MyTimer is a command-line timer designed for people who spend much of their working day in a terminal. It offers a convenient way to keep track of time without opening a separate graphical application.
The program displays a large, easily readable timer directly in the terminal. It can count down towards a deadline or count upwards to measure elapsed time. Timers are configured through command-line arguments, with numerous options for changing their behaviour and appearance.
MyTimer is useful for work sessions, scheduled breaks and everyday activities. Its selection of predefined timing programs makes it particularly convenient when you don’t want to specify a duration manually.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Countdown and count-up modes with durations specified in hours, minutes and seconds.
- Set a timer to finish at a particular local clock time.
- Repeat timers a specified number of times or run them in an infinite loop.
- Audible alarms with selectable tones, random tone selection and configurable alarm repetition.
- Built-in timing programs for Pomodoro sessions, work breaks, meditation, cooking, tea brewing and other activities.
- Customisable timer faces, including random face selection.
- Change foreground and background colours, text intensity and display orientation.
- Adjust the timer’s position within the terminal and optionally hide seconds or date and time information.
- Display a custom message alongside the timer.
- Continue counting after the specified time limit has expired.
- Supports Gregorian and Jalali date systems.
Website: github.com/sepandhaghighi/mytimer
Support:
Developer: Sepand Haghighi
License: MIT License
MyTimer is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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