Automatic time tracking
that proves every minute.
CaseTrace is free time tracking for everyone who bills their time — lawyers, architects, accountants, translators and more. It runs passively and automatically captures everything you do on your computer in a detailed timeline. Work in a folder structure? It even breaks the time down per case and file — so you capture the billable hours that otherwise slip away. Without a single click.
Objective, reliable records kept for 5 years — as Danish law requires, with no timers and no subscription.
Danish working-hours law has required time registration since 1 July 2024 — CaseTrace helps you document your workday automatically, locally and free.
Example figures — not a promise of earnings.
Perfect for everyone who bills their time.
CaseTrace captures your whole working day automatically — every app and window. Work in a folder structure too? It breaks the time down per case and file, so the timesheet writes itself.
Law firms
One folder per client. Subfolders per case. CaseTrace logs precisely how long each case document was open — billing documentation that stands up to scrutiny.
Time tracking for lawyers →Accountants & bookkeepers
Client folders with annual accounts, VAT filings and payroll. Get an objective overview of time spent per client — automatic, passive, without a single click.
Time tracking for accountants →Consultants & advisors
Set a time budget on a project and get alerted as you approach the limit. No more nasty surprises in the final phase — and honest invoices your client can trust.
Time tracking for consultants →Also for architects & engineers, agencies, freelancers, translators, patent attorneys, claims adjusters and building surveyors — or simply an overview of your computer time (industry pages currently in Danish).
Turn it on — the rest takes care of itself.
Install it and work as you normally do
CaseTrace runs passively and automatically captures your entire computer time — every app, window and document — in a detailed timeline. No buttons, no setup.
Point it at a folder — optional
Work in case or client folders? Show CaseTrace the main folder (e.g. C:\Cases) and it breaks the time down per case and file automatically. It finds the rest by itself.
Set a time budget per case — optional
Assign hours and an hourly rate. CaseTrace calculates costs and alerts you at 25, 50, 75 and 100% of budget.
Report ready for invoicing
Export an overview per case or day as PDF or CSV. Time spent, hourly rate, total — ready to attach to an invoice.
See CaseTrace in action.
A short walkthrough: let CaseTrace capture your time automatically — and see how you can break it down per case if you work in folders.
Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.
Built for professionals who refuse to waste time tracking time.
Captures everything automatically
Every app, window and document logged passively in a detailed timeline — and local files right down to file and folder level. Without a single click.
Time budgets with alerts
Time limit and hourly rate per case, with alerts at 25, 50, 75 and 100%.
Reports & export
PDF, CSV and email reports per case, folder or day — ready for invoicing.
Backups you control
Automatic to OneDrive, Google Drive or a network drive — you choose where and how often; older ones rotate automatically.
Danish company lookup
Look up Danish companies by CVR number or name, and copy address + contact info with one click.
Local database & private
Open SQLite database on your own machine — no telemetry, nothing leaves the computer.
Registers breaks automatically
Away for more than 5 minutes? You decide whether the break counts — real work, not just open windows.
Passive tracking is more objective than manual entry.
Passive computer tracking gives an objective, reliable picture of where your time went — with no manual entry. Practical when you need to document your hours to a client, or just keep track yourself.
Keep your data as long as you like
You decide how many backups to keep — data is stored safely on your own machine and drives.
Your data — yours alone
You always have full access to your own records in an open format — nobody looking over your shoulder, nobody locking them away.
Can my IT department approve CaseTrace?
Yes. Data stays local, no registration data is sent to us, and the app installs per user without administrator rights. For IT, security officers and DPOs we have a technical one-pager with a complete network list, data storage and personal-data details — aligned with the source code.
Technical documentation for IT departments →Danish law requires time registration.
Since 1 July 2024, every Danish employer must record employees' daily working hours — objectively, reliably and accessibly, kept for 5 years. CaseTrace captures your computer time passively as you work — an automatic starting point that you finalise and control yourself as your statutory working-time record, with no timers or manual note-taking.
The requirements — the short guide
Who is covered, what the system must be able to do, the 5-year rule and the exemption for self-organising staff — the Working Hours Act in plain language. (in Danish)
Read the guide →Self-employed with no staff?
The law doesn't cover your own time — but there are three solid reasons to record it anyway, especially when you bill by the hour. (in Danish)
Read the article →Articles & guides
Lost billable hours, GDPR, manual vs. automatic registration and choosing a system — short, concrete guides for professionals. (in Danish)
See all articles →Trust what you can verify.
Instead of promises, we give you full openness about what CaseTrace does — and what it never does. Everything can be checked in the technical documentation.
Free. Simply.
CaseTrace is free software with a free license. No subscription, no credit card, no lock-in.
- Every feature included
- Unlimited case & file tracking
- Time budget per case & alerts
- Cloud backup (any number)
- PDF, CSV & email reports
Turn it on.
The rest happens automatically.
Download CaseTrace and be up and running in under 2 minutes. No account. Completely free.