Hourglass

Name: Hourglass
Rating: 3.4 (5 reviews)

Hourglass is the most advanced simple countdown timer for Windows.

Free • Open Source
Windows

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Hourglass is the most advanced simple countdown timer for Windows. Just enter a time in just about any format, and hit Enter.

Pause and resume
Start, stop, pause and resume your timers. Finally an app that can do everything your kitchen timer can.

Smart input
Type a duration like 5 minutes or a date and time like August 11 at 8 pm to start your timer.

Beep, beep, beep
Choose from three different versions of the same beeping noise. Or use your own notification sound instead.

Improved interface
Brighten up your device with the new color support. Or tell apart multiple timers by assigning a title to each one.

Right-click for more
Set advanced options, start common timers, resume closed timers, manage custom colors and sounds, and more…

Absolutely free
Hourglass is absolutely free to use, free to share, and free to hack. No ads. No in-app purchase. No nothing.

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Criamos

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• Top positive comment about 1 year ago • 0 replies

I've been using Hourglass for a few months now and I've questioned myself several times why I ever wasted time with timer apps on Android (or the built-in windows tool called "Alarms & Clock") without looking up better alternatives beforehand. When I've hit the maximum limit of pre-configured timers on the native Windows application, I was annoyed enough to look for alternatives - and I've found it.

Hourglass is FOSS done right: It covers all the features you want from your dedicated timer app, looks sleek and has a dark theme. Thanks to the "smart input" implementation, I've been using this app for basically everything since I don't even have to lift my hands off the keyboard to start a new timer.

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selios

★

• Top positive comment over 1 year ago • 0 replies

Also works as a handy years-to-hours converter.
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Joking aside, it does what it's meant to, it's FOSS, and it even has a dark theme.
What more could you ask for?

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Serge_Kogan

★

• Top negative comment 4 months ago • 0 replies

The official website doesn't work!

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schackb

★

• Negative comment • over 1 year ago • 1 reply

Unfortunately, Hourglass runs on Windows but not iOS, web, or macOS.

https://chris.dziemborowicz.com/apps/hourglass/#downloads

taffit

It also doesn't run on my TI calc, but for this reason I don't give it a bad vote. Just because the app doesn't run on all platforms doesn't mean that it is bad and must be downvoted.
Think again.

Reply written 23 days ago

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pino76

★

• Positive comment • over 2 years ago • 0 replies

Hands down the best timer for Windows I have ever come across. Very well thought out and it looks great.

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