Rachota is a small Java application

Application software

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 designed for personal timetracking of projects. Its 1.0 version was developed in 2003 using NetBeans IDE

NetBeans

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 and featured only a possibility to measure time spent on individual tasks. Version 2.0 which was open sourced

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 in 2005 introduced History view for detailed backward investigation and reporting. Version 2.2 contains Analytics view which analyzes measured data and provides user with suggestions on better time management

Time management

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. Current version 2.3 generates customizable reports and invoices, allows manual editing of measured time and has several other improvements required by its community. The analytics and feedback capability are the main differentiators from other timetracking tools.

Rachota received several positive reviews on sites like linux.com, lifehacker.com, cio.com and in magazines like Italian Office Magazine.

Currently, Rachota 2.4 is being drafted.