Since New Year is coming, I thought it would be nice to put a countdown timer showing the countdown on the Windows desktop . What I was looking for was something that was not only aimed at New Year but also for general use, to have a customizable, editable countdown timer, to be used for any event and also for work.
Having a timer active on the computer, in fact, you could plan your work breaks or you can always have an eye on the time that passes, in case you have to finish a project or a task no later than a certain time or date.
As happens every time there are many programs, gadgets and more or less complex tools that can be useful for this goal, it becomes difficult to understand which are the best.
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Speaking of programs, there are two types of timers, one that counts down on the screen and another that acts as an alarm clock.
Like Timer for the desktop, the simplest and easiest to use is the Timer program that makes a countdown appear on the desktop.
Just click the window and to start the stopwatch and re-click to stop it.
Another program with graphical timer and countdown timer for Windows is Chronometask on which you can set an alarm or run a program or open a selected file when time runs out.
As the best countdown program there is Free Countdown Timer, a light program that acts as a reminder to remember an important task or deadline .
This small software works on every Windows version, 32 or 64 bit, is in Italian and absolutely customizable.
If you install it today, the countdown to the first of the year is shown as an example with the seconds scrolling backwards.
You can configure multiple timers at the same time so you can change the one already set or create a new one.
Pressing on Add you can set the new timer which can be a countdown composed of hours, minutes and seconds or you can select a future date.
If you create a countdown, once you have reached the countdown zero, you can decide whether to stop the timer or start it again.
If you decide for a specific date and time, instead you can ask to repeat the same countdown for every day, every month or every year.
This could create an accurate work timer, valid for every day you turn on your computer.
After giving the timer a name by writing on the label field, you can also choose to set an alarm or alarm with a sound of your choice which can also be mp3 music.
So, whether it's birthdays, meetings, gatherings, holidays or project activities for which a countdown is needed, just enter the required data.
Once the settings are ready, click OK to view the newly created countdown on the main interface.
From the context menu you can choose to clone a timer to create another similar countdown timer and whether to activate it or not.
From the File menu you can set the start of the Free Countdown Timer program when Windows starts so, every time you turn on the computer, the countdowns continue and the alarm sounds.
Alternatively, free Orzeszek Timer for Windows that requires no installation is also good and essential.
In this tool you only need to write the timer numbers to set the hours, minutes and seconds of the countdown and receive a notification when the timer expires.
For Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 there are also free Timer apps, among which the best are:
- Multitimer to set multiple timers even simultaneously.
This application is one of the most advanced timer apps for Windows, even with notification sounds and alarms.
- Timer +
- Modern Timer
- Multip Timer
- Visual Timers
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