Visual timer
Timer
05:00
Ends with a chime
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Time you can see at a glance
A free visual timer that shows time as a shape, not a number. The coloured disc is the time left, and it shrinks back toward the top as the minutes pass. Children who cannot read a clock yet, a class finishing a task, or anyone who tunes out digits can tell at a glance how much is left.
- Pick a length: 1 min, 2 min, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 20 min, 30 min.
- Press F (or the fullscreen button) to fill the screen.
- Press Space to start and pause, R to reset.
- Press V to switch between the disc and big digits.
Where a visual timer helps
Transitions in class. "Tidy up before the disc is gone" is easier to follow than "you have three minutes". Put it on the board for packing up, a quiz or a station rotation.
Routines at home. Getting dressed, screen time, teeth: a disc that visibly runs down makes the end less of a surprise.
Your own work. A shrinking shape in the corner of your eye is a gentler nudge than a ticking number. Pair it with rain or a calm playlist and a 25 minute block.
Other lengths with the disc
These open straight into the visual display.
Questions
About the visual timer. Missing something? Write to [email protected].
The coloured part of the disc is the time left. When you press Start it begins to shrink back toward the top, so a glance tells you whether most of the time is still there or nearly gone. The digits underneath show the exact minutes and seconds.
Yes. Pick a length and press F for fullscreen. On a wide screen the disc and the digits sit side by side; on a tall screen the digits go under the disc. Press Esc to leave fullscreen.
The disc is empty, the digits turn to the accent colour and the end sound plays twice so the whole room hears it. Choose chime, bell, celesta, digital or silent; the choice is remembered in this browser.
Yes. Every single timer and Pomodoro timer has it: press V, or switch on Visual timer in the timer settings. Links like /timer/45-minutes?display=visual open straight into it, which is handy for a lesson plan or a bookmark.
It is free, has no ads and needs no account or install. Settings stay in the browser on the computer you use.