Timesheets Settings and Preferences
Timesheets is designed to adapt to how you work. These settings control how time is suggested, when your timesheet is filled in, and how your data is calculated in reports.
Access them here: Timesheets Settings & Preferences
Automation settings control how and when RescueTime suggests and fills in your time. These are the settings with the biggest impact on your day-to-day Timesheets experience.
Project autocompletion method
This determines how RescueTime generates suggested time entries for your timeline. Click the edit icon next to the current setting to open the options.
AI and data privacy. When History & AI is enabled, the names of apps and websites you use may be sent to OpenAI's API to generate suggestions. This data is used only to associate activity with projects and is not used to train models. See the privacy notice in the settings modal for full details, including links to RescueTime's Privacy Policy and OpenAI's API Terms of Service.
Scheduled autocompletion delivery
This controls when RescueTime automatically generates suggestions and fills your timeline. Click the edit icon next to the current setting to change it.
AI requires scheduled delivery to be enabled. If you've selected History & AI as your autocompletion method, Scheduled Autocompletion Delivery must be enabled. Disabling scheduled delivery disables AI suggestions even if History & AI is selected.
Open your timesheet automatically
Use the link on the settings page to create an alert that automatically opens your timeline after a predetermined amount of work. This is a useful way to build a consistent habit of reviewing and finalizing your day. RescueTime prompts you when you've hit your threshold, so you don't have to remember to check.
Suggestion block size minimum
Sets the smallest time block RescueTime will suggest. Any activity shorter than this threshold won't be included in automated suggestions, though you can always add short blocks manually on your timeline.
| Option | Best for |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | Detailed billing or client work where short bursts of activity matter |
| 10 minutes | Catches meaningful work without over-fragmenting your timeline |
| 15 minutes default | Simpler, faster review with fewer suggestions, easier to scan |
💡 This setting only affects what RescueTime adds through autocompletion. You can always add a time block of any length manually to your timeline.
These settings affect how your time is calculated and displayed in reports and exports.
Default billing rate and currency
Sets a fallback billing rate used in reports when no more specific rate has been configured. This is the rate of last resort; it only applies if nothing is set at the task, project, or client level.
Rate precedence
When calculating the Bill column in a report, RescueTime uses the first rate it finds in this order:
- Task rate
- Project rate
- Client rate
- Default rate from the settings page
💡 If the Bill column in your reports shows $0.00 or is empty, it means no rate has been set at any level for those projects. Set a default rate here as a starting point, then override it per project or client as needed.
Default rounding
Controls how time totals are rounded in reports and exports. Rounding is applied to each row individually before totals are calculated, not to the final sum. The default is 0.01 hours (approximately 36 seconds per row).
Available options fall into two categories:
Precision-based: rounds to nearest value
| Option | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 0.1 hours | 6 minutes |
| 0.01 hours default | ~36 seconds |
| 0.001 hours | ~3.6 seconds |
Time-based: always rounds up
| Option | Example |
|---|---|
| Hour | 1.2 hrs → 2.0 |
| 15 minutes | 1.1 hrs → 1.25 |
| 6 minutes | 1.05 hrs → 1.1 |
Time-based rounding always rounds up. If you have many short entries, this can meaningfully inflate your totals. Use precision-based rounding if you need totals that closely match your actual logged time. For a full explanation of how rounding affects report totals, see Generating Timesheets Reports.
Available integrations
You can connect Timesheets with other tools to bring external activity into your timeline. Integrations add events like completed tasks and commits as activity on your timeline, which can then be assigned to projects just like your regular tracked time.
- Asana: Pull completed Asana tasks onto your timeline
- GitHub: Add commits and pull request activity to your timeline
- Trello: Bring completed Trello card activity into your timeline
To connect an integration, go to Account Settings → App Connections → Explore Apps
💡 Integration activity appears on your timeline to the right of your regular tracked activity. Drag and drop project time over it to add it to a project.