A simple Timer app for Mac
April 8, 2026 · View on GitHub
Drag the blue arrow to set a timer. Release to start! Click to pause.
When the time is up, a notification will show up with a nice sound.
Create new timers with CMD+N.
Install as a brew cask via
brew install michaelvillar-timer
Inspired by the great Minutes widget from Nitram-nunca I've been using for years. But it wasn't maintained anymore (non-retina) + it was the only widget in my dashboard :)
Timer requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later.
Build
make
Keyboard Shortcuts
Enter digits to set minutes. A decimal point specifies seconds so 2.34 is 2 minutes and 34 seconds.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| backspace or escape | Edit timer |
| enter | Start or pause |
| cmd+n | New timer |
| r | Restart with last timer |
| + or ↑ | Add a minute |
| - or ↓ | Subtract a minute |
| shift++ or shift+↑ | Add 10 minutes |
| shift+- or shift+↓ | Subtract 10 minutes |