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Minimalist Timer
A minimalist timer with nothing on the screen but the time. Pick a length and press Start: the buttons fade away until you need them again.
01 Just the time
A timer with nothing but the time
Most timers fill the screen with settings, pictures and charts. This one shows the minutes and seconds, a thin line of the time left and, while you are not touching anything, nothing else. Move the mouse or press a key, and the lengths and buttons come back.
When the time is up, a soft bell rings and the countdown is saved, so even a minimal session still counts. For a countdown the whole room can read, open the fullscreen timer; for blocks with breaks, the Pomodoro study timer.
02 How to
How to use the minimalist timer
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Pick a length
Choose 10, 25 or 50 minutes, or anything from 1 minute to 10 hours under Custom.
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Press Start, or hit Space
After a few seconds the buttons fade and only the time is left. Space pauses, and R resets.
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Go full screen
Press F for the time across the whole screen, in the light or the dark theme.
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Hear the bell
At zero a soft bell rings and the countdown goes to your study log. The timer waits with the same length for the next round.
03 FAQ
Questions about the minimalist timer
What is a minimalist timer?
A timer that shows only the time left: no ads, no pictures and no charts next to it. A calm screen is easy to glance at and easy to forget about until it rings.
Is the minimalist timer free?
Yes. It is free, with no account and no ads, and once you have opened it, it works offline too.
Can I turn off the bell?
Yes. The bell button above the time turns the sound off and on, and the settings let you pick a softer sound and set the volume.
Does it keep running in another tab?
Yes. It counts from the moment you press Start, so a background tab or a reload doesn’t change the time, and the bell still rings when the time is up.
Where do my sessions go?
Every finished countdown is saved to the study log on this device, where you can see your hours by day and by subject. Nothing is sent anywhere.
04 Contents
More tools for studying
- Study Timer Pomodoro
- Focus Timer your own length
- Break Timer work and rest
- Reading Timer one book at a time
- Study Stopwatch count up
- Aesthetic Study Timer themes and sounds
- Flip Clock flipping digits
- Fullscreen Timer big countdown
- ADHD Timer short blocks
- Visual Timer a disc that shrinks
- AP Exam Timer AP sections
- SAT Timer digital SAT
- Exam Timer ACT and tests
- Study Tracker your hours
- Study Planner schedule maker
- Time Blocking Planner week in blocks
- Homework Planner due dates
- Exam Study Planner plan to exam day
- Weekly Study Planner printable
- Grade Calculator weighted grades
- Final Grade Calculator what you need
- GPA Calculator 4.0 scale
- High School GPA Calculator honors and AP
- Cumulative GPA Calculator all semesters
- The Pomodoro Technique the guide
- Timer Widget Notion, sites, OBS