Hourglass is the most advanced simple countdown timer for Windows. Just enter a time in just about any format, and hit Enter.


Howler is described as 'Timing has never been easier, quicker, or more fun. You'll use timers for everything once you use Howler Timer!' and is a Countdown Timer in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Howler for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Android, iPhone and Linux apps. The best Howler alternative is Hourglass, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Howler are wnr, WatchMe, Horo and Gestimer.
Hourglass is the most advanced simple countdown timer for Windows. Just enter a time in just about any format, and hit Enter.






WatchMe is a free (premium available) simple timer program to time a number of different tasks or events together or independently of each other.



Gestimer - For those little reminders during the day. Drag & drop to quickly create reminders with this beautifully designed menu bar app for your Mac.




TTclock is a simple, compact alarm clock, countdown timer and stopwatch that can be minimized to the system tray. It has two display modes: pure clock and control panel.

CookTimer is a simple cross-platform countdown timer that helps when cooking, making tea or eggs. It also works for any other timing purpose such as working out. it was developed using wxWidgets and was tested on Windows and Linux.

Android stopwatch app in the Material You theme, designed for ease of use and best features




Mini Stopwatch is a minimalist stopwatch app designed for simplicity and efficiency. It sits conveniently in your macOS menu bar, providing quick access with just a click. Start and stop the timer with a single click, and reset it with a double-click.




A Java countdown timer and stopwatch. Features a fullscreen and a resizable window mode. All actions are available on the popup menu or as keyboard shortcuts.
Supports sound clip types of AIFF, AU, WAV and MIDI (uses the Java Sound engine).




