Tracking time directly from browser tabs

Timether’s browser extensions make it easier to remember exactly what you were working on by capturing details from your active browser tab.

This is useful when your work happens across websites, documents, dashboards, project tools, design tools, admin panels, or client portals. Instead of manually typing what you were doing, you can capture the current tab and add it to your active timer.

What tab capture does

When you use the Timether browser extension, it can read the title and URL of your active browser tab.

For example, if you are working on a client proposal, the extension can capture details like:

**Proposal - Acme - **https://example.com/proposal

These details can then be added to your active timer description, making your time entry easier to understand later.

Using the Capture action

To capture your current browser tab:

1. Open the page you are working on.

2. Click the Timether browser extension.

3. Make sure you have an active timer running.

4. Click Capture.

Timether will take the active tab’s title and URL, then add those details to your active timer description.

Depending on how your timer description is currently written, the captured tab details may be added before or after the existing description.

What gets captured

The browser extension can capture:

• The active browser tab title

• The active browser tab URL

This helps create a clearer record of what you were doing while the timer was running.

For example, your timer description may become:

**Homepage updates - **https://clientsite.com/admin/pages/home

Or:

**Proposal - Acme - **https://example.com/proposal

This is especially useful when you review your time entries later or prepare reports and invoices.

How it works behind the scenes

When you click Capture, the Timether browser extension sends the captured tab details to Timether using the timer capture action.

This is handled through:

POST /api/v1/timer/capture

Timether then updates the active timer description by adding the browser tab title and URL.

The timer itself continues running. Capture only updates the description of the active timer; it does not stop, pause, reset, or save the timer.

Why this is useful

Tab capture is helpful when your work moves quickly and you do not want to stop and write detailed notes every time.

Developers can capture issue pages, pull requests, documentation, staging links, or admin screens.

Designers can capture design files, reference pages, client websites, or review links.

Marketers can capture campaign dashboards, analytics reports, landing pages, ad platforms, or content briefs.

This gives you a better memory trail of what you worked on, without adding extra friction to your workflow.

When to use tab capture

Use tab capture when the current browser tab gives useful context about the work you are doing.

For example, you might capture a tab when you are:

• Reviewing a client page

• Working on a proposal

• Debugging an issue

• Updating website content

• Checking analytics

• Preparing a report

• Researching a topic

• Managing a campaign

The captured title and URL make the final time entry more meaningful and easier to recognize later.

Privacy and control

The extension only captures the tab details when you choose to use the Capture action.

It does not automatically add every page you visit to your timer description.

You stay in control of what gets added to your timer. If a captured title or URL is not useful, you can edit the timer description before saving the time entry.