Best Free Countdown Timer
A browser countdown timer with a beep and flash at zero — free, no signup, no install.
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How it works
- Set the time. Enter minutes and seconds (open Advanced options to add hours).
- Start counting down. Press Start; use Pause to hold and Reset to start over.
- Hear the alert. At zero the timer flashes and beeps. Everything runs in your browser.
About this tool
Set a duration and let it count down to zero — perfect for cooking, workouts, study sprints or keeping a meeting on time. Enter minutes and seconds (add an hours field from Advanced options for longer timers), then Start, Pause and Reset as you like. When it reaches zero the display flashes, a short beep plays, and a clear ‘Time’s up’ message appears. It runs entirely in your browser with the high-resolution clock, so it stays accurate and never sends anything to a server.
What people use it for
- Time cooking, baking or brewing steps
- Run workout or HIIT intervals
- Keep study sprints or meetings on schedule
- A quick reminder that beeps when time is up
Frequently asked questions
Yes. At zero it plays a short beep generated with the Web Audio API and flashes the display, alongside a ‘Time’s up’ message. You can switch the beep off in Advanced options.
Browsers only allow sound after you interact with the page, so make sure you pressed Start (a click) first. Check the beep toggle in Advanced options is on and your device isn’t muted.
Open Advanced options and tick ‘Show an hours field’; an hours input appears so you can set durations up to 99 hours.
Yes. Pause freezes the remaining time and Start resumes from exactly where you left off; Reset clears it back to your set duration.
No. It runs entirely in your browser using a high-resolution local clock, so nothing about your timer is uploaded or kept.
Completely free, no account, no watermark, no limits — it is a client-side tool with nothing to meter.
Yes. It runs in your browser, so Countdown Timer works on phones and tablets as well as desktop — there is no app to install.
Usually just a few seconds for a typical file — Countdown Timer starts working the moment you give it your input.
Files up to up to 99 hours each, and casual use is unlimited under a generous fair-use cap.
All modern browsers — Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge. Countdown Timer needs nothing installed beyond the browser you already use.