WiseTime is a work-activity capture and timekeeping tool for legal professionals. Its desktop app collects activity as people work and arranges it in a private daily timeline, helping reduce manual time entry and recover billable time. It can recognize case references in activity and sync references from practice management systems to tag work to matters. An AI feature drafts activity descriptions for billing and reports, with options to customize and translate them. Teams can filter activity reports by category, date, or user and export them as PDF or CSV. Listed connections include Actionstep, Clio, HighQ, Lawcus, Microsoft 365, TeamConnect, PracticePanther, QuickBooks, Salesforce, and Generic SQL. Activity stays private until a user shares it, and desktop settings can exclude selected activities or applications. The console is available in a mobile browser, and an Outlook add-in captures email and meeting time on desktop and mobile; the main software requires a laptop or desktop installation. Pricing is on request, with a 30-day trial and no free plan.

Who it is for

WiseTime suits law firms and independent legal professionals seeking to reduce manual timekeeping, as well as accountancies, consultancies, government agencies, and corporate clients. Teams that need desktop capture and matter tagging may find its workflow relevant.

What is good

Private daily timeline captures desktop activity.
Detects matter references and can sync practice-management references.
AI drafts billing and report narratives.
Reports export as PDF or CSV.
30-day trial is available.

What to know first

No free plan is listed.
Main software requires laptop or desktop installation.
Pricing is available on request.
Older personal timeline data is permanently deleted per retention settings.

Verdict

WiseTime combines activity capture, matter tagging, narrative generation, and team reporting for timekeeping workflows. Consider the desktop installation requirement and retention settings when deciding whether it fits your organization.

WiseTime plans and pricing

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Enterprise Contact Sales through “Request a demo” for pricing options Unlimited team members · Data retention up to 2 years · Managed on-premises connection service · SSO · EDC · API · Custom integrations wisetime.com · 30 Sept 2026

Professional Contact Sales through “Request a demo” for annual pricing Max 25 members · Data retention up to 12 months · Cloud connections only wisetime.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on legal time tracking software

Free plan: No
Matter tracking: Yes
Mobile access: ios
Time entry methods: manual_only
Offline time entry: Yes

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The record

Purpose

WiseTime automatically captures work activity to help legal professionals reduce manual timekeeping and recover billable time.

Automatic capture

The desktop app captures activity while users work and collates it into a private daily timeline.

Matter tagging

WiseTime detects case references in activity and can sync references from practice management systems to tag the right case.

AI narratives

Its AI narrative feature generates descriptions of recorded activity for billing and reports, with preferences for customization and translation.

Reporting

Team activity reports can be filtered by categories, dates, and users and exported as PDF or CSV.

Integrations

Listed connections include Actionstep, Clio, HighQ, Lawcus, Microsoft 365, TeamConnect, PracticePanther, QuickBooks, Salesforce, and Generic SQL.

API

WiseTime offers a public API using HTTP/JSON or gRPC/Protocol Buffers and provides a Java-based open-source library.

Privacy

Activity remains private to the user until they choose to share it, and desktop exclusion settings can omit selected activities or applications.

Data retention

Users can set personal timeline retention separately from team retention, and older personal timeline data is permanently deleted according to that setting.

Platforms

The desktop app supports Windows 10 or later, macOS 10.15 or later, and Ubuntu 22 or later; an iOS timeline app is also available.

Mobile limitation

The WiseTime console can be accessed from a browser on mobile, but the software must be installed on a laptop or desktop computer.

Outlook add-in

The Microsoft Outlook add-in captures email and meeting time inside Outlook and is listed as available on desktop and mobile.

Support

WiseTime directs users to its searchable help guide and says integration questions can be sent to [email protected].

Audience

WiseTime says it serves law firms, accountancies, consultancies, government agencies, corporate clients, and independent freelancers.