Time tracking for freelancers. Every hour on the invoice, without a Friday afternoon catch-up.

Why tracking hours pays off as a freelancer

If you work by the hour, every forgotten quarter of an hour is revenue left on the table. On a fixed price you want to know whether the project still adds up. And in the Netherlands, to claim the self-employed deduction you have to show you meet the hours criterion of 1,225 hours a year; administration and acquisition count towards it too.

A spreadsheet works as long as you remember it every day. Half5 is made for the days you don't.

How it works for a freelancer

You create your clients and projects, with a default rate and, where needed, a separate rate per client or project. Non-billable work, such as administration, goes on its own activity. Those hours count in your registration, but not on the invoice.

With the Premium plan the desktop app remembers what you were working on and suggests hours. With Basic you register yourself, on desktop, phone or web. Both include mileage tracking: your phone detects rides and you choose business, commute or private.

Invoicing from your hours

At the end of the month you create a draft invoice per client in Half5, with only the billable hours that haven't been invoiced yet. Check it, download a PDF or send it by email, optionally with a copy to your accountant. If you use accounting software, the invoice goes to Moneybird, WeFact, e-Boekhouden or Exact Online. An hour that is already on an invoice cannot be invoiced again.

The reports show how many hours you worked per client and per activity. You export the annual overview to PDF, Excel or CSV for your tax return. Half5 doesn't calculate the hours criterion for you; you see your totals.

If you grow, it grows with you

If you hire someone or work together with another freelancer, you add a user. Hour approval, leave and reports per employee are already built in. See time tracking for teams.