Countdown Timer

Set a countdown in hours, minutes and seconds, or switch to the stopwatch when you need to measure elapsed time instead of a deadline. The timer measures real elapsed time rather than counting ticks, so it stays honest on a busy machine, and the full-screen view scales the digits to any phone, tablet or monitor so the whole room can read them.

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Frequently Asked Questions

01Does it work as a stopwatch too?

The second tab is a stopwatch that counts up from zero with no end, in the same hours, minutes and seconds format. Use it to find out how long a task really takes, then set the countdown to a block that matches reality.

02What sound does the timer make at the end?

The completion cue is a 600-millisecond bell at 880 Hz generated in the browser, with a shorter tone when you start and a lower one when you pause, so you can tell the three states apart without looking at the screen. The bell button plays the same sound once so you can test your volume first.

03Does the timer send my data anywhere?

No. The countdown, the stopwatch and the audio cues all run in the browser, there is no account and no signup, and nothing you type leaves the page. Once it has loaded, the timer keeps working even without a connection.

04Is the countdown timer accurate?

It measures the real time that has passed between display frames instead of assuming every callback arrives exactly one second apart, so the small delays a browser introduces never accumulate. That keeps it inside the one-to-two-second tolerance a Pomodoro block, a cooking timer or a meeting timer needs.

05Does the timer keep counting in a background tab?

The count stays right, because the timer subtracts from the real elapsed time and shows the correct remaining value the moment you return to the tab. Browsers do stop painting hidden tabs, so the display and the chime may only update once the page is visible again — keep the tab in front if the sound is your alarm.

06Can I use it full screen?

Yes. The full-screen button expands the timer to the whole screen with digits sized from the viewport, so nothing gets cropped on a projector or a phone held sideways. The controls fade out after three seconds of inactivity and come back on mouse movement, a tap or a keypress.

5–10 sDrift a naive 25-minute tick-counter can accumulate
0Bytes of your data sent to a server
3Duration fields — hours, minutes, seconds

How It Works

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Enter the duration

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Start the countdown

3

Go full screen

Why Use This Tool

Full-screen display

Expand the timer to the whole screen with digits scaled to the viewport, readable from across a room and safe on a projector.

Completion chime

A bell at 880 Hz tells you the block is over, and the test button lets you check the volume before you walk away.

Stopwatch mode included

Switch tabs to count upward from zero when the question is how long something took rather than how long is left.

Ideal For

Honest to the wall clock

The countdown measures real elapsed time instead of counting ticks, so it does not fall seconds behind during a busy session.

Readable across a room

Full-screen digits scale to the viewport, which keeps them inside the frame on a projector and legible on a phone held sideways.

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Stopwatch when you need it

The second tab counts upward from zero, so you can measure a task first and set a realistic block afterwards.

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Runs the same round twice

Reset returns the display to your entered duration and zeroes the elapsed count, so repeated blocks start from an identical place.

Set it in seconds

Three fields, one start button. No settings to hunt through and no account standing between you and a running timer.

Nothing leaves your device

The countdown and the sounds run in the browser, so nothing you type is uploaded and the page works offline once loaded.

A countdown timer with stopwatch mode, a completion chime and a full-screen display — free, no signup, nothing to install.

📱Works on All Devices
Fast & Reliable
🌍Accessible Anywhere