What is Chronokura?
Chronokura is a macOS app for time tracking, invoicing and project management — built for freelancers, self-employed professionals and small businesses. All data is stored locally on your Mac. No subscription, no mandatory cloud, no external servers.
Dashboard
The dashboard gives you an instant overview of your finances:
- Open, billed and paid amounts at a glance
- Revenue chart with monthly, quarterly and yearly views
- Year-over-year comparison
- Top clients by revenue
- Revenue by category
- Filterable date range
Client Management
Creating and managing clients
- Unlimited clients (Pro version)
- Fields: name, address, email, phone, website, VAT number, notes
- Custom fields for individual information
- Upload client logo
Archiving & Trash
- Archive clients without losing data
- Trash with restore functionality
- Deleted clients recoverable for 30 days
Projects
- Create projects per client
- Budget management: hours budget or monetary amount
- Project status: Active, Paused, Completed
- Start and end dates
- Color coding per project
- Project notes
Time Tracking
Creating entries
- Timer function for live time tracking
- Manual entry of hours and minutes
- Hourly rate or flat fee per entry
- Assign category (e.g. Development, Design, Consulting)
- Description with text snippets for frequent texts
- Assign entries to a project
Entry status
- Open — not yet billed
- Billed — included in an invoice
- Paid — payment received
Categories & Snippets
- Create custom categories with default hourly rate
- Text snippets for frequently used descriptions
- Shortcuts for lightning-fast entry
Invoicing
Creating invoices
- Create invoices manually or generate directly from time entries
- Automatic invoice numbering
- Due date and payment terms
- Configurable VAT rates
- Reverse charge for international invoices
- Discounts per line item
Invoice templates
- Create multiple templates (Classic, Modern, Minimal)
- Customize logo, colors and layout
- Set default template
- Custom text for header and footer
PDF export
- Professional PDF export with one click
- ZUGFeRD compliant (machine-readable invoices)
- Send or save directly from the app
Dunning
- Create reminders directly from existing invoices
- Configurable reminder fees and late payment interest
- Manage dunning levels
Recurring invoices
- Save recurring invoices as templates
- Set interval (monthly, quarterly, etc.)
Reports
- Export PDF reports per client
- Combined reports for multiple clients at once
- Freely selectable time period
- Hourly rate column in report
- Suitable for accounting and tax advisors
Hemera — Local AI Assistant
What can Hemera do?
Hemera is the built-in AI assistant of Chronokura. It understands natural language and helps you directly in the app:
- Create invoices from open time entries
- Search and filter entries
- Summarize reports
- Query clients and projects
Via Ollama (default):
HemerAI runs entirely on your Mac. No data leaves your computer. No API key, no subscription, no internet connection required.
Via Apple Intelligence (optional):
Simple tasks are processed directly on your device. For more complex requests, Apple may use Private Cloud Compute — your data is processed on Apple’s servers but never stored or shared.
Backup & Security
Automatic backups
- Automatically create a backup on app start
- Configurable backup reminders (weekly, monthly, quarterly)
- Manual backups possible at any time
- Up to 10 auto-backups are retained
Backup modes
- Local — Backups on this Mac in ~/Documents/Chronokura
- Local encrypted — AES-256 encrypted disk image
- iCloud — Automatic sync via iCloud across multiple Macs
- Custom cloud — Dropbox, Google Drive, USB or any folder
Restore
- Restore a backup with one click
- Decrypt password-protected backups
- Backup list with date, size and encryption status
Search
- Global full-text search across all clients, projects and entries
- Instant results while typing
- Direct navigation to found entry
Settings
Company details
- Company name, address, logo, email, phone
- VAT number and bank details (IBAN)
- Automatically applied to all invoices
General
- Choose currency (€, CHF, $, £ and more)
- Language: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Slovak
- Customize keyboard shortcuts
Invoice settings
- Configure invoice number format
- Set default VAT rate
- Default payment terms
Free vs. Pro
Try for free
Chronokura can be tested for free:
- Up to 3 clients
- 1 project
- 10 time entries
- 5 invoices
With a one-time Pro purchase (no subscription) you unlock:
Chronokura Pro
- Unlimited clients, projects, entries and invoices
- All backup modes
- All templates and export features
- Buy once, use forever
System Requirements
- macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later
- Apple Silicon
- For Hemera AI: Ollama must be installed or you activate Apple Intelligence natively