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


Stopwatches is described as 'Log the time you take to do something. Use it for studying, freelancing, however you want!' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Stopwatches for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Stopwatches alternative is Hourglass, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Stopwatches are SnapTimer, wnr, WatchMe and Free Countdown Timer.
Hourglass is the most advanced simple countdown timer for Windows. Just enter a time in just about any format, and hit Enter.


All the timers I tested were too complex for my taste. I decided to write one that was dead simple, so you could run it, type in a time and hit enter. The aim of SnapTimer is to get out of the way and help you be productive.






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


Free Countdown Timer is a free, full-featured and user-friendly countdown timer for Windows





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.

Create timers for gym, cooking, breathing or anything. Supports Apple Watch, Repeating timers, Siri support, voice countdowns and notifications.




Smart Countdown Timer allows you to use natural language to set, modify and start a countdown on your Mac.



Free Stopwatch is a free, full-featured and accurate flexible digital stopwatch software for Windows 10 and Windows 7.



