Built for solo freelancers

Project management
without the bloat.

Track time, manage tasks, and share progress with clients โ€” all in one simple tool. No teams. No complexity. Just you and your work.

Request Access Explore Features
๐Ÿ“‹ Plan Your Work

Task management,
your way.

Multiple views for different workflows. Plan your week, track progress, and capture ideas โ€” all without leaving Zesty.

๐Ÿ“…

Upcoming View

Drag-and-drop tasks into time-horizon columns: Today, This Week, Next Week, This Month. Your daily planning surface โ€” like Akiflow meets Linear.

๐Ÿ“‹

Kanban Board

Idea โ†’ Backlog โ†’ In Progress โ†’ Review โ†’ Done. Visual workflow at a glance.

๐Ÿ“‘

List View

Dense and scannable. Sort by priority, name, or date. Filter by urgency.

๐Ÿ‘ค

My Tasks

All your tasks across every project in a single unified view.

๐Ÿ“ฅ

Inbox

Quick-capture ideas from anywhere. Triage later when you're ready.

โœ…

Subtasks & Notes

Break work down with checklists. Add timestamped notes to track decisions.

๐Ÿท๏ธ

Tags

Color-coded labels for filtering and organizing across project boundaries.

โฑ Track Your Time

Know where every
hour goes.

Built-in timers, manual entry, billing status tracking, and reports. Everything you need to get paid accurately.

โฑ๏ธ

One-Click Timer

Start and stop timers on any task or project. A persistent global timer follows you across every page โ€” always visible, always accessible. Forgot to start it? Log hours manually with notes.

๐Ÿ’ฐ

Billing Status

Unbilled โ†’ Billed โ†’ Paid. Track the lifecycle of every hour you work.

๐Ÿ’ต

Project Budgets

Set hourly rates and budget hours per project. Know instantly when you're approaching โ€” or over โ€” budget.

๐Ÿข

Project Overhead

Track meetings and admin time directly on projects, not just tasks.

๐Ÿ“Š

Reports & Analytics

Filter by client, project, or date range. See where your time really goes.

โœ๏ธ

Manual Entry

Forgot to start the timer? Add hours, minutes, and notes after the fact.

๐Ÿค Work With Clients

Share progress,
not passwords.

Give each client a private portal to see their projects, approve tasks, and leave feedback โ€” no account needed.

๐Ÿ”’

Password-Protected Portals

Share a unique link with each client. They see exactly what you want โ€” progress, tasks, time โ€” without needing their own account. Optionally add password protection.

โœ…

Task Approvals

Clients approve or request changes directly from their portal. One click.

๐Ÿ’ฌ

Client Comments

Feedback stays in context on each task. No more scattered email threads.

โ†ฉ๏ธ

Change Requests

Structured feedback with notes. No more vague "can you fix this?" emails.

๐Ÿ”— Google Workspace

Connects to your
Google ecosystem.

Multi-account Google integration built in. Sync calendars across accounts, sign in with one click, and keep everything connected.

๐Ÿ“…

Google Calendar Sync

Connect multiple Google accounts and sync calendars automatically. Events on Calendar A create "Busy" blockers on Calendar B โ€” preventing double-booking across work and personal accounts. Runs in the background with customizable visibility, color, and sync rules.

๐Ÿ”

Google Sign-In

No passwords to remember. One-click authentication with your Google account โ€” instant, secure, frictionless.

๐Ÿ‘ค

Multi-Account

Connect multiple Google accounts โ€” personal, work, client domains. Manage them all from one settings page.

๐ŸŽจ

Custom Blocker Colors

Choose the color of synced blocker events so they're instantly recognizable in your calendar.

โšก Under the Hood

Power features
for power users.

๐Ÿ”Œ

REST API

15+ endpoints for tasks, timers, time logs, and search. Build your own integrations.

๐Ÿ”‘

API Keys

Generate and manage keys from settings. SHA256-hashed for security.

๐Ÿ”

Global Search

โŒ˜K to find anything โ€” tasks, projects, and clients in milliseconds.

โŒจ๏ธ

Keyboard-First

Vim-style shortcuts for navigation, search, and sidebar. Speed over clicks.

๐Ÿ“ฆ

Data Export

Export clients, projects, tasks, and time logs as CSV โ€” or download a full JSON backup. Your data, your way.

๐Ÿ“Š

Dashboard

Today's focus, weekly stats, active projects, overdue alerts, and an activity feed โ€” all at a glance.

๐Ÿ“

Collapsible Sidebar

Collapse the sidebar with โŒ˜B to maximize your workspace. Remembers your preference.

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

Privacy-First

No cookies, no tracking scripts on client portals. GDPR-friendly analytics. Encrypted tokens at rest.

Coming Soon

What's Next

Zesty is actively developed. Here's what's on the roadmap โ€” shipping fast.

๐Ÿ“Š

Google Sheets Sync

Auto-export timesheets directly to a Google Sheet โ€” one tab per month. Share with clients without manual CSV exports.

๐Ÿ“Ž

File Attachments

Attach files to tasks and projects. S3-compatible cloud storage for screenshots, documents, and assets.

๐Ÿงพ

Invoice Generation

Generate professional invoices directly from your time logs. One click from tracked hours to a PDF for your client.

Ready to cut the bloat?

One tool for tasks, time, and clients. Built by a freelancer, for freelancers.

Request Access