Play Timer is a timer app with seamless integration accomplished by pretending to be a media player. Ultimately, serves the only purpose — to start a timer quickly and efficiently. Notifications included!
Play Timer aims to be as keyboard friendly as possible. Use navigation keys (arrows, tab, shift+tab, space, enter) or start inputting numbers right away.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- GUI and CLI are available.
- Uses GTK4, Adwaita and MPRIS interface.
- Timer:
- Enable/disable sound.
- Enable/disable sound.
- Set the sound volume,
- Enable notifications with configurable notification text.
- Interface:
- Set the default title.
- Choose whether to show the title in the UK.
- Force tray icon option.
- Visuals:
- Set the progress color.
- Enable/disable rounded corners, shadow and 1 FPS mode.
- Interface:
- Remember window size.
- Show presets.
- Show presets in right side.
- Set the default preset.
- Option to activate automatically.
- Add/delete presets.
Website: github.com/efogdev/mpris-timer
Support:
Developer: Artem Suprun
License: MIT License
Play Timer is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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