We launched a few updates today.
The most important update is that old Nano is now gone and Nano Nova has taken its place. The new Nano acts quite like the old one and the biggest changes are in the design. If you were using the old Nano and have some questions about the new one, let us know by simply leaving a comment here or emailing to our support address.
Another noticeable update can be found on the tasks and report pages. We swapped the autocomplete text fields with an autocomplete/dropdown component. Now you can either select with your mouse or type to select the project you want.
And finally, there are many changes to the new Classic as well. Support for planned tasks and improved past task handling to name a few.
Cheers,
Toggl Team
We have now released the first version of our new Autopilot!
If you are unfamiliar with the Autopilot, check out its introduction/faq page.
You can grab it from the Toggl Desktop download page. Make sure to get the beta version. It works currently only with the Nano Nova timer and under Windows and Mac. Linux support will follow soon.
It would be great if you could test-drive it for a while and let us know what you think. To help us improve it, you can fill out a very short survey (6 questions) at Surveymonkey.
Cheers,
Toggl Team
We have great news!
We are going to release the Toggl Autopilot next week. It is an extension to the popular Toggl Desktop.
Essentially, the Autopilot is a helpful little fellow, whose mission is to help you track your time. It will study your behaviour by memorizing the projects you are tracking and the applications that are in focus while tracking. After a short study period, it can give you suggestions on what project to track, based on the application currently in focus.
The Autopilot is most useful when you have a tendency to forget switching off the timer when finishing a task. It will also help you catch all the seconds when your work time is very fragmented across different projects.
The Autopilot is currently in the beta-testing stage. We’re releasing it with a separate beta version of Toggl Desktop.
While the Toggl Team is busy working on making Toggl more and more stable, one thing caught our eyes. Namely, while German is the second most widely used language in Toggl (after English), it is only about 65% translated:
Green and purple mean translated, red is untranslated and the number represents untranslated strings.
Many of our users probably don’t know yet that it’s possible to contribute in translating Toggl into your own language. It is very easy:
In the past we have used translation companies and even have tried translating ourselves but that has not worked very well. The best person for this job is a person who uses Toggl and is a native speaker.
So, anybody who wants to help out in making Toggl talk better in German (or in any other language), can do it. Your effort is very much appreciated!
Cheers,
Toggl Team
UPDATE:
This is absolutely fantastic. Less than 24 hours later, we have a complete translation:
A great example of proper teamwork. Let’s have a big round of applause for our contributors:
- Dominik Freyer
- Frederik Fix
- Gerold Kirchner
- Joachim Sontag
- Marcel Schmücker
- Matthias C. Schroeder
- Skimi
- William Glover
- Dieter Menne
The updated translation has already been launched so you can take a look at it right away!
Hey, we launched a new version 27 minutes ago. This release is mostly about maintenance: a lot of effort went into stabilizing Toggl. So, refresh your browsers or Toggl Desktop (right-click inside the application and “Reload”).
A list of visible changes:
- the date frame on the “Tasks” page is now remembered;
- “previous” and “next” period buttons in the reports and on the tasks page;
- Nano Nova is now the default timer for new users; old Nano is no longer developed and it will be replaced by the Nova soon;
- version 1.1 of our iPhone application went live on February 26th; it includes several fixes and small improvements;
- a few changes in the API (mostly concerning authentication);
- massive Spanish translation improvements (props to Miren Berasategi and felipunk);
- improvements with the German translation (thanks to Skimi);
- improvements with the Danish language (thanks to nanker).
Cheers,
Toggl Team
Lately, many of our users who use Firefox, have had problems using the timer on the website. Namely the timer will remain in a loading state and does not show the task list.
This issue is directly related the the offline capabilities of our timers. It seems that Firefox has only partial support for offline caching and therefore the timers do not work properly. This is why we have now disabled the offline support for the timers on the web page (this does not concern Toggl Desktop). It has been disabled across all browsers since Firefox is not the only one lacking complete offline caching support.
If you use Firefox, we recommend the following. Depending on your operating system, open Firefox and go to:
- Windows: Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Network -> Offline storage;
- Mac: Preferences -> Advanced -> Network -> Offline storage;
- Linux: Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Network -> Offline storage.
Then remove the line that says “www.toggl.com”. After that, reload the web page and the issues of forever-loading timers should disappear.
Let us know if you have questions!
Toggl Team
A lot got done it the past two weeks. Here is a list of visible changes:
- a task no longer needs a project, which means you can now create tasks without a project;
- new API; both of our Nano timers and the new version of the iPhone application (will be released probably tomorrow) already use it;
- changing project team members is more convenient;
- a setting for the Basecamp integration to turn off task export;
- time rounding in the weekly report;
- Google signin and a lot of little fixes for the Nano Nova.
NB! For Toggl Desktop users: to update the application with the newest code, simply right-click inside the application and select “Reload” (this is only temporary, in the future updates, we’ll make it happen automatically):
Cheers,
Toggl Team
We released a new version of Toggl Desktop – 2.5.1.
Changes:
- support for the new Nano Nova timer (still in beta stage); right-click on the system tray icon to change the timer;
- a fix for the “remember me” feature; Toggl Desktop will remember you again;
When you start your Toggl Desktop you will be automatically notified about the update. You can also download it from the Toggl extras page.
Cheers,
Toggl Team
Great news!
Today we launched a brand new version of our Nano timer:
The motivation behind the new Nano was to:
- balance the design of the timer with the new administrative interface;
- give the timer a more professional look;
- make it clearer for first-time users;
- add usability improvements like continuing a past task.
The overall personality of Nano has been preserved. There could be some bugs because the new Nano is still in the beta stage. You can try it out though and let us know how it feels. We’ll make adjustments to it based on your feedback.
Go ahead and try it out – select ‘Nano Nova’ as the default timer on ‘My settings’ page.
Your feedback is highly appreciated!
