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Clear, step-by-step guides to getting the most out of every tool here. Each one is\n backed by a free tool that runs entirely in your browser, with no sign-up.

Countdown 5 min

How to Count Down to a Date or Event

Pick the exact moment, label it, and watch the days, hours, minutes and seconds tick toward it. Stays accurate even after you close the tab.

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Alarm Clock 5 min

How to Set an Online Alarm Clock

Pick a time, choose a tone, and let the live clock count toward it. Snooze for nine minutes or stop it for good.

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Pomodoro 6 min

How to Use a Pomodoro Timer to Focus

Run focus blocks with breaks built in, set your own lengths, and watch a session counter rack up your deep work.

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Interval 6 min

How to Use an Interval Timer for HIIT and Workouts

Set your work and rest lengths, rounds and sets, then train to the beeps without looking at the screen.

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Metronome 5 min

How to Use an Online Metronome With Tap Tempo

Set the tempo, pick a time signature, and practise to a steady click with an accent on the downbeat. Tap to find any tempo.

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Stopwatch 5 min

How to Use an Online Stopwatch With Lap Times

Start, stop and lap to the hundredth of a second, with your best and slowest splits marked automatically.

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Timer 5 min

How to Use an Online Timer With an Alarm

Set hours, minutes and seconds, start it, and get a loud alert when time is up. Pause, resume, or tap a preset for the common ones.

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World Clock 5 min

How to Use a World Clock to Compare Time Zones

Add the cities you care about and read them all at once, with daylight saving handled and your own time on top.

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