How To Use Rize

Getting Started (2 minutes)

Head to rize.io and click Start Free Trial (no credit card required to start).
Download the desktop app for Mac or Windows. Rize runs in the background, so you won't even know it's there.
Once installed, it starts tracking automatically. Open apps, switch between projects, browse websites - Rize logs everything without you lifting a finger.
Check your dashboard after a few hours. You'll see a breakdown of where your time actually went, categorized by app, website, and project.
Add clients or project names by clicking on any activity and tagging it. After a few tags, Rize's AI learns your patterns and starts categorizing automatically.

Rize gets smarter the more you use it. Here's how to train it:

Tag your first few hours manually. Click on a block of time, assign it to a client or project, and Rize remembers. Next time you open that same app or site for that project, it categorizes it automatically.
Set rules for repetitive work. If you always use Figma for Client A and Google Docs for Client B, create rules once and forget about it.
Review your daily summary. At the end of each day, Rize shows you what it tracked. Fix any mistakes, and it learns from your corrections.

Turn on focus sessions. Rize can block distracting websites during work blocks, so you're not one click away from losing 20 minutes to Twitter.
Export reports for clients. If you bill hourly, you can pull weekly or monthly reports showing exactly how much time you spent on their work. No more guessing or rounding up.
Check your "deep work" score. Rize calculates how much focused, uninterrupted time you had each day. If that number's low, you know you're getting pulled in too many directions.

Tracking work that happens offline. If you're in meetings all day or working with pen and paper, Rize can't log it. You'll need to add those hours manually.
Managing tasks or to-dos. Rize tells you where your time went, not what you should do next. Pair it with a task manager if you need both.