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30 minute timer
A thirty-minute countdown for a workout, a meeting or reading time, ready to start. Free, with no account or uploads.
A 30 minute timer
It is set to thirty minutes: press Start.
30 minutes
30:00
How long
1 min3 min5 min10 min15 min20 min25 min30 min45 min1 hourYour own
Keeps exact time when you switch tabs, and says if it ended while you were away. Keep this page open for the sound, especially on a phone, where browsers may pause a page in the background.
Sound at the end
BellBeepsWood blockBirdsNo sound
Show it as
DigitsA ring that empties
Sounds are made in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere. A running timer is kept only for this tab, so a reload carries on.
A little help along the way
Follow these steps. Every option is explained underneath. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere.
- Say what you needCount down is the usual. A stopwatch counts up with laps, the focus timer works in sessions with breaks, and intervals run rounds of work and rest.
- Choose how longPress a common length, such as 5 or 25 minutes, or Your own for hours, minutes and seconds.
- Press StartThe sound is set when you press Start. Pause, carry on, add a minute or reset at any time.
- Hear it endIt rings at the end and says when it finished, even if you looked away.
Questions people ask
- What is a 30 minute timer good for?
- A workout, a focused meeting, reading time, or anything that should not run on. It is set and ready to start.
- Can I see the time left in the tab?
- Yes: while it runs, the tab's title counts down too, so you can see it from another tab.
- Does it keep time if I reload?
- Yes: a running timer is kept for this tab, so a reload carries on where it was.
This page is the Timer, opened for this one job; every other tool it has is one press away. Each of its settings is explained on the Timer's own page.
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