Timer

Browsers block audio until you have interacted with the page. If you started the countdown with the Start button or the Space key, that interaction counts as permission and the alarm will play. If you still hear nothing, check your device's media volume and whether the tab is muted. The alarm repeats every 4 seconds and stops on its own after 30 seconds; on phones that support vibration, it buzzes alongside the sound.

Packet and cup noodles usually need 3 minutes; thicker sauce-style noodles need 4 to 5. Spin the minutes wheel to 3, or tap the +1m button three times, then press Start. Your last entered time is remembered, so the same setting is waiting for you the next time you open the page in this browser.

If you are timing one thing and you are done when it rings, the plain timer on this page is the right pick. If you need to alternate focus and rest, use Pomodoro (25 minutes of focus and 5 of break by default, with a long break every fourth session). If you need short rounds measured in seconds, use Interval (20 seconds of work and 10 of rest across 8 rounds by default). If you need several different durations running side by side, use the Multi timer. The Pomodoro page additionally keeps a count of completed sessions and focus minutes for today, this week and all time.

The four modes have different settings and different screens, so they live at /en/timer, /en/pomodoro, /en/interval and /en/multi-timer. Their countdowns are stored separately too, so leaving a plain timer running while you switch to the Pomodoro page does not overwrite either one. Round progress only appears on the interval page, and the list of timer cards only on the multi-timer page.

Not while you stay on this site. Remaining time is derived from the moment the timer is due to end minus the current clock, rather than counted down second by second, so you can visit the Pomodoro or Multi timer page and come back without losing a second. If you leave the site entirely, no alarm sounds while you are away and the timer simply shows as finished when you return.

Up to 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds using the hour, minute and second wheels. The +1s, +5s, +1m, +5m, +1h and +5h buttons add to whatever is already entered, so tapping +5h twice gives you 10 hours. Those buttons appear only on the setup screen — a running countdown cannot be extended, so press Reset (or the R key) and enter the new time.

This page counts one thing at a time. When you need different durations running together — rice, stew and something in the oven — use the Multi timer page. It holds up to 10 timers on one screen, each with its own name and colour so you can tell which one just rang, and a set you use often can be saved as a template and reloaded in one click.

Yes, as long as the tab stays open. Remaining time is calculated as the end moment minus the current clock, so the browser throttling background tabs does not make it drift. The alarm may sound a few seconds late while the tab is hidden, and closing the tab means no alert at all. On phones the browser may suspend the page once the screen turns off, so leave the screen on for a timer you cannot afford to miss.

No. The end moment of a running timer is stored in your browser, so refreshing — or closing the tab and reopening it in the same browser — brings the remaining time back. If that moment already passed while you were away, the timer shows as finished. Because the value lives in this browser only, it does not follow you to another device or another browser.