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Esta guía cubre todas las funciones de Time Doctor:
- Empezando — Create your account and set up the desktop app
- Cómo utilizar el análisis de productividad — See which apps and sites drain focus during work hours
- Cómo utilizar el monitoreo de empleados — Capture screenshots and keyboard activity at set intervals
- Cómo utilizar el análisis de la fuerza laboral — Roll team metrics into executive dashboards for leadership
- Cómo utilizar la gestión de la fuerza laboral distribuida — Keep remote and hybrid teams accountable across time zones
- Cómo utilizar la gestión de proyectos y la presupuestación — Tie tracked hours to projects, tasks, and client budgets
- Cómo utilizar las métricas de equilibrio entre la vida laboral y personal — Spot overwork and burnout risk before people burn out
- Cómo usar las alertas de distracción — Nudge people back on task with gentle inactivity popups
- Cómo utilizar la gestión de nóminas — Pay people straight from approved timesheets each cycle
Tiempo necesario: 5 minutos por función
También en esta guía: Consejos profesionales | Errores comunes | Solución de problemas | Precios | Alternativas
¿Por qué confiar en esta guía?
I have run Time Doctor across two remote teams for three years and tested every feature below. Three years ago I set it up badly, so the mistakes here are mine.
Time Doctor is one of the most widely used time tracking and employee monitoring apps for remote teams.
Most managers only ever hit play and look at total hours.
Most tutorial videos stop right there too.
That misses the reports that actually change how a team works.
This guide walks through every screen, step by step.
Tutorial de Time Doctor
This How to Use Time Doctor tutorial covers setup, the eight core Time Doctor features, and the settings most people get wrong.
Doctor del tiempo
See where your team’s hours actually go. Time Doctor tracks work time, flags distractions, and turns raw hours into productivity insights managers can act on. Free 14-day trial, no credit card needed.
Primeros pasos con Time Doctor
Before any feature works, finish this one-time setup.
Tarda unos tres minutos.
Paso 1: Crea tu cuenta
Go to the Time Doctor website and click Start Free Trial.
Sign up with your work email, then complete the onboarding steps to access your account.
You get a free 14-day trial with no card required.
✓ Control: A confirmation email lands in your bandeja de entrada.
Step 2: Install the Desktop App
Download and install the Time Doctor app on your computer to track your workday.
Log in with the account you just created.
Here is what that first run looks like:
✓ Control: The timer widget sits in your taskbar or menu bar.
Step 3: Set Up Groups and Invite People
Set up Groups by department, job type, or your own unique team layout.
Then invite team members as a mix of managers and end users.
✅ Hecho: You can now start tracking time and open any feature below.
Cómo usar las analíticas de productividad de Time Doctor
Análisis de productividad lets you see exactly which apps and sites eat your team’s focus every day.
Aquí te explicamos cómo usarlo paso a paso.
Step 1: Open the Analytics Menu
Click Analytics in the left sidebar of the web app.
Pick the Productivity report from the dropdown.
Paso 2: Elige tu rango de fechas
Set the range to last week, then filter by a single department.
Así es como se ve:
✓ Control: A colour-coded bar chart appears for every employee.
Step 3: Assign Productivity Ratings
Tag each app as productive, unproductive, or neutral.
✅ Resultado: You now have productivity insights broken down by person and by hour.
💡 Consejo profesional: Rate your top 20 apps first. Time Doctor scores everything else as neutral until you set it, which quietly skews team productivity numbers.
Cómo utilizar el sistema de monitoreo de empleados Time Doctor
Monitoreo de empleados lets you capture screenshots and activity levels while people work.
Aquí te explicamos cómo usarlo paso a paso.
Paso 1: Abrir la configuración de la empresa
Go to Settings, then Screencasts, inside your admin account.
Only owners and admins can change this.
Step 2: Set the Screenshot Interval
Time Doctor captura capturas de pantalla a intervalos preestablecidos durante la grabación de pantalla.
Así es como se ve:
✓ Control: Thumbnails load beside each tracked block of time.
Step 3: Review the Timeline
Open any employee’s day and scrub through the captures.
✅ Resultado: Managers can verify work without asking for status updates.
💡 Consejo profesional: Blur screenshots for teams handling client data. You still get proof of work without exposing passwords or private messages to other managers.
Cómo usar Time Doctor Workforce Analytics
Análisis de la fuerza laboral lets you roll every metric up into executive dashboards leadership actually reads.
Aquí te explicamos cómo usarlo paso a paso.
Step 1: Open Executive Dashboards
Premium accounts see this option under the Reports menu.
Step 2: Pick Your Widgets
Add attendance, top performers, and total employee time widgets.
Así es como se ve:
✓ Control: The dashboard refreshes with live data from the last 30 days.
Paso 3: Exportar el informe
Time Doctor allows users to create custom reports and export them to PDF, XLS, and CSV formats.
✅ Resultado: Leadership gets actionable insights without opening the tool themselves.
💡 Consejo profesional: Schedule the export to land in your inbox every Monday. Weekly reports get read. Monthly reports get ignored by almost every company I have worked with.
How to Use Time Doctor Distributed Workforce Manager
Gestión de la fuerza laboral distribuida lets you keep remote and hybrid teams accountable across time zones.
Aquí te explicamos cómo usarlo paso a paso.
Step 1: Create Your Groups
Set up Groups by department, job type, or your own team layout.
Paso 2: Invita a tu equipo
Send invites to a mix of managers and end users for better insights.
Así es como se ve:
✓ Control: Each group shows its own attendance and hours summary.
Step 3: Check Offline Coverage
Time Doctor puede controlar el tiempo incluso sin conexión a internet.
✅ Resultado: Your whole distributed team reports into one clean structure.
💡 Consejo profesional: Give team leads manager access, not admin access. They see their own group only, which keeps salary and payroll data private across departments.
How to Use Time Doctor Project Manager & Budgeting
Gestión de proyectos y presupuestos lets you tie tracked hours to projects, tasks, and client budgets.
Aquí te explicamos cómo usarlo paso a paso.
Paso 1: Crear un proyecto
Open Projects and Tasks, then add a project named after the client.
Step 2: Add Your Tasks
Break the project into tasks people will recognise instantáneamente.
Así es como se ve:
✓ Control: A budget bar appears showing hours used against the cap.
Step 3: Set a Budget
Add a cost or hours cap so overruns trigger an alert.
✅ Resultado: Every hour now maps to a project you can invoice or defend.
💡 Consejo profesional: Keep task names under five words. Long names get truncated in the desktop app, and people pick the wrong task when they switch mid-day.
Cómo utilizar las métricas de equilibrio entre la vida laboral y personal de Time Doctor
Métricas de equilibrio entre la vida laboral y personal lets you spot burnout before your best people quit.
Aquí te explicamos cómo usarlo paso a paso.
Step 1: Open the Work-Life Balance Report
Find it under Reports, then Work-Life Balance.
Step 2: Set Expected Hours
Tell Time Doctor what a normal week looks like at your company.
Así es como se ve:
✓ Control: Overworked staff appear at the top of the list.
Step 3: Review the Flags
Anyone working past their limit gets marked automatically.
✅ Resultado: You can improve employee engagement before burnout costs you a hire.
💡 Consejo profesional: Share this report with employees, not just managers. Staff who see their own after-hours numbers cut them faster than any policy memo ever will.
Cómo usar las alertas de distracción de Time Doctor
Alertas de distracción lets you nudge people back on task without a manager hovering.
Aquí te explicamos cómo usarlo paso a paso.
Step 1: Open Productivity Settings
Go to Settings, then Productivity, in the web app.
Step 2: Choose an Idle Threshold
Three minutes works for most office roles.
Time Doctor automatically records time as idle when users aren’t actively using their mouse or keyboard.
Así es como se ve:
✓ Control: A test popup appears on your own device within minutes.
Step 3: Turn On the Popup
Time Doctor proporciona alertas de distracción para notificar a los empleados cuando han estado inactivos durante demasiado tiempo.
✅ Resultado: Idle time stops quietly inflating your billable hours.
💡 Consejo profesional: Set a longer threshold for designers and writers. Deep work often looks idle to a tracker, and false alerts kill trust in the whole system fast.
How to Use Time Doctor Payroll Manager
Gestión de nóminas lets you pay people straight from approved timesheets.
Aquí te explicamos cómo usarlo paso a paso.
Step 1: Add Pay Rates
Open Payroll and set an hourly or fixed rate per person.
Step 2: Choose a Pay Period
Weekly, twice monthly, or monthly all work here.
Así es como se ve:
✓ Control: The payroll table shows hours, rate, and total per employee.
Step 3: Approve and Pay
Review the totals, then push the batch to Wise or PayPal.
✅ Resultado: Payroll now runs from real tracked hours instead of guesswork.
💡 Consejo profesional: Lock timesheets two days before payday. Late edits are the single biggest cause of payroll disputes in every remote company I have advised.
Consejos y atajos de Time Doctor Pro
After three years with Time Doctor, these are the tips I give every new manager.
Atajos de teclado
| Acción | Atajo |
|---|---|
| Start or stop the timer | Ctrl + Shift + T |
| Cambiar de tarea | Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Abra el panel de control | Ctrl + D |
| Hide the widget | Ctrl + H |
Características ocultas que la mayoría de la gente pasa por alto
- Offline tracking: Hours keep logging without internet, then sync when the connection returns.
- Informe personalizado constructor: Build one report per department, then export to PDF, XLS, or CSV for payroll.
- Idle time prompts: Ask the app what you were doing during idle gaps instead of deleting the time.
Here are the results teams see most often:
Errores comunes que debe evitar Time Doctor
Mistake #1: Rolling It Out With No Explanation
❌ Incorrecto: Installing the app on every machine and telling nobody what it records.
✅ Derecha: Hold one reunión, show the reports, and explain what managers can and cannot see.
Mistake #2: Forgetting to Switch Tasks
❌ Incorrecto: Leaving one task running all day across three different projects.
✅ Derecha: You need to switch tasks manually, since Time Doctor does not track task changes on its own.
Mistake #3: Judging People on Activity Percentage
❌ Incorrecto: Treating a low activity score as proof someone is slacking.
✅ Derecha: Read calls, meetings, and design reviews as low-activity work, then focus on output instead.
For example, a designer working in Figma barely touches the keyboard for an hour.
Solución de problemas de Time Doctor
Problem: Tracked Hours Look Too Low
Causa: Idle detection stripped minutes where nobody touched the mouse or keyboard.
Arreglar: Raise the idle threshold in Settings, then enable the idle prompt so staff can reclaim that time.
Problem: Screenshots Are Not Appearing
Causa: The desktop app lacks screen recording permission, which is common on macOS.
Arreglar: Open System Settings, grant Screen Recording access, then restart the app on that device.
Problem: The Mobile App Is Missing Reports
Causa: The mobile app provides basic time-tracking but lacks many advanced features.
Arreglar: Open the web dashboard on a computer for full reports, analytics, and admin settings.
📌 Nota: If none of these fix your issue, contact Time Doctor support.
¿Qué es Time Doctor?
Doctor del tiempo is a cloud-based time tracking and employee monitoring tool for remote teams and businesses.
Think of it like a fitness tracker for your workday.
It runs on any device with a web browser, plus a desktop app and a mobile app.
Watch full video below:
Incluye estas características clave:
- Análisis de productividad: Turns raw hours into productivity metrics you can act on.
- Supervisión de empleados: Screenshots, screen recording, and keyboard and mouse activity levels.
- Análisis de la fuerza laboral: Executive dashboards that summarise hours, attendance, and output.
- Gestión de la fuerza laboral distribuida: Groups, roles, and offline tracking built for distributed staff.
- Gestión de proyectos y presupuestos: Basic project and task structure with budget caps per client.
- Métricas de equilibrio entre la vida laboral y personal: Flags overwork, late nights, and unused break time.
- Alertas de distracción: Popups that fire when someone drifts off task or goes idle.
- Gestión de nóminas: Pay rates, pay periods, and payouts built on tracked hours.
It gives detailed insights about employee productivity, work hours, and overall project progress.
Teams use it to find time leakage, bring higher time awareness into the negocio, and report an average of over 20% more efficiency.
Employers get visibility, and staff get a defensible record of the hours they worked.
It does have gaps. It lacks advanced project and task management, and offers no GPS tracking.
Para obtener un desglose completo, consulte nuestra Reseña de Time Doctor.
Precios de Time Doctor
Here is what Time Doctor costs in 2026, billed annually:
| Plan | Precio | Mejor para |
|---|---|---|
| Básico | $6.70 | Small teams needing time tracking and screenshots |
| Estándar | $11.70 | Growing teams that want productivity insights and attendance tools |
| De primera calidad | $16.70 | Companies needing video capture and executive dashboards |
Prueba gratuita: Yes — 14 days, full features, no credit card.
Garantía de devolución de dinero: No refund window is published, so cancel inside the trial.
Annual billing lowers the price. Month-to-month runs $8, $14, and $20 for the same three plans.
💰 Mejor relación calidad-precio: Standard at $11.70 — it adds the productivity metrics and attendance tools that make the whole tool worth running.
Time Doctor frente a alternativas
How does Time Doctor compare against the other trackers teams shortlist?
| Herramienta | Mejor para | Precio | Clasificación |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor del tiempo | Monitoring and analytics | $6.70/mes | ⭐ 4.2 |
| Clockify | Free timesheets for small teams | $5.49/mes | ⭐ 4.4 |
| Alternar | Seguimiento sencillo con un solo clic | $9/mes | ⭐ 4.4 |
| Tiempo de memoria | Automatic passive capture | $11/mes | ⭐ 4.1 |
| Tiempo de seguimiento | Budget-friendly team tracking | $3.75/mes | ⭐ 3.9 |
| Cronológico | Physical tracking dice | $8.60/mo | ⭐ 4.5 |
| Cosecha | Invoicing and client billing | $11/mes | ⭐ 4.2 |
Selecciones rápidas:
- Mejor en general: Time Doctor — deepest reports on work patterns and employee time
- Mejor presupuesto: TrackingTime — solid tracking at under four dollars per user
- Ideal para principiantes: Toggl — one button, almost no setup, no monitoring
- Best for client billing: Harvest — invoicing built straight onto tracked hours
🎯 Alternativas al Doctor del Tiempo
Looking for Time Doctor alternatives? All of these offer free trials for testing:
- 🚀 Clockify: Generous free plan with unlimited users and timesheets, which Time Doctor does not offer at any tier.
- 💰 Alternar: Toggl Track is a simpler time tracker with fewer monitoring features, which suits teams that dislike surveillance.
- 🧠 Tiempo de memoria: Records everything you touch locally, then lets you assign it later. Nothing leaves your computer without approval.
- ⚡ Tiempo de seguimiento: Cheapest paid option here, with solid attendance and project tracking for small teams on tight budgets.
- 🎯 Cronológico: Pairs an eight-sided device with the app so you flip it to switch tasks instead of clicking.
- 💼 Cosecha: Best-in-class invoicing built on top of tracked hours, ideal for agencies billing multiple clients monthly.
Para ver la lista completa, consulte nuestra Alternativas a Time Doctor guía.
⚔️ Comparación del tiempo con el médico
Here is how Time Doctor stacks up head to head:
- Doctor del Tiempo vs. Clockify: Clockify wins on price and free access. Time Doctor wins on employee monitoring, screenshots, and productivity insights.
- Doctor del Tiempo contra Toggl: Toggl is friendlier for freelancers. Time Doctor gives managers far deeper reports on work patterns and app usage.
- Doctor del tiempo contra Memtime: Memtime is better for privacy-first offices. Time Doctor is better when leadership needs team productivity data.
- Doctor del Tiempo vs. Seguimiento del Tiempo: TrackingTime costs less per user. Time Doctor delivers stronger analytics, screenshots, and payroll handling.
- Time Doctor vs Timeular: Timeular suits solo professionals who forget to track. Time Doctor suits managers running distributed operations.
- Doctor del Tiempo contra la Cosecha: Harvest wins on invoicing. Time Doctor wins on monitoring, distraction alerts, and executive dashboards.
Empiece a usar Time Doctor ahora
You now know how to use Time Doctor end to end:
- ✅ Análisis de productividad
- ✅ Seguimiento de empleados
- ✅ Análisis de la fuerza laboral
- ✅ Gestión de la fuerza laboral distribuida
- ✅ Gestión de proyectos y presupuestos
- ✅ Métricas de equilibrio entre la vida laboral y personal
- ✅ Alertas de distracción
- ✅ Gestión de nóminas
Siguiente paso: Pick one feature and set it up today.
Most managers start with Productivity Analytics.
Tarda menos de cinco minutos.
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Cuál es el propósito de Time Doctor?
Time Doctor helps teams track time, spot time leakage, and see real work patterns. Managers get productivity insights, and staff get a clear record of their hours.
¿Puede Time Doctor ver tu pantalla?
Yes. Time Doctor captures screenshots at set intervals during tracking, and Premium accounts add screen recording. Admins choose the interval, and screenshots can be blurred for privacy.
¿Time Doctor registra las pulsaciones de teclas?
No. Time Doctor tracks keyboard and mouse activity levels, not the actual keys you press. It measures how often you type, never what you type.
¿Puedo usar Time Doctor gratis?
No. Time Doctor does not offer a free plan. You get a free 14-day trial with full features, and no credit card is required to sign up.
¿Time Doctor tiene una aplicación?
Yes. There is a desktop app for Windows, Impermeable, and Linux, plus a mobile app. The mobile app covers basic tracking but skips advanced features.
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