Windows 10/11 · Local data · No account

Automatic time tracking
that proves every minute.

Free time tracking for everyone who bills their time. CaseTrace runs passively in the background and captures everything you do on your computer — and if you work in case folders, it 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.

Get it from Microsoft Store Microsoft-verified — no SmartScreen warning or download the .exe installer directly
Windows 10/11 Free No account Privacy-friendly
Installer: ~67 MB · No lock-in · Your data stays on your machine

Danish working-hours law has required time registration since 1 July 2024 — CaseTrace helps you document your workday automatically, locally and free.

C:\Cases
📁 Case-758340lawyer3:31:42
📁 Project Nordarchitect5:12:08
📁 Client Ltdaccountant2:00:55
LIVE · tracking in the background
time passive tracking
Time recordJune 2026
Case-7583403.5 h6,300 kr
Project Nord5.2 h4,940 kr
Client Ltd2.0 h2,500 kr
Total10.7 h13,740 kr
per file, per day · PDF · CSV

Example figures — not a promise of earnings.

BIn active use at e.g. the consultancy Byg og Brand
Who it's for

For everyone who bills their time.

Lawyers · Accountants · Consultants · Architects & engineers · Agencies · Freelancers · Translators · Patent firms · Loss adjusters · Building surveyors

How it works

Turn it on — the rest takes care of itself.

01

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.

02

Point it at a folder — optional

Show CaseTrace your main folder and the time is broken down per case and file. Add hours and an hourly rate, and it warns you along the way.

03

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.

Forgot to restart the timer after the break.
Break registered automatically. Time logged per document.
The client asks: "What took 4 hours?"
Per-case PDF report with file-by-file documentation.
The case blew the budget — discovered too late.
Alerts at 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% of budget.
0
Manual clicks per day
<2 min
From setup to first entry
Do the math

What do the forgotten hours cost you?

Drag the sliders and see what the time that never reaches an invoice adds up to over a year.

750kr/h
1002,500
2h/week
015
Potential loss per year
69,000 kr
CaseTrace is free at the moment — all it costs is a 2-minute install.

Example calculation: rate × forgotten hours × 46 working weeks — not a promise.
Calculated in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere.

Get it from Microsoft Store Microsoft-verified — no SmartScreen warning or download the .exe installer directly
See the app

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.

Features

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Captures everything automatically

Every app, window and document logged passively — and local files right down to file and folder level.

See the team’s time — entirely optional

See how long each colleague spent on each file in a shared OneDrive folder. No server, no account.

Reports & export

PDF, CSV and invoice lines for your accounting software — plus a client report you can email.

Time budgets & prepaid hours

Limit and hourly rate per case. Alerts at 25, 50, 75 and 100%.

Billing in whole units

6, 15 or 30 minutes per case — evidence, report and invoice show the same number.

Suggests the case for you

Recognises the case from your own folder names. Meetings can come from Outlook.

You decide what gets logged

Block a domain or app with a right-click. Breaks count only if you want.

Several people, one project

See the whole team’s time — if you want to.

If several of you work in the same OneDrive folder, CaseTrace can add your hours together. Optional per folder — and without a server or account.

Time per file, per person

One row per file, one column per colleague — and what the project cost in total.

Everyone names only themselves

Each person picks their own name. Never on anyone else’s — and nobody can rename you.

Only the folder you chose

Only time per day and file for that one folder. Never contents, titles or the rest of your computer.

Requires CaseTrace on each machine. Updates with a few minutes’ delay, as OneDrive syncs.
Reliable documentation

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.

Designed with attorney-client confidentiality in mind.
Intended for tracking your own work time. If used to monitor others (e.g. employees), the organisation deploying it is responsible for legal compliance — including GDPR's lawful-basis and transparency requirements. The vendor provides only the tool and receives no data.
Data stored locally — never in someone else’s cloud
Open data format (SQLite) — full insight, always
No tracking, no telemetry
Full data portability & right to erasure

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 →
Statutory time registration

Danish law requires time registration.

Since 1 July 2024 working hours must be recorded objectively and kept for 5 years. CaseTrace captures computer time automatically — a starting point you control yourself.

The requirements explained · Self-employed with no staff? · Articles & guides (in Danish)

Free — DKK 0

Switch it on.
The rest is automatic.

All features, no limits. No account, no credit card, no lock-in — and if we ever introduce paid plans, your licence stays as it is.

Get it from Microsoft Store Microsoft-verified — no SmartScreen warning or download the .exe installer directly

Questions?

Write to us at info@casetrace.dk — we reply within 24 hours.

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