Timers - Simple Timer
Timers lets you run as many countdowns as you need at the same time, each with its own name, colour-coded category and finish time. It is built for the moments when one timer isn't enough: pasta and a sauce on the stove, laundry and a phone call, or work sprints alongside a reminder to stretch.
Common durations are one tap away as presets, from 3 minutes to an hour, plus kitchen favourites such as instant noodles, pasta and a boiled egg. While a timer is running you can see the clock time it will finish and add 1, 5 or 10 minutes without starting over. When a timer reaches zero, the page plays a short alert sound.
The web version needs no account and keeps your presets, categories and settings in this browser.
The app runs entirely in your browser. What you enter is saved only on this device.
How to use Timers
- Start a preset. Tap a preset chip on the home screen, such as 5 min or Pasta. It starts immediately and appears under Running.
- Create a custom timer. Tap the + button, scroll the hour, minute and second wheels, optionally type a name and pick a category, then tap Start. Tap Save instead to keep it as a preset for next time.
- Watch several at once. Each running timer shows its remaining time, a progress bar and the clock time it will finish. Tap a timer for a large view with pause, resume and reset.
- Add time. In the timer view, tap +1, +5 or +10 minutes to extend a timer that is already running.
- Hear the alert. When a timer hits zero it is marked done and the page beeps three times. Keep the page open; turning the Notification switch off in Settings silences the beep.
- Organise presets and categories. Tap Show All next to Presets to add, remove or reorder presets. In Settings, Category Management lets you add your own categories with an emoji or remove ones you don't use.
Features
- Multiple timers running at the same time
- One-tap presets from 30 seconds to 1 hour, including kitchen presets
- Custom timers with hours, minutes and seconds
- Save your own presets and reorder them
- Categories with emoji, including your own
- Finish time shown for each running timer
- +1, +5 and +10 minute buttons while running
- Alert sound when a timer ends while the page is open
- Light, dark or automatic theme
Getting the most out of multiple timers
Timing several things at once
Cooking a whole meal is mostly a timing problem. Work backwards from when you want to eat: if rice needs 20 minutes, chicken 25 and green vegetables 5, start the chicken first, the rice five minutes later and the vegetables at the end. Naming each timer ('chicken', 'rice') avoids the moment when an alarm goes off and you can't remember what it was for. The finish-time display helps too, because it is easier to think 'the oven is done at 18:40' than to keep track of countdowns.
Kitchen timings to start from
Typical guides: dried spaghetti 8 to 12 minutes depending on thickness (check the packet), a soft-boiled egg about 6 minutes from boiling, a hard-boiled egg around 10 to 12, instant noodles 3 minutes. Altitude, pan size and how cold the food is all change real cooking times, so treat presets as a starting point and taste or check as you go. Meat and poultry should be judged by internal temperature, not time alone.
Focus and break timers
Many people work in fixed blocks, for example 25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5-minute break, with a longer break after four blocks. Short intervals make big tasks feel manageable and give natural points to stand up and move. Running a second, longer timer alongside, such as a 2-hour block for a whole project, keeps the bigger picture in view.
Exercise intervals
For circuits or stretching, a 30-second timer is handy for holds and rest periods. Pair it with a longer timer for the total session length so you know when to stop.
A simple routine is 30 seconds of work and 30 seconds of rest repeated eight to ten times. As fitness improves, lengthen the work period or shorten the rest rather than adding speed at the cost of good form, and finish with a few minutes of easy movement to cool down.
Frequently asked questions
Will I hear the alarm if I close the tab?
No. The web version can only beep while the page is open. Timers also don't survive a page reload. For alarms that ring when the browser is closed, use the iPhone or Android app, which sends notifications.
Does the timer stay accurate in a background tab?
Yes. Browsers slow down background tabs, so each timer is calculated from its finish time rather than by counting ticks. The display catches up when you return to the tab.
Why didn't I hear a sound?
Check that the Notification switch in Settings is on and that your device and the tab aren't muted. Browsers only allow sound after you interact with the page, which starting a timer does.
Where are my presets and settings stored?
Only in this browser on this device. There is no account. Clearing site data or switching browsers resets them to the defaults.
What is different from the phone app?
The iPhone and Android apps notify you with sound and vibration even when the app is closed and show ads that a subscription removes. The web version has no ads or purchases and alerts only while the page is open.
Limitations of the web version
- Alerts only while the page is open; no notifications or vibration
- Running timers are cleared if you reload or close the page
- Presets, categories and settings stay in one browser
Phone app
Timers is also available as an app for phones and tablets: