Productivity · Free tool
Countdown Timer
Set a countdown timer for any duration, go full-screen, and hear a sound when it finishes. Free, no sign-up.
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What it does
A free online countdown timer that works for any duration from seconds to hours. Type minutes and seconds, tap a preset, or both — then Start. Pause and resume mid-round, reset any time, and hear a short beep when the timer hits zero. It runs entirely in your browser and keeps going even if the tab is in the background.
Countdown timers are an underrated productivity tool. A visible deadline changes behavior — “I’ll draft this until the timer hits zero” beats a to-do list for getting unstuck. Use it for focused work sprints, cooking, speeches, workouts, or any moment when you want a hard stop instead of letting a task expand to fill all available time.
How to use it
- Enter minutes and seconds, or tap a preset (5m, 10m, 25m…).
- Click Start. The timer counts down in large digits.
- Use Pause/Resume if interrupted, or Reset to start over.
- A beep plays at zero — the tab can be backgrounded while it runs.