in which tab you are working? I also know that some trackers use screen recording to see whether you really do what you should. Is this the case?
Chronos doesn't have automatic tracking. We used a few of time trackers with that feature before and always came to the conclusion that the automatic tracking isn't accurate enough for our use case. Automatic tracking was also outside of the side-project scope that we had.
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Been freelancing across a few Jira accounts, Chronos actually makes that not suck. Smart, clean, no bloat. Love the light/micro theme switch too, feels like it was built by someone who uses this every day.
@nikitaeverywhere We were thinking about a SAP Fiori integration, since that is what we are working with right now. We also have an unpolished Windows version and could add a Linux build as well. For now this project is done though (except some macOS 26 adjustments), since we would like to focus on new ideas.
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Does it support offline tracking that syncs once you’re back online?
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really innovative and useful. congratulations team on the launch
Chronos for Jira
@adrnf This sounds awesome! I love that Chronos focuses on speed and workflow customization.
How does Chronos handle reporting across multiple Jira accounts? Is it easy to get a quick overview without jumping between projects?
Chronos for Jira
@lina_huchok In the background, we log you into two Jira accounts/workspaces and keep their data separate.
In your overview, you’ll see worklogs from both and for search you can switch between them.
Your total tracked time (including reminders) can come from one account or from both combined.
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Does it also "differentiate" in which tab you are working? I also know that some trackers use screen recording to see whether you really do what you should. Is this the case?
Chronos for Jira
Hey @busmark_w_nika!
Chronos doesn't have automatic tracking. We used a few of time trackers with that feature before and always came to the conclusion that the automatic tracking isn't accurate enough for our use case. Automatic tracking was also outside of the side-project scope that we had.
Been freelancing across a few Jira accounts, Chronos actually makes that not suck. Smart, clean, no bloat. Love the light/micro theme switch too, feels like it was built by someone who uses this every day.
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Useful! Any other integrations planned for later? Maybe Google Calendar?
Chronos for Jira
@nikitaeverywhere We were thinking about a SAP Fiori integration, since that is what we are working with right now. We also have an unpolished Windows version and could add a Linux build as well. For now this project is done though (except some macOS 26 adjustments), since we would like to focus on new ideas.
Does it support offline tracking that syncs once you’re back online?