# Log time on work items and see where it went > How time tracking logs time on each work item, from turning it on and logging hours to reading a project's worklogs and downloading them as a file. Lesson 8 of 12 in Plane Business · 4:02 · [Watch the lesson](https://academy.plane.so/videos/time-tracking) ## Chapters - [0:00](https://academy.plane.so/videos/time-tracking?t=0) Know where the hours go - [0:31](https://academy.plane.so/videos/time-tracking?t=31) Turn on time tracking and log time - [1:40](https://academy.plane.so/videos/time-tracking?t=100) Read the project's time - [2:37](https://academy.plane.so/videos/time-tracking?t=157) Download and use the numbers - [3:42](https://academy.plane.so/videos/time-tracking?t=222) See where the week went ## Know where the hours go Time tracking in Plane lets your team log time on each work item, see where a project's hours go, and download them as a file. Teams use it to see what their work costs in time, to bill or report hours, and to plan the next round from real numbers. ## Turn on time tracking and log time On Pro and higher, a project admin opens **Project settings**, then **Features**, then **Time tracking**, and switches on **Enable time tracking**. 1. Open a work item in the project and choose **Log work**. 2. Enter hours, minutes, or both, and add a description if you want one. 3. Choose **Save**. The entry appears in the work item's activity, with the person's name and the time they logged. The **Worklogs** tab lists only those entries, and **Tracked time**, in the work item's details, adds up every entry on that work item. Plane dates each entry when you save it. There's no field for an earlier day, so log time on the day you do the work. To fix an entry, open its menu and choose **Edit** or **Delete**. Delete takes effect at once, with no confirmation. Contributors log time and change only their own entries. Project admins can change anyone's, and commenters and guests can't log time. ## Read the project's time Project admins find all of the project's entries in **Project settings**, under **Worklogs**. The newest come first, ten to a page, and each row shows the work item, who logged the time and on what day, and how long it took. 1. Filter by **Users** to follow one person's time. 2. Filter by **Date range** to see a week or a month. 3. Choose **Clear all** to bring back the full list. The page lists entries but shows no totals. A work item's total is its **Tracked time**, and totals by person come from the download. Every entry counts, whatever the work item's state, so time on cancelled or archived work items stays in the list. A parent's Tracked time counts only its own entries, not the time logged on its sub-work items. ## Download and use the numbers Workspace admins can download the list. 1. Choose **Download** for a CSV file, or **Excel** from its menu. The file keeps your filters. 2. Plane builds the file in the background. **Previous Downloads** lists each one with who asked for it and its status. 3. When it's ready, a **Download** link appears. Plane keeps the file for seven days by default. In the file, each row holds the project, the work item, who logged it, the day, the duration in minutes, and the description. Add up those minutes in a spreadsheet, by person or by work item, then bill or report from the totals. Workspace admins also have **Worklogs** in **Workspace settings**, with every project in one list and a **Projects** filter. Time tracking has no timer, no rates, and no approval step. Each person logs their own time, and nobody can log it for them. ## See where the week went One project now logs its time on each work item, lists every entry on its Worklogs page, and downloads the week as a file. ## Try it Open Project settings, then Features, then Time tracking, and switch on Enable time tracking. Then open a work item in the project, choose Log work, and save your first entry. ## Plans - Pro: Time tracking and worklogs ## Docs - [Time tracking](https://docs.plane.so/core-concepts/issues/time-tracking) ## Transcript ### Know where the hours go Time tracking in Plane lets your team log time on each work item, see where a project's hours go, and download them as a file. Teams use it to see what their work costs in time, to bill or report hours, and to plan the next round from real numbers. In one project, you'll turn it on, log time, read the project's worklogs, and download them. Let's take a closer look. ### Turn on time tracking and log time On Pro and higher, a project admin switches on Enable time tracking in Project settings, under Features, then Time tracking. Open a work item in the project and choose Log work. Enter hours, minutes, or both, add an optional description, and choose Save. The entry appears in the work item's activity, with the person's name and the time they logged. The Worklogs tab lists only those entries. Tracked time, in the work item's details, adds up every entry on that work item. Plane dates each entry when you save it. There's no field for an earlier day, so log time on the day you do the work. To fix an entry, open its menu and choose Edit or Delete. Delete takes effect at once, with no confirmation. Contributors log time and change only their own entries. Project admins can change anyone's, and commenters and guests can't log time. ### Read the project's time Project admins find all of the project's entries in Project settings, under Worklogs. The newest come first, ten to a page. Each row shows the work item, who logged the time and on what day, and how long it took. Filter by Users to follow one person's time, and by Date range to see a week or a month. Clear all brings back the full list. The page lists entries but shows no totals. A work item's total is its Tracked time, and totals by person come from the download. Every entry counts, whatever the work item's state, so time on cancelled or archived work items stays in the list. A parent's Tracked time counts only its own entries, not the time logged on its sub-work items. ### Download and use the numbers Workspace admins can download the list. Choose Download for a CSV file, or Excel from its menu. The file keeps your filters. Plane builds the file in the background. Previous Downloads lists each one with who asked for it and its status. When it's ready, a Download link appears. Plane keeps the file for seven days by default. In the file, each row holds the project, the work item, who logged it, the day, the duration in minutes, and the description. Add up those minutes in a spreadsheet, by person or by work item, then bill or report from the totals. Workspace admins also have Worklogs in Workspace settings, with every project in one list and a Projects filter. Time tracking has no timer, no rates, and no approval step. Each person logs their own time, and nobody can log it for them. ### See where the week went One project now logs its time on each work item, lists every entry on its Worklogs page, and downloads the week as a file.