Good news.  A completely new Toggl Desktop, re-written from scratch, will be launched soon. We – Toggl team and guys from Mooncascade – have built it using a novel approach to software development – Sprint48 – where were are trying to build a working version in just 48 hours.

You can read more about our sprint from:

• our newly created Facebook fan page: facebook.com/Toggl
• ArcticStartup – a Nordic and Baltic technology startup blog: Toggl is a testbed for Sprint48

The reason why we decided to drop the current Toggl Desktop and build a new one from scratch is that we reached a conclusion that the current one has too many issues and the attempt to use a web application as a native application has not worked for us (current one is a site specific browser, i.e. a website in a native container).

Here is a screen shot of what the new Toggl Desktop currently looks like

Improvements that the new Toggl Desktop will bring:

• It is a native application.
• A lot better offline support.
• Faster, more responsive.
• Capabilities to auto-synchronize with the server.
• Smaller installer.
• Etc.

Here is a link to the new alpha version for:

• Windows
• OS X
• Linux support will follow very soon.

NB! Keep in mind that the new Toggl Desktop is still in a very early development stage. There are many features missing, the design is not complete and there can be several bugs. However, if you are feeling adventurous, go ahead, try and let us know what your first impressions are

Cheers,

Toggl Team

We just released a new version of our Android application, v. 1.0.4.

On some phones (e.g. HTC Desire HD) it crashed when logging in. This bug has been fixed.

You can grab the new version from our “Extras” page or the Android Market.

Cheers

We experienced some performance issues during the upgrade that were caused by server configuration. We are sorry about that and everything is working fine again!

Cheers,

Toggl Team

What is new:

• Completely rewritten “Tasks” page. The page itself is now a timer and you can use it also to enter past tasks.
• Task’s start/stop times and duration are now strictly bound to each other (duration always equals stop time minus start time).
• Overhauled navigation that is easier and more intuitive.
• Task’s billable flag has moved into the Pro version.
• Tags feature has been moved into the Pro version. Tags will stay in the free version.
• Works nicely on devices with touch-screen.
• To make your Toggl account more personal, we added a possibility to upload an avatar.

You can find the new version at http://new.toggl.com. It works on the same database as the current version. So, you can log in with your account and all the changes made in the new version (tasks created, projects changed, etc) are carried over to the current version. No data is lost when you use the new version.

The reason why we moved the billable flag and tags to the Pro version is we want to keep the free version for basic time tracking. Everything related to billing, integrations, productivity, etc. can be found in the Pro version.

The old (current) version and the new one will work side-by-side until the end of this year. After that, the old version will be dropped. All the great new features that are in our pipeline (integration with invoicing apps, new public reports, planned tasks overhaul, etc.) will be added only to the new version. No new stuff for the old version, bugfixes only.

Nothing will change with our timers Nano and Classic, they are here to stay. The only difference is that you can’t use them on the website directly (the new “Home” page does the tracking). If you have used a timer on the web page, try the task timer in the new version or use Toggl Desktop.

NB! This is the first public version of new Toggl. Your suggestions and comments will shape it during the next couple of months. Let us know what you think.

Cheers,

Toggl Team

• old Classic timer; it has been replaced by the new Classic;
• old API; view documentation and code samples about our new RESTful API;
• old Windows-only Toggl Desktop (version 1.0.3 and lower) – it has been replaced by the new cross-platform Toggl Desktop.

If you are experiencing strange behaviour, do a refresh to the web page or Toggl Desktop. Questions, comments and everything else can be posted here as a comment or you can write directly to our support mail address.

Toggl Team

UPDATE: There has been a lot of complaints about missing features in the new Classic timer. Here is a list of things that we are improving in the very near future (hopefully we’ll manage to do it next week):

• search bar – will search from the task names again;
• click on a project name – will start a new task;
• title of the pop-out  window – will include the current task name in it.

• new design;
• support for tasks without a project;
• possibility to change a task’s project;
• no task edit view;
• the project/task list does not expand when hovering;
• a lot faster.

Since the new Classic is still in the beta stage then there are a few features that are not available yet:

• offline mode;
• support for Internet Explorer;
• possibility to hide old tasks;
• the handling/display of old tasks needs to be tweaked.

Go ahead and try it out: go to “My settings” and select “Classic Nova” as the default timer.

Cheers,
Toggl Team

We just released the new version of Toggl Desktop (v2.5) as open source. You can find the code at Launchpad.

The regular update procedure (the new version notification dialog) remains the same, so nothing changes for our users who are not interested in the C++ code. The new version is also available on our web page.

However, the new version brought some changes for our Linux users.

Since the new Toggl Desktop uses Qt4.6 and this is not yet in all the repositories then Linux users must enter a few commands to get the necessary dependencies. Here are the steps:

Ubuntu/Kubuntu

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/beta
sudo apt-get update
launch the installer

Debian

Unfortunately Debian repositories do not include the Qt4.6 yet (except the experimental), so Debian users will have to wait until the Qt4.6 is available in their repository.

The 64-bit Linux version will be available tomorrow.

UPDATE (Linux): You can now add Toggl Desktop to your repository sources list and use the native update mechanism:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:official-toggl/ppa
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install toggl-desktop

Cheers,

Toggl Team

We did a complete redesign of the reports page:

Check it out and let us know what you think!

NB! The weekly report is currently unavailable. It will be back with the next launch on November 4th.

Other updates:

• possibility to set the timezone under “My Settings”;
• task edit view on “Reports” and “Tasks” pages got a facelift;
• time rounding options can now be set under workspace settings; when rounding is enabled, these settings take effect;
• the iCal feed link is back on the “Tasks” page.

Cheers,

Toggl Team

It’s a complete redesign with a fresh approach on every single page. It’s also important to note that this is just the first iteration of our new application design. During the next two weeks we’ll work on the reports and dashboard pages.

Other updates:

• the sign up form on the public page has been replaced by the log in form;
• VAT code has been added to the Premium payment receipt;
• rounding to 4 hours has been added to the reports;
• we have improved the performance of Toggl.

Your feedback on the new Toggl is most welcome!

Cheers,

Toggl Team

We renamed the Toggl Widget to Toggl Desktop (v. 2.0). The new Toggl Desktop is a cross-platform application and will replace the old Toggl Desktop. The old one (which is for Windows only) will be discontinued. The old Toggl Desktop will remain functional, of course.

The new Toggl Desktop will take over all the functionality of the old one and there will be more. Soon, the new and very much improved autopilot will be available in the new Toggl Desktop. The new version of the application also has much improved offline handling.

Download the new Toggl Desktop!

Some notes on the installation/upgrade procedure:

• On Windows, the installer will first remove the old Toggl Desktop and the Widget (if you have them) and will then install the new version of the application.
• On Mac, it will be installed as a separate application and you’d have to remove the old Toggl Widget manually.
• On Linux, the Widget will be replaced by the Toggl Desktop automatically.

Timer Nano is the default timer with the new Toggl Desktop. You can switch to Timer Classic easily by right-clicking on the tray/dock icon.

There are also other updates:

1. Rounding options for the reports. Now you can control the behavior of the time rounding in reports. You can select whether to round up, round down or round to nearest. It’s a per workspace setting. The option is located under the workspace properties tab. NB! Premium workspaces only.



2. New project creation changes for Timer Nano. We removed the automatic new project creation. Now, instead of creating a new project immediately, the user has to confirm the action.



3. The Spanish translation is updated / improved. Many-many thanks goes to our fellow Toggl user Tito Morales from Mexico!

We hope you’ll enjoy the updates and let us know what you’re thinking!

Cheers,

Toggl Team