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Rize + Linear

Native integration that syncs tracked time with Linear issues and projects. Automatically log hours against the issues you work on.

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The problem

Why Linear alone isn't enough

Linear has cycle analytics and velocity tracking, but no built-in time tracking. Teams estimate effort with story points or priority levels — but neither measures actual hours. Sprint retrospectives lack hard data on where engineering time actually went, and capacity planning relies on intuition rather than measurement.

For agencies and studios using Linear for client work, the gap is expensive. A developer spending 3 hours investigating a bug that turns out to be a non-issue, 45 minutes reviewing PRs, 20 minutes in Slack threads about an issue — none of this appears anywhere in Linear. Client invoices are based on estimates, not measurements.

Rize solves this by tracking time automatically across every application your team uses — Linear, VS Code, GitHub, Slack, browsers — and mapping that time to your Linear projects and issues. Your cycles get accurate time data without anyone starting a timer or changing how they work.

What you can do

Automatically track time spent on Linear issues — no timers

AI categorizes hours by client, project, and issue type

Native integration syncs time entries to Linear issues and projects

Log hours against specific cycles, teams, and projects

Generate time reports by Linear project or cycle

Privacy-first — no screenshots or keystroke monitoring

Key benefits

What you get with Rize

Accurate time data on every Linear issue

Rize captures every minute spent working on Linear issues — including time in VS Code, GitHub, Slack, and browsers. Time entries sync to Linear automatically so your project data reflects actual hours, not estimates.

Track time across all dev tools, not just Linear

Engineering work happens across dozens of tools. Rize tracks all of it — code editors, browsers, Slack, Figma, terminals — and maps hours back to the correct Linear issue and project.

Better capacity planning with real data

Compare actual hours per cycle against your estimates. Over time, build a data-driven understanding of how long different types of issues take — improving sprint planning and client scoping.

Zero behavior change for engineers

Rize runs silently in the background. Your team keeps working in Linear exactly as they do now — the time data just appears automatically. No timers, no browser extensions, no daily reminders.

How to set it up

1

Install Rize on your computer

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Go to Settings → Integrations

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Connect your Linear account

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Map your Rize projects to Linear teams

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Start tracking — time appears on your Linear issues automatically

Frequently Asked Questions

Rize is the best time tracking integration for Linear. It's the only tool with a native Linear integration that captures time automatically — no timers, no browser extensions. Time entries sync directly to your Linear issues and projects. Unlike Toggl or Clockify, Rize tracks across all your apps and maps hours to Linear automatically.

Yes. Rize integrates directly with Linear — no third-party tools required. Connect your account in Settings and time tracking data syncs to your Linear issues automatically.

Yes. Rize logs time entries directly to your Linear issues, giving you visibility into exactly how long each issue took without any manual input.

Yes. You can map Rize categories to Linear teams and projects, then generate time reports filtered by any combination of team, project, cycle, or date range. Compare actual hours against cycle estimates to improve future planning.

Yes. Rize automatically separates billable and non-billable time based on your project rules. Time tracked against Linear issues gets categorized by client and project, ready for invoicing — without anyone manually marking hours as billable.

No. Rize is privacy-first — it never takes screenshots, records keystrokes, or captures screen content. It only reads which application is in the foreground to categorize your time.

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