Free Online Timer
No ads, no signup, no app — set a countdown and press start.
Most results for a free online timer are free in the sense that a video is free: you pay with an ad first. This one has no advertising at all, asks for nothing, stores your preferences on your own device, and keeps working when the connection drops because every sound is generated locally rather than downloaded.
Space start/pause · R reset · +− adjust
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Paste this into any page — a class blog, a lesson plan, a meeting agenda — and visitors get a working free online timer with no script tag, no account and no tracking. Please keep the credit link.
About the Free Online Timer
A genuinely free online timer: no ads, no account, no app, no upsell. Set any countdown in the browser, get an alarm at zero, and use it on desktop, tablet or phone.
TimerHub calculates remaining time from an absolute finish timestamp, so missed browser callbacks do not create drift. Read the timing accuracy methodology and reproducible tests.
What free means here
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ads | None, anywhere on the site |
| Account | Not required, and there is nothing to sign up for |
| Install | Nothing to download — it runs in the browser tab |
| Data | Settings stay in your browser's local storage |
| Limits | No duration cap, no session cap, no premium tier |
Common Uses
- Any everyday countdown
- Shared or work computers with no install rights
- Classroom and library machines
- Kitchen timing without a phone
- Quick timing on someone else's device
How to Use the Free Online Timer
- Click Start (or press Space) to begin your 5 minute countdown
- Press Space again to pause and resume, or R to reset the timer
- Use the +/- buttons to adjust by 1 minute while running
- Toggle Repeat to loop the countdown automatically, and watch the finish time under the display
- Use the Fullscreen control below the timer for a large full-screen countdown (Esc to exit)
- Pick a background sound — rain, ocean, fireplace or brown noise — that fades out at zero
- Choose or mute the alarm sound from the sound settings in the header
- Add
?autostart=1to the link to start the countdown on load - Enable notifications for alerts when your free online timer finishes, even in a background tab
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this timer really free?▾
Yes. There is no advertising, no paid tier and no account. Nothing is held back behind a signup, including push notifications, fullscreen, multiple timers and the ambient sound beds.
Does it work without an internet connection?▾
Once the page has loaded, yes. The countdown, the alarm sounds and the ambient beds are all generated in the browser rather than streamed, so a dropped connection does not interrupt a running timer.
Do I need to install anything?▾
No. It runs in any modern browser on desktop, tablet and phone. You can add it to your home screen if you want an app-style icon, but that is optional.
What happens to my settings?▾
Your alarm sound, volume, accent colour and ambient choice are stored in your own browser's local storage. They are not sent anywhere and clearing site data removes them.