Démarrage rapide
Ce guide couvre toutes les fonctionnalités de Time Doctor :
- Commencer — Create your account and set up the desktop app
- Comment utiliser l'analyse de la productivité — See which apps and sites drain focus during work hours
- Comment utiliser la surveillance des employés — Capture screenshots and keyboard activity at set intervals
- Comment utiliser l'analyse des effectifs — Roll team metrics into executive dashboards for leadership
- Comment utiliser la gestion des effectifs distribués — Keep remote and hybrid teams accountable across time zones
- Comment utiliser la gestion de projet et la budgétisation — Tie tracked hours to projects, tasks, and client budgets
- Comment utiliser les indicateurs d'équilibre travail-vie personnelle — Spot overwork and burnout risk before people burn out
- Comment utiliser les alertes de distraction — Nudge people back on task with gentle inactivity popups
- Comment utiliser la gestion de la paie — Pay people straight from approved timesheets each cycle
Temps nécessaire : 5 minutes par fonctionnalité
Vous trouverez également dans ce guide : Conseils de pro | Erreurs courantes | Dépannage | Tarification | Alternatives
Pourquoi faire confiance à ce guide ?
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.
Tutoriel Time Doctor
This How to Use Time Doctor tutorial covers setup, the eight core Time Doctor features, and the settings most people get wrong.
Docteur du Temps
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.
Premiers pas avec Time Doctor
Before any feature works, finish this one-time setup.
Cela prend environ trois minutes.
Étape 1 : Créez votre compte
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.
✓ Point de contrôle: A confirmation email lands in your boîte de réception.
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:
✓ Point de contrôle: 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.
✅ Terminé : You can now start tracking time and open any feature below.
Comment utiliser les outils d'analyse de productivité de Time Doctor
Analyse de la productivité lets you see exactly which apps and sites eat your team’s focus every day.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Step 1: Open the Analytics Menu
Click Analytics in the left sidebar of the web app.
Pick the Productivity report from the dropdown.
Étape 2 : Choisissez votre plage de dates
Set the range to last week, then filter by a single department.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: A colour-coded bar chart appears for every employee.
Step 3: Assign Productivity Ratings
Tag each app as productive, unproductive, or neutral.
✅ Résultat : You now have productivity insights broken down by person and by hour.
💡 Conseil de pro : Rate your top 20 apps first. Time Doctor scores everything else as neutral until you set it, which quietly skews team productivity numbers.
Comment utiliser le logiciel de surveillance des employés Time Doctor
Surveillance des employés lets you capture screenshots and activity levels while people work.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Étape 1 : Ouvrir les paramètres de l’entreprise
Go to Settings, then Screencasts, inside your admin account.
Only owners and admins can change this.
Step 2: Set the Screenshot Interval
Time Doctor effectue des captures d'écran à intervalles réguliers pendant l'enregistrement de l'écran.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: Thumbnails load beside each tracked block of time.
Step 3: Review the Timeline
Open any employee’s day and scrub through the captures.
✅ Résultat : Managers can verify work without asking for status updates.
💡 Conseil de pro : Blur screenshots for teams handling client data. You still get proof of work without exposing passwords or private messages to other managers.
Comment utiliser Time Doctor Workforce Analytics
Analyse des effectifs lets you roll every metric up into executive dashboards leadership actually reads.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
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.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: The dashboard refreshes with live data from the last 30 days.
Étape 3 : Exporter le rapport
Time Doctor allows users to create custom reports and export them to PDF, XLS, and CSV formats.
✅ Résultat : Leadership gets actionable insights without opening the tool themselves.
💡 Conseil de pro : 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
Gestion des effectifs distribués lets you keep remote and hybrid teams accountable across time zones.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Step 1: Create Your Groups
Set up Groups by department, job type, or your own team layout.
Étape 2 : Invitez votre équipe
Send invites to a mix of managers and end users for better insights.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: Each group shows its own attendance and hours summary.
Step 3: Check Offline Coverage
Time Doctor peut suivre le temps même sans connexion internet.
✅ Résultat : Your whole distributed team reports into one clean structure.
💡 Conseil de pro : 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
Gestion de projet et budgétisation lets you tie tracked hours to projects, tasks, and client budgets.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Étape 1 : Créer un projet
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 immédiatement.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: 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.
✅ Résultat : Every hour now maps to a project you can invoice or defend.
💡 Conseil de pro : 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.
Comment utiliser les indicateurs d'équilibre vie professionnelle-vie privée de Time Doctor
Indicateurs d'équilibre travail-vie personnelle lets you spot burnout before your best people quit.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
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.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: Overworked staff appear at the top of the list.
Step 3: Review the Flags
Anyone working past their limit gets marked automatically.
✅ Résultat : You can improve employee engagement before burnout costs you a hire.
💡 Conseil de pro : 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.
Comment utiliser les alertes de distraction de Time Doctor
Alertes de distraction lets you nudge people back on task without a manager hovering.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
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.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: A test popup appears on your own device within minutes.
Step 3: Turn On the Popup
Time Doctor envoie des alertes de distraction pour avertir les employés lorsqu'ils sont inactifs depuis trop longtemps.
✅ Résultat : Idle time stops quietly inflating your billable hours.
💡 Conseil de pro : 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
Gestion de la paie lets you pay people straight from approved timesheets.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
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.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: 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.
✅ Résultat : Payroll now runs from real tracked hours instead of guesswork.
💡 Conseil de pro : Lock timesheets two days before payday. Late edits are the single biggest cause of payroll disputes in every remote company I have advised.
Conseils et astuces de pro de Time Doctor
After three years with Time Doctor, these are the tips I give every new manager.
Raccourcis clavier
| Action | Raccourci |
|---|---|
| Start or stop the timer | Ctrl + Maj + T |
| Changer de tâche | Ctrl + Maj + S |
| Ouvrir le tableau de bord | Ctrl + D |
| Hide the widget | Ctrl + H |
Fonctionnalités cachées que la plupart des gens ignorent
- Offline tracking: Hours keep logging without internet, then sync when the connection returns.
- Rapport personnalisé constructeur: 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:
Time Doctor : Erreurs courantes à éviter
Mistake #1: Rolling It Out With No Explanation
❌ Faux : Installing the app on every machine and telling nobody what it records.
✅ À droite : Hold one réunion, show the reports, and explain what managers can and cannot see.
Mistake #2: Forgetting to Switch Tasks
❌ Faux : Leaving one task running all day across three different projects.
✅ À droite : You need to switch tasks manually, since Time Doctor does not track task changes on its own.
Mistake #3: Judging People on Activity Percentage
❌ Faux : Treating a low activity score as proof someone is slacking.
✅ À droite : 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.
Dépannage de Time Doctor
Problem: Tracked Hours Look Too Low
Cause: Idle detection stripped minutes where nobody touched the mouse or keyboard.
Réparer: Raise the idle threshold in Settings, then enable the idle prompt so staff can reclaim that time.
Problem: Screenshots Are Not Appearing
Cause: The desktop app lacks screen recording permission, which is common on macOS.
Réparer: Open System Settings, grant Screen Recording access, then restart the app on that device.
Problem: The Mobile App Is Missing Reports
Cause: The mobile app provides basic time-tracking but lacks many advanced features.
Réparer: Open the web dashboard on a computer for full reports, analytics, and admin settings.
📌 Note: If none of these fix your issue, contact Time Doctor support.
Qu'est-ce que Time Doctor ?
Docteur du Temps 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:
Il comprend les fonctionnalités clés suivantes :
- Analyse de la productivité : Turns raw hours into productivity metrics you can act on.
- Surveillance des employés : Screenshots, screen recording, and keyboard and mouse activity levels.
- Analyse des effectifs : Executive dashboards that summarise hours, attendance, and output.
- Gestion des effectifs distribués : Groups, roles, and offline tracking built for distributed staff.
- Gestion de projet et budgétisation : Basic project and task structure with budget caps per client.
- Indicateurs d'équilibre travail-vie personnelle : Flags overwork, late nights, and unused break time.
- Alertes aux distractions : Popups that fire when someone drifts off task or goes idle.
- Gestion de la paie : 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 entreprise, 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.
Pour une analyse complète, consultez notre Avis sur Time Doctor.
Tarifs de Time Doctor
Here is what Time Doctor costs in 2026, billed annually:
| Plan | Prix | Idéal pour |
|---|---|---|
| Basique | $6.70 | Small teams needing time tracking and screenshots |
| Standard | $11.70 | Growing teams that want productivity insights and attendance tools |
| Prime | $16.70 | Companies needing video capture and executive dashboards |
Essai gratuit : Yes — 14 days, full features, no credit card.
Garantie de remboursement : 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.
💰 Meilleur rapport qualité-prix : Standard at $11.70 — it adds the productivity metrics and attendance tools that make the whole tool worth running.
Time Doctor contre les alternatives
How does Time Doctor compare against the other trackers teams shortlist?
| Outil | Idéal pour | Prix | Notation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docteur du Temps | Monitoring and analytics | 6,70 $/mois | ⭐ 4.2 |
| Horloger | Free timesheets for small teams | 5,49 $/mois | ⭐ 4,4 |
| Basculer | Suivi simple en un clic | 9 $/mois | ⭐ 4,4 |
| Memtime | Automatic passive capture | 11 $/mois | ⭐ 4.1 |
| Suivi du temps | Budget-friendly team tracking | 3,75 $/mois | ⭐ 3,9 |
| Timeular | Physical tracking dice | $8.60/mo | ⭐ 4,5 |
| Récolte | Invoicing and client billing | 11 $/mois | ⭐ 4.2 |
Sélection rapide :
- Meilleur résultat global : Time Doctor — deepest reports on work patterns and employee time
- Meilleur budget : TrackingTime — solid tracking at under four dollars per user
- Idéal pour les débutants : Toggl — one button, almost no setup, no monitoring
- Best for client billing: Harvest — invoicing built straight onto tracked hours
🎯 Alternatives à Time Doctor
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.
- 💰 Basculement : Toggl Track is a simpler time tracker with fewer monitoring features, which suits teams that dislike surveillance.
- 🧠 Memtime : Records everything you touch locally, then lets you assign it later. Nothing leaves your computer without approval.
- ⚡ Suivi du temps : Cheapest paid option here, with solid attendance and project tracking for small teams on tight budgets.
- 🎯 Timeulaire : Pairs an eight-sided device with the app so you flip it to switch tasks instead of clicking.
- 💼 Récolte: Best-in-class invoicing built on top of tracked hours, ideal for agencies billing multiple clients monthly.
Pour la liste complète, consultez notre Alternatives au Docteur du Temps guide.
⚔️ Comparaison avec Time Doctor
Here is how Time Doctor stacks up head to head:
- Time Doctor contre Clockify: Clockify wins on price and free access. Time Doctor wins on employee monitoring, screenshots, and productivity insights.
- Docteur du Temps contre Toggl: Toggl is friendlier for freelancers. Time Doctor gives managers far deeper reports on work patterns and app usage.
- Docteur du Temps contre Memtime: Memtime is better for privacy-first offices. Time Doctor is better when leadership needs team productivity data.
- Time Doctor vs TrackingTime: TrackingTime costs less per user. Time Doctor delivers stronger analytics, screenshots, and payroll handling.
- Docteur du Temps contre Timeular : Timeular suits solo professionals who forget to track. Time Doctor suits managers running distributed operations.
- Docteur du Temps contre Harvest: Harvest wins on invoicing. Time Doctor wins on monitoring, distraction alerts, and executive dashboards.
Commencez à utiliser Time Doctor dès maintenant
You now know how to use Time Doctor end to end:
- ✅ Analyse de la productivité
- ✅ Surveillance des employés
- ✅ Analyse des effectifs
- ✅ Gestion des effectifs distribués
- ✅ Gestion de projet et budgétisation
- ✅ Indicateurs d'équilibre travail-vie personnelle
- ✅ Alertes de distraction
- ✅ Gestion de la paie
Étape suivante : Pick one feature and set it up today.
Most managers start with Productivity Analytics.
Cela prend moins de cinq minutes.
Foire aux questions
Quel est le but 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.
Le Docteur du Temps peut-il voir votre écran ?
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.
Est-ce que Time Doctor enregistre les frappes au clavier ?
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.
Puis-je utiliser Time Doctor gratuitement ?
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 propose-t-il une application ?
Yes. There is a desktop app for Windows, Mac, and Linux, plus a mobile app. The mobile app covers basic tracking but skips advanced features.
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