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A visual timer to help you focus on your current task.
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This timer is designed to help you be more productive by keeping your fingers on the keyboard. Click the extension icon from your browser to pop a new timer (or bring the existing one into the foreground). Then just type the number of minutes you want the timer to run for and hit Enter. The timer will start as a countdown, filling up as the timer runs so you'll know roughly how much time you have left without breaking your concentration. Once the timer completes, it begins flashing so you know it's complete. If you need to pause the timer, just select the timer popup and hit Space. Space again to resume. If you want to reset the timer (for the previously selected duration) just select the timer popup and hit "R" and it will start over.
Cheatsheet for keyboard shortcuts:
- 1-999 : Start a timer for that many minutes
- R : Reset the timer
- Space : Pause/resume the timer
- ? : Toggle config mode (where you can set the background color, toggle the "ding")
- T : Toggle task mode where you can list your tasks and start a timer for each
- > (right angle bracket) : Mark current task done (delete it) and begin next task
New in this version (Finally getting to those feature requests):
* Set a timer up to 999 minutes (removed limitation of 99 minutes)
* Visual fixes in task list (wrapping, general ugliness)
* Stay in the flow and jump right to your next task!! Added new keyboard shortcut (">") to mark current task done (deleting it from the task list) and beginning the next task.
Thanks to everyone who has commented on the Youtube instructional video to provide feedback and request new features!
Last update changes (circa May 30, 2025)
* Added ability to add custom ding sound on completion (select a local file, check out pixabay for some great, free ding sound effects! https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/search/ding/)
* Added a settings icon for folks who didn't know how to get to settings or who had problems using the keyboard shortcut "?"
Latest reviews
- (2025-04-09) Youssef Cherrouq: Hard to set
- (2025-02-21) Lauren Merlino: Love this, it is great for grading, keyboard shortcuts are amazing. My only wish is that in settings their was the option to start a stopwatch when the timer runs out, allowing me to tell how far over the time I have gone.
- (2025-02-18) uday kiran: simply the best
- (2025-01-27) KESHAV KASERA: a timer that i want, minimal and clean.
- (2024-12-25) Zane Zhang: Simple, functional, and comes with keyboard shortcuts. What more could you ask for?
- (2024-09-10) Dubreuil Home: I like this timer. I like the extra keyboard features it offers. I just wish they were available from the icon as a menu as well. Overall this is a really good timer and the task feature if commendable. Thank you for making a video of your features.
- (2024-08-18) Manolo: I like one particular feature of this timer, i.e that the remaining time is shown on the taskbar, instead of the need to click on the icon to view it, as in other timers. However, I noticed that sometimes, upon completion, the timer only shows 00.00, or blinks -----/DONE! on the taskbar, and fails to notify with a "ding" bell sound .... until I click on it. I would also prefer that the timer's pop-up appears on the right side (near the icon itself), and provides the option to set the number of minutes for the timer to run by: (a) clicking on preset times (30s, 1m, 5m, 10m, 30m, 1 hr), or creating your own using a combination of the preset ones the way Timer Counter (https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/timer-countdown/lpopfncaoeljgopgbdcgaklafemlbjbe?pli=1 allows), or (b) typing in the minutes (as is currently the method used), and (c) the ability to repeat, or select timers as in (a) or (b) above.
- (2024-07-16) Ismael C: This is really nice, you should definitely see the video to get an idea of how to use it. I love that I can use it with the keyboard only! The only exception is the task list which seems to need the mouse?
- (2024-05-06) James: Well, it works. That's pretty much it. Maybe better if it had an option to fill time elapsed vertically instead of horizontally, like if I stick it to the left or right side of the screen instead of to the top or bottom.
- (2024-04-11) Keith Russell: Good, not great! Timer really needs a audio alarm. Without one, you need to keep looking at the timer causing you to waste time and be less productive. An adjustable alarm would allow time to run in the background. I am a middle school teacher and I need a timer with an alarm that I can display to keep students on track. Without and audio alarm, this is not it. It's really close, just needs this last option...
- (2024-02-19) Tony Gonzaga: This is a great extension! I love how it helps me visualize my schedule/timer. As a suggestion, would it be possible to add an option for users to pick different colors for breaks, tasks, assignments, projects, etc.? This would make it even easier to understand my schedule/timer at a glance and could help me stay more organized. Perhaps a color palette or the ability to choose custom colors would be helpful. Additionally, ensuring color choices are accessible would be fantastic!
- (2024-01-30) Sahil Khadse: Can we get a timer with seconds, ie for using it under a minute and also the timer goes away when you click elsewhere. Thank you for this extension!!
- (2024-01-25) J C: This extension is GOLD for those with ADHD or anyone else who has trouble keeping track of time. It's so simple and yet so helpful. The combination of the stated time with the progress bar is perfect. I just wish there was a way to have the timer window stay on top regardless of whether you click on another tab or open a window. I'm sure that's a Windows thing though. Thank you for this!!
- (2024-01-23) Heidi Morton: I'm in love. Best simple timer tool I've found so far. No ads, compact, visual bar. Great for both personal use and classroom use. Thank you for this!
- (2024-01-17) Melanie Waugh: This is a fab little extension. Just needs to add the ability to set it to 'always on top' so it doesn't disappear behind other windows and apps. Please add this function :)
- (2023-12-14) Sandy Qi: very useful tool for adhd~suggestion:can we have a lock-it-on-the-top -of-my-screen function? feel like being able to see it all the timeeee
- (2023-12-11) Martin Brousseau: Simple and effective - what i needed to timebox our scrum based meetings ;)
- (2023-08-12) kapil singh: love frome india :) thank u so much s sir . sir please add 3 hours or 180 min. i am student it will help a lot again thank u
- (2023-08-12) kapil singh: love frome india :) thank u so much s sir . sir please add 3 hours or 180 min. i am student it will help a lot again thank u
- (2023-08-04) Hua-Nan the cats: 使用方式簡單!介面簡潔直覺~試過好幾種終於找到好用的了,提示音也只有一個 丁~的聲音,不刺耳這點也很棒
- (2022-10-28) Bo Y.: Amazingly simple but useful. Exactly what I need! New feature request: 1. Remember last used size and location of the timer window. 2. Remember last used timer. 3. Keyboard shortcut to activate the timer extension. I know I am asking too much. 😜 Really appreciate your work as how it is now!
- (2022-10-28) Bo Y.: Amazingly simple but useful. Exactly what I need! New feature request: 1. Remember last used size and location of the timer window. 2. Remember last used timer. 3. Keyboard shortcut to activate the timer extension. I know I am asking too much. 😜 Really appreciate your work as how it is now!
- (2022-10-26) Glen Coelho: its exactly wt i was looking for, additional features like, 1. lock it to screens so that it wont disapper. 2. the windows bar on top is too large, or you culd make it so that it behaves like the timer itself. thanking you.
- (2022-10-26) Glen Coelho: its exactly wt i was looking for, additional features like, 1. lock it to screens so that it wont disapper. 2. the windows bar on top is too large, or you culd make it so that it behaves like the timer itself. thanking you.
- (2022-08-16) Ruchika: This is exactly what I was looking for! Amazing to keep me on track as I study
- (2022-08-16) Ruchika: This is exactly what I was looking for! Amazing to keep me on track as I study
- (2021-02-03) 살랑살랑: 정말 매력적인 프로그램임. 간단하고 깔끔함. 최소화 하면 카운트 다운을 작업 표시줄에서 볼수 있고 타운트 다운이 끝나면 다 끝났다고 빨간 깜빡이가 시각적으로도 알려줌
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Rating
4.5333 (30 votes)
Last update / version
2025-06-02 / 1.3.0
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