Played with it today. One thing I noticed that kept me closing Focus to go back to Track is… despite importing everything, the projects don’t actually work. When I add a task to the imported project, it doesn’t actually get created. I can’t add new tasks to the imported project. It only actually works if I create a new project in Focus. If I have to recreate my projects, no thanks.
Also, will Focus replace Track? What if I just want to track my time (and apply projects to them for organization), but don’t use it as a “task tracker”?
tbh Track seems like a perfectly working product, so not sure what value there is in creating a whole ‘nother product where it’s specialty is in “task tracking”… why not just build that into Track itself?
Ooooohhhhh. I see it did actually import my projects. They just aren’t displayed by Client like in Plan. Oh and they all say (Track) next to them so Im guessing they imported via Track and not via Plan like it was supposed to
I love the layout, and the UX team has done a great job! I think it would’ve been great if I could see the pre-existing tasks from Google Calendar after linking it with ToggleFocus. And yes, the keyboard shortcuts aren’t working. I wonder if I didn’t use them properly or if it’s just because the feature is in the beta stage.
As for now im using Track by having the different customers and then have projects named “consulting” under each customer. And most often i dont have a projects with a predefined hours but it can vary.. so i just track the hours spent and then invoice the customers.
So i noticed in the new Focus that when i need to select a project to start to track time on i get a list with “consulting, consulting, consulting” so i dont see what customer that the project is for. In the old picker you see the customer next to the project name. Also would be nice to be able to enter the customer name in the project search box as in Track.
Hey @Kim_M, just in case you haven’t seen our recent update: data import from both Track and Plan is now available. Here’s how it works. Let me know if everything works smoothly for you
Re: tracking against projects only – I sent this feedback to the team.
The mission behind Toggl Focus is to build a flexible, powerful, and smart all-in-one tool for planning and tracking time – so it helps you become a better planner, no matter your workflow. Feedback like this really helps us get there. Thank you for sharing, and I hope you’ll keep trying Toggl Focus and sharing more of your insights!
Hey @Darwood, thanks for your feedback! Could you share a bit more – how do you use the browser extension? Is it how you’d always track time? What does your daily workflow look like, and what other tools do you use for tracking and planning your work?
For Reports — would like to be able to see the weekly breakdown, similar to what Track has. The big picture in Focus is too high level and seems restrictive without being able to drill down or see time spent on tasks by week, day, etc. (again, similar to what Track has)
Hey @JaneUTS , thanks so much for your feedback! Happy to hear you like it. We actually launched recurring tasks a couple of weeks ago. Here’s how you can set up recurring tasks – let me know if it works for you!
Calendar events created before linking with Toggle Focus do not appear on the Toggle Calendar, but those created today appear. And yes, the keyboard shortcuts are working now. It was just the “Focus mode“ shortcut that wasn’t working yesterday. But things are going great today!
I use csv export because I have to use another software my company uses for timesheet entries, project management, and invoicing. I can use the exported data file and reformat as needed for input into these other systems.
Thank you for allowing me early access. I love the new tool! This is something I have wanted for a long time.
My first impressions are very positive all around. There are a few suggestions I’d like to make:
Add a play/start button to each task so I can start it without having to open the popup -drag-and-drop is nice, though I’d rather just click a button.
I’d like the last/current project to be assigned to each new task I create, so I don’t have to assign each one manually.
I like the idea of subtasks, though it would be much more useful imho to create groups of tasks supporting drag-and-drop and ability to expand/collapse each group.
Hey @AxonGenesis, thank you so much for your feedback! I’ve passed it on to the team
I like the idea of subtasks, though it would be much more useful imho to create groups of tasks supporting drag-and-drop and ability to expand/collapse each group.
Could you expand on this a bit? Ideally, how would you want this to work for you, and in what cases would it be most useful?
I use the browser extension for all my time tracking. I use Edge browser but I think the actual extension is a Chrome one. Although I am a Software Developer, I work as part of a small MIS team within a medium sized manufacturing company so our tools are not Developer specific. We use two primary Productivity tools in our department:
Portfolio Manager (formerly called Liquid Planner) by Tempo. Toggl Track had integration for the legacy Liquid Planner product but the next generation didn’t work. I actually wrote the integration for the next generation and I think that was being used or had been adopted by Toggl. This worked until a recent release (probably after Tempo bought Liquid Planner) and now when I click the toggl icon in Portfolio Manager it just uses the description “ALL”. Other times the toggly icon just isn’t there at all. So an integration for Toggl Track and Toggl Focus that actually works with PM would be awesome please.
We use a SharePoint based helpdesk by Plumsail as per HelpDesk for Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams. This doesn’t currently have any Toggl integration which is a pain so I tend to just highlight the ticket subject then right click and select Start Timer.
So my workflow is generally work through my tickets in Plumsail and start a timer in the browser as I start working on each ticket. Once my tickets are clear I move onto my Portfolio Manager list and again I tend to select the subject line and right click to start the timer as the integration is very flaky. If the Toggle icon is there then I sometime click that and just overtype the subject or I click the extension icon in the navigation bar and click the start icon next to the task I want to start working on again.
Without browser integration in Toggl Focus I have to click through my Browser windows to find the correct tab and start the next timer. As well as having to create tasks for which I already have items in our Helpdesk or Project Management system.
As I go along in the day I will click the browser extension icon and enter the times from the list into our other tracking tools. If I’ve got a bit behind or it’s more nuanced I will go to the Toggl Track web page and look at the reports to get totals for the day by Project or Tag etc.
Hope that explains my workflow and how much I depend on the browser extension. However if you want more info or anything is unclear please let me know.
