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Linear Project Sync

Sync your existing Linear projects and issues with TrackingTime.

Written by Julia Chulman

The Linear Project Sync integration allows you to automatically sync your Linear projects into TrackingTime, keeping your project structure aligned across both tools. You can also include Linear issues, making it easier for your team to track time and report on their work directly in TrackingTime.


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How it works

  • Linear projects are synced into TrackingTime as projects.

  • Linear issues can also be synced as tasks when you enable the Include tasks in the sync option.

  • The integration works as a one-way sync, from Linear to TrackingTime. Projects and tasks created in TrackingTime are not synced back to Linear.


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Sync your Linear projects

Roles: Administrators | Pro and Business Feature

Follow these steps to activate and use Linear Project Sync:

How to enable Project Sync with Linear:

  1. Go to Settings.

  2. Open Account Features > Apps & Integrations.

  3. Scroll to the Project Syncing section.

  4. Find Linear in the list and click Install.

  5. A confirmation pop-up will open. Click Connect.

  6. Sign in to your Linear account and authorize the connection to complete the setup.

Once installed:

  • Your Linear projects will be synced to TrackingTime.

  • You can view and manage them like any other TrackingTime project.

  • The integration is enabled for the entire TrackingTime workspace, so individual users don't need to install it.


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Sync your Linear issues

Roles: Administrators | Pro and Business Feature

Unlike projects, Linear issues are not synced automatically. To include them in the synchronization, you'll need to enable the Include tasks in the sync option.

How to sync Linear issues with TrackingTime:

  1. Go to Settings > Account Features > Apps & Integrations.

  2. Find Linear under Project Syncing.

  3. Open the integration settings.

  4. Enable the Include tasks in the sync toggle.

Once enabled:

  • Linear issues will be synced to TrackingTime as tasks.

  • You can track time on your synced issues directly from TrackingTime.

  • New issues created in Linear will also be included in the synchronization.


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Archived and completed items

The integration also reflects changes to the status of your Linear items:

  • Archived or deleted items: When a synced item is archived or deleted in Linear, it is archived in TrackingTime.

  • Completed issues: When an issue is marked as completed in Linear, its corresponding task is archived in TrackingTime.


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Good to know

  • One-way synchronization: Changes made in TrackingTime are not reflected in Linear.

  • Archived projects: Projects archived in TrackingTime are not automatically reactivated by the synchronization.

  • Deleting synced projects: Projects imported from Linear can only be deleted from TrackingTime while the integration is disabled. While the integration is active, synced projects cannot be deleted.

  • Workspace-wide integration: Only administrators can install and configure the integration, but synced projects and tasks are available to workspace members according to their permissions.


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Track time directly from Linear

You can also use the TrackingTime Browser Extension to track time directly from Linear issues, without switching between applications.

Learn more about the Linear integration.

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