Countdown Timer
Set a time — or tap a preset — and the timer counts it down on a big display, tells you the clock time it will end, drains a progress bar, and sounds three beeps when it is done.
Set your countdown
Five minutes is loaded — press Start, or tap a preset chip.
Set a time and press Start
Timer status will appear here.
Set it, see the end time, hear the finish
Presets, a draining bar and three beeps at zero.
Presets for the common jobs
One tap sets 1 to 60 minutes — eggs, tea, pomodoros, planks — without typing into three boxes.
End time displayed
Alongside the remaining time you see the wall-clock moment it finishes — the detail most timers leave you to calculate.
Three-beep finish
A clear audible signal at zero, generated in the browser — no audio file, no permission needed beyond your volume being on.
About the countdown timer
A countdown timer earns its keep when you can set it in seconds and trust it completely. This one anchors itself to a target finish time — it does not count down by subtracting a second at a time, so browser throttling in a background tab cannot make your pasta timer run long. When the clock reaches the target, it fires.
Two small details do most of the work. The end time is displayed in plain clock terms (“Ends at 14:32”), because that is how people plan: not “in 25 minutes” but “at half past two”. And the finish is audible — three generated beeps — because a timer you must keep watching is only half a timer. Preset chips cover the lengths people actually set, from a one-minute plank to an hour of study.
The honest caveat is on the page: the beep plays through your browser, so it needs the device volume on and the tab alive — a fully closed browser cannot ring. Within those limits, it is exact.
Frequently asked questions
Background tabs, alarm sound and pausing, answered plainly.
How do I set a 25-minute timer?
Type 25 in the Minutes box (or tap a preset and adjust), then press Start. The display counts down and shows the clock time it will end.
Does the timer still work in a background tab?
Yes — it is anchored to a target clock time, so it finishes at the right moment. The display may refresh less often while hidden, and the beep plays when the browser allows audio.
Why can I not hear the alarm?
Check the device volume and that the tab is not muted. The beeps are generated by the browser at the finish moment; a closed browser or a muted device cannot play them.
Can I pause the timer?
Yes — Pause holds the remaining time, and Resume continues from exactly where it stopped, with the end time recalculated.
What is the longest countdown I can set?
The hours box goes to 99, so anything up to just under 100 hours — though a browser tab left open that long is its own adventure.
Is anything installed or tracked?
No. The timer is a web page; nothing is installed, and no timings are stored or sent anywhere.