Create your account
Sign up for Hoursmith with email and password (or Google), verify your email, and land in your first workspace.
Creating an account takes under a minute, and the Free plan needs no credit card.
Sign up
Enter your details
Fill in Your name, Email, and a Password (at least 8 characters). You can optionally set a Workspace name — if you leave it blank, Hoursmith names it "Your name's workspace". Then click Create account.
Verify your email
We email you a verification link. Open it to confirm your address. The link is valid for 24 hours; if it expires, you can request a new one. You'll need to verify before you can sign in with email and password.
Sign in
Once verified, you'll be sent to the sign-in page with a confirmation. Sign in and you'll land on your dashboard in a brand-new workspace where you're the Owner.
Prefer Google?
On the sign-in page, choose Continue with Google. (Google sign-in appears only if the Hoursmith instance has Google configured.) The first time you sign in with Google, Hoursmith creates a workspace for you automatically and marks your email verified — so you skip the verification step.
Two-factor and passkeys
Want extra security from day one? After signing in, head to Account → Security to add a passkey (Touch ID, Windows Hello, or a hardware key) or an authenticator app (TOTP).
What happens next
You now have a workspace. Next, set it up with your business details and invoice defaults, then run the Quickstart to send your first invoice.
Troubleshooting
- Didn't get the verification email? Check spam, then request a new link. See I didn't receive an email.
- "An account with that email already exists." You've signed up before — try signing in or resetting your password.
- Can't sign in after verifying? See I can't sign in.
The core workflow
How Clients, Projects, Tasks, Time, Invoices, and Payments connect in Hoursmith — the one line everything follows.
Quickstart — from sign-up to your first paid invoice
A complete, step-by-step walkthrough — create a client, a project, track an hour, build an invoice, send it, and get paid.