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Add to SafariWhen comparing Project Hamster vs Toggl, the Slant community recommends Toggl for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux time tracking apps for project management?” Toggl is ranked 1st while Project Hamster is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Toggl is:
Integrates with services such as TeamWeek, Pivotal Tracker, Github, Asana, Unfuddle, Gitlab, Trello, Worksection, Redbooth, Podio, Basecamp, JIRA, Producteev, Bitbucket, Stifer, Google Docs, Redmine, YouTrack, CapsuleCRM, Xero, Zendesk, Any.do, Todoist, Trac, Wunderlist, Toodledo, Teamwork.com, Google Mail, Taiga, HabitRPG, Axosoft, Countersoft Gemini, Drupal.org, Esa, Help Scout, Flow, Sprintly, Google Calendar & TestRail.
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Pros
Pro Provides a good overview of activity
An overview of all tracked activity over a day, a week, or a month is available that helps get an understanding of how activity is distributed over time. The overview can also be exported to an HTML file that's intended for printing.
Pro Long-term support guaranteed
As a Gnome application it is supported by a mature community of more than 100 contributors.
Pro Multiple ways to categorize activity
All activity entries can be put into categories and have multiple tags assigned to them.
Pro Easy to use
One click to access the app.
Pro Integration with existing services
Integrates with services such as TeamWeek, Pivotal Tracker, Github, Asana, Unfuddle, Gitlab, Trello, Worksection, Redbooth, Podio, Basecamp, JIRA, Producteev, Bitbucket, Stifer, Google Docs, Redmine, YouTrack, CapsuleCRM, Xero, Zendesk, Any.do, Todoist, Trac, Wunderlist, Toodledo, Teamwork.com, Google Mail, Taiga, HabitRPG, Axosoft, Countersoft Gemini, Drupal.org, Esa, Help Scout, Flow, Sprintly, Google Calendar & TestRail.
Pro Open source, native Linux desktop client is being worked on
Source code is available on GitHub.
Cons
Con Only compatible with Gnome 3
If you use another desktop environment it will feel out of place as it is specifically developed with Gnome 3 in mind.
Con Does not scale for HIDPI displays
The text and buttons in this app do not scale for larger resolution displays making for a difficult to use app when using native 4k resolutions.
Con No activity is tracked automatically
Unlike other apps that automatically are capable of tracking for example which apps are open, Hamster requires add all activity manually.
Con Stable version requires Chrome
The stable version of Toggl on Linux installs as a Chrome app thus Chrome has to be installed on the machine and run (it can be run as a process in the background). A native client is in the works, but it's still in beta.
