JTimer - Jira Time Tracking Menu Bar App

A macOS menu bar application for tracking time on Jira issues with automatic worklog posting.

Features

• Menu Bar Integration: Lives in your menu bar, shows timer status with visual indicators
• Jira Cloud Integration: Uses Personal Access Token (PAT) authentication
• JQL Support: Filter issues using custom JQL queries or search within results
• Automatic Time Logging: Automatically posts work logs to Jira when you stop the timer
• Console Logging: Timer events are logged to console (notifications disabled in SPM build)
• Secure Storage: API tokens stored securely in macOS Keychain
• Syncs with Tempo: Syncs with Jira integrated time tracking tools like Tempo

Screenshots

Installation

From Release

1. Download the latest JTimer-x.x.x.zip from the Releases page
2. Extract the ZIP file
3. Move JTimer.app to your Applications folder
4. Launch JTimer from Applications or Spotlight

First Launch Security Note

If you see a "damaged" or "unidentified developer" warning:

1. Open Terminal and run:

   xattr -cr /Applications/JTimer.app

2. Try opening JTimer again

This removes the quarantine attribute that macOS adds to downloaded apps. The app is ad-hoc signed and safe to run.

Building from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/jira-time-tracker.git
cd jira-time-tracker

# Run development build
./run.sh

# Or build distributable app
./build-app.sh