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            "tagline": "Time tracking and invoicing for freelancers and agencies",
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            "summary": "Kimai is an open-source time tracker from Austria that handles timesheets, invoices and reports for projects. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and can run on your own server with Docker or a manual install, or as Kimai Cloud, a managed option.",
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