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Lexware Office

Updated on October 1, 2025

In this article you will learn how to connect timeBuzzer with Lexware Office accounting software to streamline invoicing.

What is Lexware Office? #

Lexware Office makes business office tasks and all accounting work easy for freelancers, self-employed people, and (small) business owners. With Lexware Office, you can create quotes, write invoices, record expenses, scan receipts with your smartphone, automatically take care of accounting and payroll, and prepare your tax return—even if you have no prior knowledge. And all in one system.

Connect timeBuzzer with Lexware Office #

  1. Log in to your timeBuzzer Web Console.
  2. Open Settings.
  3. Select Integrations.
  4. Find Lexware Office in the list and click Connect.
  5. You will be redirected to the Lexware Office login page.
  6. Sign in with your Lexware Office account credentials.
  7. Click Allow Access to authorize the integration.
Your timeBuzzer account is now connected to Lexware Office.

Create invoices in Lexware Office from timeBuzzer #

  1. Go to Time Entries in timeBuzzer.
  2. Select the date range for your invoice (this will define the service period).
  3. Apply filters as needed.
  4. (Optional) Enable time rounding if you want consistent rounded entries.
  5. Click Export.
  6. Choose Lexware Office as the export option.
  7. Select the customer from your Lexware Office contact list.
    • Contacts are loaded directly from Lexware Office.
    • You can refresh the list if new contacts were recently added.
  8. Choose how time entries should be grouped (by project layers or by notes; identical notes will be grouped together)
  9. (Optional) Include notes from time entries in the invoice descriptions.
  10. Set the hourly rate.
    • Currently, only one general rate is supported, but you can adjust it later directly in Lexware Office
  11. (Optional) Enable Mark as billed to automatically update time entries after invoice creation.
  12. Click Create Invoice.
  13. Select View Invoice to open it in Lexware Office (a new tab will open).
  14. Log in to Lexware Office if prompted.
  15. Review and edit your prefilled invoice.
  16. Click Preview and then Send.
Your invoice has now been created and sent.

Import contacts from Lexware Office (Optional) #

You can import Lexware Office contacts into any timeBuzzer layer.
  1. Open the layer where you want to import contacts.
  2. Click Import.
  3. Select Lexware Office → Contacts.
  4. Choose which contacts to import.
    • Only new contacts are displayed. Duplicate names will be ignored.
  5. Click Import.

Import services from Lexware Office (Optional) #

You can also import Lexware Office services into any layer of timeBuzzer.
  1. Open the layer where you want to import services.
  2. Click Import.
  3. Select Lexware Office → Services.
  4. Choose the services to import.
    • Only new services are displayed. Duplicate entries are ignored.
  5. Click Import.

Enable automatic imports (Optional) #

You can set up timeBuzzer to automatically add new contacts or services created in Lexware Office.

Automatic contact import #

  1. Open the layer where you want to import contacts.
  2. Select Contacts.
  3. Click Import New Contacts Automatically.
  4. Toggle on Automatic Import.
From now on, new contacts created in Lexware Office will appear automatically in timeBuzzer.

Automatic service import #

  1. Open the layer where you want to import services.
  2. Select Services.
  3. Click Import New Services Automatically.
  4. Toggle on Automatic Import.
From now on, new services created in Lexware Office will appear automatically in timeBuzzer. Note: Once auto-import is enabled for services in a layer, that layer cannot be used for contact auto-import. If you’d like to switch, disable auto-import first and then set up the new type.

Connect timeBuzzer with Lexware Office #

  1. Log in to your web console
  2. Go to settings
  3. Click on “Integrations”
  4. Find the Lexware Office integration and click “Connect” to get forwarded to Lexware Office website
  5. Log into your Lexware Office account
  6. Click “Allow access”
  7. Done.

Create Lexware Office invoices directly from timeBuzzer #

  1. Go to “Time Entries”
  2. Set date range (This will be the service period on the invoice)
  3. Set filters
  4. Optionally turn on time rounding
  5. Click on “Export”
  6. Select “Lexware Office”
  7. Select Lexware Office customer
    Note: You need to select contacts here as they are loaded from Lexware Office. In that way import and export is separated which has the benefit that you can use the export even if you don’t use the import feature. Also if you have structered your layers differently and might not track on “Contacts” or “Services” you can still export. You can click on “Refresh” to reload the list in case you made updates during opened pop-up.
  8. Select how time entries shall be grouped on the invoice. You can group by your layers and notes. (Groups identical notes)
  9. Optional: Check if you want to include notes from the time entries in the descriptions
  10. Add an hourly rate (Currently only a general hourly rate is supported, can be edited on the invoice in the next step)
  11. Optional: Check if time entries shall be marked as billed after invoice creation
  12. Click “Create invoice”
  13. Click “View invoice” to open the invoice in Lexware Office (Opens in a new tab)
  14. If you are not already logged into Lexware Office, you need to login
  15. You can edit the prefilled invoice, click “Preview” and send.
  16. Done!

Manually import contacts from Lexware Office to timeBuzzer (Optional) #

You can import Lexware Office contacts (customers) in any timeBuzzer layer.

  1. Go to the layer you want to import your Lexware Contacts
  2. Click on “Import”
  3. Select “Lexware Office”
  4. Choose “Contacts”
  5. Below manual import select which Contacts shall be imported.
    Tip: Only new contacts will be shown. If certain identical names already exist, they will not be shown.
  6. Click on “Import”

Manually import services from Lexware Office to timeBuzzer (Optional) #

You can import Lexware Office services in any timeBuzzer layer.

  1. Go to the layer you want to import your Lexware services
  2. Click on “Import”
  3. Select “Lexware Office”
  4. Choose “Services”
  5. Below manual import select which services shall be imported.
    Tip: Only new services will be shown. If certain identical names already exist, they will not be shown.
  6. Click on “Import”

Import new contacts automatically (Optional) #

Next to manual import of already existing contact you can also turn on automatic import of new contacts you create in Lexware office.

  1. Go to the layer you want to import contacts
  2. Select “Contacts”
  3. Click “Import New Contact Automatically”
  4. Turn on “Import New Contact Automatically”
  5. Done.

From now on whenever another contact is created in Lexware Office it will be automatically added to timeBuzzer.

Import new services automatically (Optional) #

Next to manual import of already existing services you can also turn on automatic import of new services you create in Lexware office.

  1. Go to the layer you want to import services
  2. Select “Services”
  3. Click “Import New Services Automatically”
  4. Turn on “Import New Services Automatically”
  5. Done.

From now on whenever another service is created in Lexware Office it will be automatically added to timeBuzzer in that layer.

Note once auto-import is enabled for a services on a layer its locked on that layer. You can’t activate auto-import in the same layer for contacts. If you want to switch you need to first disable auto-import for services in order to switch data source to contacts. Also auto-import for contacts can be enabled in another layer.

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