Countdown timer - one timer or ten

• 100% Free
• Multiple Timers
• Custom Durations
• Chime + Notify
• Shareable URL
• No Sign-up

What length timer for what

A quick reference for common situations - pick the duration and whether loop should be on.

Why this is the best free countdown timer

Most online timers let you run one countdown with ads around it. This one is a proper multi-timer workspace.

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How it works

1. 1

   Pick a preset or set your own

   Tap 1, 5, 15 or 30 minutes for a quick timer, or set any hours/minutes/seconds. Give it a label so you can tell multiple timers apart.

2. 2

   Add more if you need them

   Run as many timers as you want, side by side. Each one has its own start, pause, reset, loop and label. Everything persists across reloads.

3. 3

   Let it run and stay notified

   The chime plays and a desktop notification fires when time is up. Loop mode auto-restarts for interval work. Copy a share link to send the same timer to someone else.

Everything you get for free

• Multiple timers at once

  Run as many countdown timers as you need, side by side. Cook three dishes at once, run a workout circuit with three work intervals, or track three exam sections with different time limits.

• Presets and custom durations

  One-tap presets for 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 30 minutes and 1 hour. Or set any combination of hours, minutes and seconds from 1 second up to 24 hours. Add as many timers as you want.

• Custom labels per timer

  Name each timer - "Tea", "Interval 1", "Section B", "Standup" - so at a glance you know what is ticking down. Labels are editable inline, even while the timer runs.

• Loop / repeat mode

  Turn on Loop for any timer and it restarts automatically when it hits zero. Perfect for interval training, HIIT circuits, repeated sprints, or a kids' "you have 10 minutes to clean" that keeps resetting.

• Chime on finish

  A two-note arpeggio plays when a timer ends, generated live with the Web Audio API - no sound files loaded, no downloads. Pitched higher for faster timers so you can tell short from long without looking.

• Desktop notification

  When a timer finishes, a native desktop notification fires so you can step away from the screen and still know when time is up. Opt-in, one permission prompt, works in the background.

• Persists across reload

  Close the tab, come back in an hour, and your timers are still there - paused but intact, labels and durations preserved. No account, no cloud, everything stays on your device.

• Shareable timer links

  Set a duration and label, then copy a URL that encodes them. Send it to a colleague and one click loads the same timer in their browser. Useful for meetings, classroom activities and remote workouts.

What people use it for

• Cooking and baking

  Tea in 3 minutes, pasta in 9, oven timer for 25. Run all three at once, each with its own label, and you stop juggling the phone in the kitchen.

• Workout intervals

  Set a 40-second work timer with Loop on, and a 20-second rest timer next to it with Loop on. HIIT circuits without needing a dedicated app.

• Exam and study practice

  Set a countdown for the real exam length and practice under the same time pressure. Or run one timer per section to enforce time discipline on multiple-choice tests.

• Meetings and presentations

  Standups, breakout rooms, presentation slots - set a shared timer, copy the link, drop it in the meeting chat. Everyone sees the same countdown.

• Focus blocks and breaks

  Set a 25 or 50-minute block with a short break timer, run both, and follow the rhythm. Simpler than the full Pomodoro tool if you do not need session tracking.

• Classroom activities

  Give students a visible 5-minute timer, or use a longer one for silent reading. Loop mode works for spelling rounds where each word gets a fixed window.

Questions people ask