Log the day.
Close the month.
Send the invoice.
Shime connects your daily work log to closing the month and issuing a clean invoice. Designed for independent contractors who appreciate tabular precision, quiet focus, and freedom from enterprise bloat.
The Real Interface
Built to look and feel like craftsmanship
September 2026
2 active clients · 20 days logged this month
Days worked
20 of 22 expected
Earnings accrued
CAD $13,400.00
Absences
0
Hours logged
154.5 h
Per client this month
- Studio KansoCAD $7,800.00
- Mono LabsUSD $5,600.00
Hours per day · September 2026
weekends included
〆 (shime) · The mark of completion, integrity, and sealed accounts.
The Meaning of 〆
The closure of the ledger
In Japanese stationery, the glyph 〆 is brushed across the flap of an envelope to guarantee it has been sealed with integrity and remains untouched. In bookkeeping, it marks 締め (shime)—the closing of the accounts at period end.
Modern time-tracking software treats billing as a frantic surveillance feed: timers ticking on your screen, popups demanding categorization, and bloated team collaboration features designed for management, not contractors.
Shime returns to solitary discipline: you do your focused work, log your days, close the month with the 〆 mark, and issue an invoice that respects your client.
間 (Ma)
Generous negative space. Interfaces that never scream for attention, providing room for calm focus.
簡素 (Kanso)
Simplicity over features. No Gantt charts, employee monitors, or multi-tenant bureaucracy.
静寂 (Seijaku)
Serene tabular precision. Financial numbers align cleanly; currencies are never conflated.
Crafted for Solitary Artisans
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Thoughtfully engineered for contractors who appreciate precision, speed, and discretion.
Half-Hour Cadence
Log in natural half-hour steps, note task breakdowns, record half-days, or declare leave with mindful simplicity.
Retainers & Hourly Terms
Handle monthly retainers with excess-hour calculations, or traditional hourly billing. Specify custom payment terms per client.
Multi-Currency Purity
Contracting across borders? USD, EUR, CAD, GBP, and JPY are kept strictly isolated without speculative exchange rates.
Print-Ready PDF Invoices
Invoices rendered in Shime’s refined light paper typography. Your clients receive dignified documents ready for accounting.
Excel Timesheet Exchange
Export and import structured spreadsheets when enterprise accounts require timesheet attachments.
Dark Ink & Cool Ivory
Zero-flicker theme toggle that respects your eyes day and night. Fully saved to your browser preference.
Bring peace to your month-end
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For independent contractors