Set countdown
Minutes and seconds. Seconds are clamped to 0-59.
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Countdown Timer
Set a general countdown toward zero, then start, pause, resume, adjust, reset, or open the remaining time fullscreen.
A general countdown toward zero
Choose a duration for cooking, work, study, meetings, exercise, or an everyday task. Enter minutes and seconds directly; longer durations can be entered as total minutes and are displayed with hours when needed.
A stopwatch counts upward, while this timer counts down. Use Multiple Timers for independent simultaneous countdowns, the Timer and Stopwatch for both modes in one tool, the Clock and Timer to keep current local time visible, or the Online Timer for presets, looping, and flexible setup.
For the implementation details behind delayed callbacks and hidden pages, read how browser timers measure elapsed time and what changes in background tabs or on locked devices.
Set a countdown
- Enter minutes and seconds, or choose a minute preset.
- Press Start. Pause keeps the current remainder for resuming.
- Use +1:00 or -0:10 to adjust the active remaining time.
- Reset returns to the duration currently shown in the inputs.
A 7-minute setup can be entered as 7 minutes and 0 seconds. If you add one minute after it reaches 04:20, the display moves to 05:20.
When zero is reached
The display stops at zero and uses the selected sound behavior. The page must remain open. Browser audio rules can require an earlier click, and device sleep can postpone the cue. Reset does not preserve the prior run as history.
Need a countdown with visible milliseconds and millisecond input? Use the millisecond timer. This page stays focused on simple minutes-and-seconds countdowns. For a short countdown built around whole seconds, use the seconds timer, or open a direct 1 minute, 5 minute, 10 minute, 15 minute, or 30 minute timer when you want the duration ready immediately. For cooking presets and kitchen checks, use the kitchen timer. For a date-based countdown to January 1, use the New Year countdown.