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Kimai is a professional-grade, free and open-source time-tracking application for freelancers and companies to record project time, manage teams, budget,…

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Kimai is a professional-grade, free and open-source time-tracking application for freelancers and companies to record project time, manage teams, budget, invoice, and report.

Platform availability

Available on 5 of 9 platforms

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

88/100 Excellent

Maintained
100last commit 7 days ago
Popular
745,065 GitHub stars
Easy to install
755 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
100256 MB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 15 days ago

GitHub stars
5,065
Open issues
352
Last commit
2026-10-06
Latest release
2.69.0
License
AGPL-3.0
Activity
steady

Checked 4 days ago - source: GitHub (kimai/kimai)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 256 MB RAM. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 14 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Create the first admin account Run the Kimai installer and create a super administrator account before using the app. Without this, you won't have a login to manage users, projects, or time entries. source
  • Set the web port and database URL When starting Kimai, open its web port and set DATABASE_URL, the address of the database that stores your time entries. If the port isn't open or the database address is wrong, you won't be able to load Kimai or keep your data. source
  • Fix file permissions before setup Give the website account ownership of Kimai's files and write access to folders like var/. If permissions are wrong, Kimai may fail to install, start, or save files. source

Fetched 14 days ago - each note links to its source

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Checked 11 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Can Kimai be installed in a subdirectory of an existing web server?

No. Kimai requires its own subdomain, and subdirectory hosting is not supported.

What must be configured before Kimai starts in Docker?

Open Kimai's web port and set DATABASE_URL to the database address. If either is missing or wrong, Kimai may not load or keep its data.

What file permission change is needed before a fresh Ubuntu setup?

Give the website account ownership of Kimai's files and write access to folders like var/. Wrong permissions can prevent installation, startup, or saving files.

What should I do immediately after installing Kimai?

Run the installer and create a super administrator account before using the app. Without this account, you cannot log in to manage users, projects, or time entries.

Can Kimai use SAML, LDAP, or two-factor authentication?

Yes. It supports authentication via SAML, LDAP, or database, and it includes two-factor authentication with TOTP.

Does Kimai support target times or negative hours for missed daily targets?

No. Kimai does not support target times or negative hours for missed daily targets.

Answers sourced from github.com, www.kimai.org, www.kimai.org, www.kimai.org, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 9 days ago - public community threads