# Exporting Data as CSV

Timing allows you to export data to CSV (Comma-Separated Values) files which can then be processed with e.g. a spreadsheet application. The data set that will be exported depends on the date filter you set and the projects you selected in the main application window.

Each line of the CSV file will contain the start and end dates of the corresponding entry plus its duration. It may also contain a field with the name of the project or application to which the current line belongs (see below).

## Available export settings

- Grouping by Date: Lets you set the date range that one entry in the CSV file will correspond to.
  If you select None, the whole timespan selected in the date filter will be exported as one entry.
- Grouping by Entity: Makes it possible to have Timing export each project or application in the current data set separately.
  If you choose None, there will be just one line per timespan with the corresponding accumulated duration of all selected projects.
  In case of Project, there will be one line per timespan and selected project.
  For Application, Timing will create one line per timespan and per application, but only for the activities contained in the projects selected in the main window's project list. For example, if you only have one project selected, and that project does not contain any activities from Safari.app, the durations that Timing exports for Safari.app will be zero.
- Separator: Specifies the string that separates the fields within each line of the CSV file.
- Exclude entries no longer than XX seconds: Makes Timing only export entries where the duration is larger than the specified period.

### Related Topics

Filtering Activities

Working with Projects

Overview of the Timing Window