Start your first timer
- 1 Click the timer icon in the menu bar.
- 2 Choose Start blank timer, or pick a saved quick-start.
- 3 The clock begins immediately — close the popover and keep working.
Get the most out of Moment Tally
Short, practical guides for the things you'll do every day — plus answers to the questions people ask most.
How-to
Build a label set
- 1 Open Settings → Label Sets and click +.
- 2 Name it (e.g. a client or project) and pick a launcher icon.
- 3 Add keys like repo or area; assign a color to each value.
Run concurrent timers
- 1 Start a second timer while the first keeps running.
- 2 Real work overlaps — Moment Tally tracks each span independently.
- 3 Stop or edit either one whenever it suits you.
Fix or annotate a span
- 1 Open Log and find the entry by day.
- 2 Edit the times, labels, or note — even after the fact.
- 3 Type into Add a note… on a running timer without stopping the clock.
Handy to know
Label your work by repo: value area: features client: acme — keys lower-case, spaces become dashes.
Not sure which keys to pick? Start with What makes a good labeling schema.
Frequently asked
Where is my data stored? +
On your Mac. Moment Tally is local-first — timers, labels, and notes live locally and need no account. If you self-host Moment Tally Server, your devices sync through it; the choice is yours.
Do I need a server or an account? +
No. Moment Tally works fully offline out of the box. A server is only needed when you want to sync across multiple devices or share data across a team.
How is my time organized? +
By flexible key: value labels inspired by Prometheus metrics — repo, area, client, or anything you invent — instead of one fixed hierarchy. That makes your time queryable across any axis after the fact.
Can I get my data out? +
Always. Moment Tally exports to JSON first, so you can inspect it, feed bookkeeping tools, or write custom connectors. Your history is never locked in.
What is Moment Tally Server? +
An optional, self-hostable sync server built from Traggo Server internals and extended for the Moment Tally workflow. It powers multi-device and multi-user setups. See the docs to deploy it.
How do I report a bug or request a feature? +
Open an issue on the Moment Tally repository. Starring the project — and Traggo and Prometheus — helps the whole ecosystem.
Still stuck?
The deployment details live in the docs. For anything else — a bug, a question, an idea — open an issue or send an email; both land with the developer.