Download R>Tracker

Two parts: the desktop timer your team runs, and a plugin your Redmine administrator installs once. Both are free to download; a license key activates them — start with a free 30-day trial.

Desktop app

Windows and macOS update themselves after the first install. On Linux, download the new .deb when a new version is out.

Windows
Version 3.0.82
Released 2026-10-02
Size 97 MB

Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit. The installer is not yet code-signed, so SmartScreen may ask you to confirm: choose “More info”, then “Run anyway”.

Download for Windows
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macOS
Version 3.0.82
Released 2026-10-02
Size 211 MB

Universal build: Apple silicon and Intel. Signed and notarized.

Download for macOS
Linux
Version 3.0.82
Released 2026-10-02
Size 97 MB

Debian and Ubuntu packages. Install with your package manager or sudo dpkg -i.

Set up the desktop app

  1. Install the app and open it.
  2. Enter the address of your Redmine and your API key. The key is on your Redmine profile page under “My account”, section “API access key”; your administrator must have the REST API enabled.
  3. Pick a task and press Start. Time is synced to Redmine as you go; if you go offline it is kept and synced later.

Redmine plugin

Installed once by your Redmine administrator. It connects the desktop apps to Redmine, holds the licence, and adds the Staff Manager view.

Install the plugin

  1. Unpack the archive into plugins/ of your Redmine, so that plugins/redmine_time_tracker_administrator/init.rb exists.
  2. Copy the plugin’s config/cable.yml to Redmine’s own config/cable.yml, then run bundle install in the Redmine directory.
  3. Make a database backup, then run RAILS_ENV=production NAME=redmine_time_tracker_administrator bundle exec rake redmine:plugins:migrate.
  4. Run RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:precompile and restart Redmine.
  5. In Administration → Settings → API, enable the REST web service.
  6. Open Administration → Plugins → R-Tracker → Configure and paste the licence key from your trial or purchase e-mail. The Community edition works without a key.
redmine_time_tracker_administrator
Version 3.1.28
Released 2026-09-24
Size 615 KB

Requires Redmine 6.1 or newer. Works with any database Redmine supports; nothing else to install on the server.

Download plugin .tar.gz
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Stuck? Write to support@redmine.tools.