timesup is a simple cli timer with Linux notifications using notify-send.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- Simple durations like 1h30m, 45m, 30s, or 1h20m5s.
- Repeat mode: Run timers continuously with
--repeat. - Get notified via notify-send when timer completes.
- Audio alarm: Plays a chime sound when timer completes (default, but can be muted with
--mute). - Custom sounds: Use your own audio files (WAV, MP3, FLAC, OGG) with
--sound. - Set your own notification message with
--msg. - Interactive notifications: Click Kill Timer button in notification to stop repeating timers or call
- Runs in background as a daemon.
- Single instance: Only runs one timer runs at a time.
Website: github.com/neonvoidx/timesup
Support:
Developer: neonvoidx
License: MIT License

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