Démarrage rapide
Ce guide couvre toutes les fonctionnalités de Harvest :
- Commencer — Créer un compte et effectuer la configuration de base
- Comment utiliser le suivi du temps — Track time with a timer or manual entries from desktop and mobile apps
- Comment utiliser les rapports et les analyses — Instant reports across projects, budgets, tasks, and team capacity
- Comment utiliser le suivi des factures — Automated invoicing that turns tracked time and expenses into bills
- Comment utiliser les intégrations — Works with the tools you use every day so tracking starts fast
- Comment utiliser Project Manager — Set up clients and projects with the right billing method
- Comment utiliser le suivi budgétaire — Hourly or fixed fee budgets tracked as projects progress
- Comment utiliser la planification d'équipe — Capacity and utilization tracking that helps you avoid burnout
- Comment utiliser la gestion des clients — Client records with contacts, currency, and default billing rates
- Comment utiliser la gestion des congés — Time off logging that keeps capacity reports honest
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’ve used Harvest for two years across client projects and tested every feature covered here. This tutorial comes from real hands-on work — not marketing fluff or vendor screenshots.
Harvest is one of the most trusted time tracking tools available today.
But most teams only ever click the start button and stop there.
This guide shows you how to use Harvest properly — every major feature, step by step.
With screenshots, videos, and the pro tips I wish someone had given me on day one.
Tutoriel sur la récolte
This How to Use Harvest tutorial walks through every feature in order, from your first account setup to the reports that tell you which clients actually make you money.
Récolte
Track time, bill clients, and measure performance with confidence. Harvest turns tracked hours into invoices and instant reports, and connects to the tools your team already uses. Start free — no credit card required.
Premiers pas avec Harvest
Avant d'utiliser une quelconque fonctionnalité, veuillez terminer cette configuration unique.
Cela prend environ trois minutes.
Here’s what my own Harvest account looked like after setup:
Passons maintenant en revue chaque étape.
Étape 1 : Créez votre compte
Go to the Harvest website and click Sign up.
Saisissez votre adresse courriel professionnelle et créez un mot de passe.
You get a 30-day trial with no credit card required.
✓ Point de contrôle: Vérifiez votre boîte de réception for the confirmation email and click the sign-in link.
Étape 2 : Invitez votre équipe
Go to Team and click the + Invite person button.
Choose their permission level, add their capacity and roles, then set their default billable rates and cost rates.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: Once added, each teammate receives an email invite and shows up in your Team list.
Step 3: Customize Your Preferences
Administrators can customize account preferences under Settings > Preferences.
Set Timer mode to Duration or Start and end times, pick your week start day, and turn on automatic timesheet reminders.
Those gentle reminders do more for adoption than any policy document.
✅ Terminé : Vous êtes prêt à utiliser n'importe quelle fonctionnalité ci-dessous.
Comment utiliser Harvest Time Tracker
Suivi du temps lets you start a timer or log manual entries in seconds.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Étape 1 : Ouvrez votre feuille de temps
Go to Time > Timesheet in the left sidebar.
Click the green + Track time button.
Step 2: Choose Client, Project and Task
Pick the client, project, and task from the dropdowns.
Add a short description so the entry still makes sense next month.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: The timer appears at the top of your timesheet and starts counting.
Step 3: Stop and Save the Entry
Click the stop icon when the work is done.
Harvest will save the entry to that day automatically.
Forgot to start it? Click any past day and type the hours in as a manual entry.
✅ Résultat : Your first hours are tracked and ready to bill.
💡 Conseil de pro : Switch Timer mode between Duration and Start and end times under Settings > Preferences before your team starts tracking.
Comment utiliser les rapports et analyses Harvest
Rapports et analyses lets you pull instant reports across projects, budgets, and team capacity.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Étape 1 : Ouvrez l’onglet Rapports
Click Reports in the top navigation.
Harvest opens the Time Report by default.
Step 2: Set Your Date Range and Filters
Choose a week, month, or custom range.
Filter by client, project, task, or teammate.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: A bar chart and a summary table load for the range you picked.
Step 3: Export or Drill Into a Row
Click any row to see the entries behind the number.
Export to CSV when you need the raw data elsewhere.
Bookmark the filtered view you check every week.
✅ Résultat : You can see exactly where the week went, project by project.
💡 Conseil de pro : Use the Time Report to spot profitable and unprofitable clients, then check non-billable time for hidden inefficiencies.
Comment utiliser Harvest Invoice Tracker
Suivi des factures lets you convert tracked time and expenses directly into an invoice.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Step 1: Start a New Invoice
Go to Invoices and click + New invoice.
The invoice wizard opens with your client list.
Step 2: Pull In Uninvoiced Time
Choose the client and the billing period.
Harvest imports uninvoiced hours and expenses with a detailed breakdown.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: The draft lists every billable item with hours, rate, and total.
Étape 3 : Vérifier et envoyer
Edit any line description, then click Send.
Your client gets an email with a payment link.
Harvest then tracks the status from Draft to Sent to Paid, and chases late payers for you.
✅ Résultat : An invoice is out the door in under two minutes.
💡 Conseil de pro : Connect PayPal or Stripe so clients can pay from the invoice itself instead of asking for bank details.
Comment utiliser les intégrations Harvest
Intégrations lets you start timers inside the tools your team already opens daily.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Étape 1 : Ouvrez la page des intégrations
Go to Settings > Integrations.
Browse the list of connected apps.
Étape 2 : Installez l’extension de navigateur
Add the Harvest extension to Chrome, Firefox, or Edge.
A timer button then appears inside Asana, Trello, and dozens of other tools.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: A small Harvest button shows up on tasks inside your project tool.
Step 3: Connect Your Accounting App
Lien QuickBooks Online or Xero for automatic syncing.
Invoices and payments flow both ways without manual re-entry.
Add PayPal or Stripe here as well if you want clients paying online.
✅ Résultat : Your team tracks time without ever leaving their workflow.
💡 Conseil de pro : Install the mobile apps too, so field work and client calls get logged before anyone forgets them.
Comment utiliser Harvest Project Manager
Chef de projet lets you create projects, assign teammates, and define how each one bills.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Étape 1 : Créer un nouveau projet
Go to the Projects section and click + New project.
Select an existing client or add a new one.
Name it something your team recognizes, not an internal job code.
Step 2: Pick the Project Type
Choisissez entre Temps et Matériaux, Forfait ou Non Facturable.
This decides how hours turn into money later.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: The project appears in your active list with the client name beside it.
Step 3: Assign Your Team
Add the teammates who will work on it.
Click Save and the project goes live.
✅ Résultat : Your team can now track time against a real project instead of a guess.
💡 Conseil de pro : Add specific tasks under Manage > Tasks with + New task, so reports show design and revisions separately.
Comment utiliser le suivi du budget des récoltes
Suivi budgétaire lets you set hourly or fixed fee budgets and watch them as work progresses.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Étape 1 : Ouvrir les paramètres du projet
Click a project, then choose Edit.
Scroll to the budget section.
Step 2: Choose a Budget Method
Set total project hours, hours per task, or total project fees.
Enter the number you agreed with the client.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: A budget bar appears on the project page showing hours used.
Step 3: Turn On Budget Alerts
Check the box for an email warning at 80 percent.
Save the project.
For retainer clients, choose the option that resets the budget every month.
✅ Résultat : You find out about overruns while you can still do something about them.
💡 Conseil de pro : Add cost rates alongside billable rates so the budget bar shows real margin, not just revenue.
How to Use Harvest Team Scheduler
Planification d'équipe lets you track capacity and utilization to balance workloads.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Step 1: Invite and Configure Your Team
Go to Team and click the + Invite person button.
Choose their permission level and add their roles.
Step 2: Set Weekly Capacity
Enter how many hours each person is available per week.
Part-time staff get a lower number here.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: Each teammate shows a capacity bar next to their tracked hours.
Step 3: Review the Capacity Report
Open Reports and switch to the team view.
Anyone above their capacity line is overloaded.
✅ Résultat : You can rebalance work before someone quietly burns out.
💡 Conseil de pro : Review capacity every Monday morning. Reshuffling one project tôt beats an emergency handover two weeks later.
How to Use Harvest Client Manager
Gestion de la clientèle lets you keep client records, contacts, and default rates in one place.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Step 1: Add a New Client
Go to Manage > Clients and click + New client.
Enter the company name and billing address.
Step 2: Add Contact People
Add each person who should receive invoices.
Invoices then send to the right inbox automatically.
✓ Point de contrôle: The client shows up in the dropdown when you create a project.
Step 3: Set Default Rates and Currency
Give the client a default hourly rate and currency.
Every new project inherits those settings.
✅ Résultat : Client billing details are set once instead of retyped every month.
💡 Conseil de pro : Archive old clients rather than deleting them. Their history stays in reports and past invoices remain intact.
How to Use Harvest Time-Off Manager
Gestion des congés lets you log holidays and sick days so reports show real available hours.
Voici comment l'utiliser étape par étape.
Step 1: Create Time Off Types
Go to Manage > Time off.
Add holiday, sick leave, and any other categories you need.
Step 2: Let the Team Request Days
Teammates log time off from their own timesheet.
Requests land with the account administrator.
Voici à quoi cela ressemble :
✓ Point de contrôle: Approved days off show on the calendar and reduce available capacity.
Step 3: Approve and Check the Calendar
Approve requests from the time off screen.
Approved days appear in team reports.
Remaining balances update on their own as days are approved.
✅ Résultat : Your utilization numbers stop looking terrible every August.
💡 Conseil de pro : Mark time off as non-billable. Otherwise holidays quietly drag down your utilization percentage in every report.
Conseils et astuces de Harvest Pro
After two years of daily tracking, here are the shortcuts I actually use.
Fast Paths
| Action | Raccourci |
|---|---|
| Start a new time entry | Time > Timesheet, then + Track time |
| Stop the running timer | Stop icon in the top bar |
| Start a timer inside another app | Harvest browser extension icon |
| Track time away from your desk | Harvest mobile app timer |
Fonctionnalités cachées que la plupart des gens ignorent
- Non-billable analysis: Filter reports by non-billable time to find where hours disappear into admin and rework.
- Cost rates: Add what each person costs you, not just what you charge, and reports show true project margin.
- Retainer projects: Set a fixed fee project with a monthly budget to see when a retainer client has gone over.
- Timesheet approvals: Turn on approvals and set a weekly deadline so hours are locked before invoicing day.
Erreurs courantes à éviter lors de la récolte
Mistake #1: Tracking to Projects Instead of Tasks
❌ Faux : Everyone logs eight hours to one project called Client Work with no task or description.
✅ À droite : Create specific tasks under Manage > Tasks, and make a short description mandatory on every entry.
Mistake #2: Setting Budgets and Never Checking Them
❌ Faux : A budget is added at kickoff, then nobody looks again until the project is 40 percent over.
✅ À droite : Turn on budget alert emails and run a monthly review of timesheets to check accuracy of tracked hours.
Mistake #3: Letting Timesheets Pile Up
❌ Faux : Teammates reconstruct three weeks of work from memory the night before invoicing.
✅ À droite : Establish a consistent weekly deadline for timesheet submission, and gamify it with a simple team streak.
Dépannage des récoltes
Problem: Time Doesn’t Show On the Invoice
Cause: The project is set to Non-Billable, or the task is marked non-billable.
Réparer: Open the project, change the type to Time & Materials, and mark the task billable. Then rebuild the invoice.
Problem: The Timer Keeps Running Overnight
Cause: The timer was left running when the browser tab was closed.
Réparer: Edit the entry from your timesheet and correct the hours. Switch Timer mode to Duration if this keeps happening.
Problem: The Browser Extension Button Is Missing
Cause: The integration isn’t enabled for that app, or the extension needs permission on the site.
Réparer: Open the extension settings, enable the app, refresh the page, and sign in again if prompted.
📌 Note: If none of these fix your issue, check the Harvest help center — its short articles and setup videos cover most edge cases — then contact Harvest support.
Qu'est-ce que Harvest ?
Récolte is a time tracking and invoicing tool that helps professional teams track time, bill clients, and measure performance with confidence.
Think of it like a timesheet, an invoice book, and a profitability report that all talk to each other.
Regardez ce bref aperçu :
Il comprend les fonctionnalités clés suivantes :
- Suivi du temps : Track time with a timer or manual entries from desktop and mobile apps
- Rapports et analyses : Instant reports across projects, budgets, tasks, and team capacity
- Suivi des factures : Automated invoicing that turns tracked time and expenses into bills
- Intégrations : Works with the tools you use every day so tracking starts fast
- Chef de projet: Set up clients and projects with the right billing method
- Suivi budgétaire : Hourly or fixed fee budgets tracked as projects progress
- Planification des équipes : Capacity and utilization tracking that helps you avoid burnout
- Gestion de la clientèle : Client records with contacts, currency, and default billing rates
- Gestion des congés : Time off logging that keeps capacity reports honest
Pour une analyse complète, consultez notre Critique de Harvest.
Harvest keeps things deliberately simple. There is no AI activity scoring, no screenshots, and no mouse tracking — which is exactly why teams accept it.
Tarification des récoltes
Voici le coût de Harvest en 2026 :
| Plan | Prix | Idéal pour |
|---|---|---|
| Gratuit | 0 $/siège/mois | Solo travailleurs indépendants with one or two projects |
| Pro | 11 $/siège/mois | Teams billing clients for unlimited projects |
| Prime | 14 $/siège/mois | Agencies that need capacity and cost reportage |
Essai gratuit : Yes — 30 days on paid plans, no credit card needed to sign up.
Garantie de remboursement : No formal guarantee, but you can downgrade to the Free plan at any time.
💰 Meilleur rapport qualité-prix : Pro — unlimited projects, invoicing, and integrations for the price of one billable hour a year.
Récolte contre alternatives
Comment Harvest se compare-t-il ? Voici le contexte concurrentiel :
| Outil | Idéal pour | Prix | Notation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Récolte | Billing clients from tracked time | 11 $/mois | ⭐ 4.2 |
| Docteur du Temps | Monitored remote teams | 7 $/mois | ⭐ 4,4 |
| Horloger | Utilisateurs gratuits illimités | 4 $/mois | ⭐ 4,6 |
| Clockit | Attendance and shifts | 5 $/mois | ⭐ 4.1 |
| Basculer | Frictionless solo tracking | 9 $/mois | ⭐ 4,7 |
| Suivi du temps | Visual team timelines | 5 $/mois | ⭐ 4,3 |
| Memtime | Automatic activity capture | 14 $/mois | ⭐ 4,5 |
| Timeular | dispositif de suivi physique | 9 $/mois | ⭐ 4,4 |
Sélection rapide :
- Meilleur résultat global : Harvest — tracking, invoicing, and budgets in one place
- Meilleur budget : Clockify — a free tier that stays free as the team grows
- Idéal pour les débutants : Toggl — start a timer in one click, learn nothing else
- Best for client billing: Harvest — tracked hours become an invoice in two minutes
🎯 Alternatives à la récolte
Vous cherchez des alternatives à Harvest ? Voici les meilleures options :
- 🔒 Docteur du Temps : Adds screenshots and activity monitoring for teams that need proof of work, not just totals.
- 💰 Clockify : Free for unlimited users, which makes it the obvious pick for large teams on no budget.
- 🏢 Clockit : Leans toward attendance, shifts, and leave management rather than client billing.
- 👶 Basculement : The friendliest timer on the market, with idle detection and almost no setup.
- 📊 Suivi du temps : Visual timelines that show who worked on what, hour by hour.
- 🧠 Memtime : Records what you had open all day so you can rebuild lost hours later.
- 🎯 Timeulaire : A physical eight-sided die you flip to switch tasks — oddly effective.
Pour la liste complète, consultez notre Alternatives à la récolte guide.
⚔️ Comparaison des récoltes
Voici comment Harvest se compare à chacun de ses concurrents :
- Harvest contre Time Doctor: Harvest wins on invoicing and team trust. Time Doctor wins if you genuinely need surveillance features.
- Harvest vs Clockify: Clockify wins on price. Harvest wins on budgets, invoicing, and the reports that follow.
- Harvest contre Clockit: Clockit is stronger for shift attendance. Harvest is stronger for billable project work.
- Harvest vs Toggl: Toggl is faster to start. Harvest handles the whole path from timer to paid invoice.
- Temps de récolte vs suivi: TrackingTime has prettier timelines. Harvest has deeper budget and profitability reporting.
- Harvest vs Memtime: Memtime reconstructs forgotten hours. Harvest is better once your team tracks in real time.
- Harvest vs Timeular: Timeular is a tracking gadget. Harvest is the full billing system behind it.
Commencez à utiliser Harvest dès maintenant
Vous avez appris à utiliser toutes les principales fonctionnalités de Harvest :
- ✅ Suivi du temps
- ✅ Rapports et analyses
- ✅ Suivi des factures
- ✅ Intégrations
- ✅ Chef de projet
- ✅ Suivi budgétaire
- ✅ Planification d'équipe
- ✅ Gestion de la clientèle
- ✅ Gestion des congés
Étape suivante : Choisissez une fonctionnalité et essayez-la dès maintenant.
Most people start with the Time Tracker.
Cela prend moins de cinq minutes.
Foire aux questions
À quoi sert l'application Harvest ?
Harvest is used to track time, manage project budgets, invoice clients, and report on team capacity. Teams use it to see where hours go and bill accurately.
L'application Harvest est-elle gratuite ?
Yes. The Free plan costs $0 per seat per month and suits one person with a small number of projects. Pro is $11 and Premium is $14 per seat monthly.
Does Harvest track your screen or take screenshots?
No. Harvest does not capture screenshots, record your screen, or track mouse movement. It only logs the time entries your team starts and saves themselves.
Comment Harvest suit-il le temps ?
Two ways: start a timer while you work, or add manual entries afterwards. Both work from desktop, mobile apps, and the browser extension inside other tools.
Quelle est la différence entre Harvest et Clockify ?
Clockify is cheaper and free for unlimited users. Harvest costs more but adds stronger invoicing, project budgets, and capacity reporting for client-billing teams.
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