A visual timer shows time as a shape instead of numbers. The colored disc is the time left, and it shrinks back to 12 o’clock as the minutes pass, so anyone in the room can see at a glance how much is left, including children who can’t read a clock yet.
How to use it
Drag around the dial to set the time, tap a quick time, or type minutes and seconds. Press Start (or the space bar). Pause and +1 min work while it runs. When the disc is gone, the alarm plays for about 20 seconds; press Stop alarm or Start again. The fullscreen button hides everything but the timer, for projectors and TVs.
Made for classrooms and homes
- Transitions: “When the red is gone, we line up.” A shrinking disc is easier to follow than a number.
- Clean-up and quiet work: put a 5- or 10-minute timer on the big screen.
- Turn-taking: 3 minutes each on the tablet, and nobody argues with the timer.
- Study sprints: 25 minutes of focus, then a 5-minute break.
- Cooking and games: any countdown you want to see from across the room.
Details that matter
The timer keeps exact time even if you switch tabs, because it counts from the clock, not from ticks. The alarm is scheduled in advance, so it still rings on time in a background tab. While it runs, the screen is kept awake on supported browsers, and the tab title shows the time left. The dial normally works like a 60-minute clock; tick “Fit the dial to the time” to make a short timer fill the whole dial. Five colors and five alarm sounds, including a gentle one and silent.
Questions
- How long can the timer run?
- Up to 3 hours. Times over an hour use a 2- or 3-hour dial.
- Can I start it from a link?
- Yes. Add
?m=10to the address for a 10-minute timer, and&startto start it right away, for examplewheeltwirl.com/visual-timer/?m=10&start. - Keyboard shortcuts?
- Space starts and pauses, R resets, F toggles fullscreen.
- Does it work without internet?
- Once the page has loaded, the timer runs entirely in your browser.