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xdaliclock is an advanced xclock substitute

xdaliclock (Dali Clock) is a digital clock. When a digit changes, it “melts” into its new shape. The date is displayed when the mouse is pressed. The window can be made transparent, and foreground and background colors change smoothly, and it works as a countdown timer.

It is available for Linux (X11), macOS, iPhone, iPad, Android, Palm WebOS, PalmOS Classic, Monochron, Pebble and TRS-80 CoCo.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

  • Countdown timer.
  • Customizable:
    • Date & Time:
      • Time:
        • Hours, Minutes & Seconds.
        • Hour and Minute.
        • Second Only
        • 12 Hour Time.
        • 24 Hour Time
      • Date:
        • Month/Day/Year.
        • Day/Month/Year.
        • Year/Month/Day.
    • Change foreground and background colours.
    • Cycle speed.
    • Window opacity.
    • Option to hide the window title bar.

Website: www.jwz.org/xdaliclock
Support:
Developer: Jamie Zawinski
License: Open source

xdaliclock in action

xdaliclock is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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