Tray Timer & Reminder

A countdown timer that lives in the system tray.

Set a duration, get an alarm. No browser tab, no app, no account.

A no-fuss countdown timer that sits in your system tray. Type a duration, hit start, and forget about it. When the timer expires, it pops a reminder. Useful for cooking, pomodoro, reminding yourself to look up from the screen.

What it does

Set any duration — from one second to several days. The timer counts down silently in the tray. When it reaches zero you get a visual notification and an optional sound. Multiple timers can run simultaneously, each with its own message.

Use cases

  • Kitchen timer: "Take the cake out in 28 minutes"
  • Pomodoro work sessions: 25-minute focus blocks
  • "Stand up and stretch in 50 minutes"
  • "Check the build in 12 minutes"
  • Reminders you don't want polluting your phone

Features

  • Multiple concurrent timers
  • Custom message per timer
  • Optional sound on expiry
  • Pause / resume / restart
  • Lives quietly in the system tray
  • Portable, no installer, no registry edits

System requirements

  • Windows 7, 8, 10, 11
  • A few MB of free RAM
  • Under 1 MB of disk space

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