Quick timers

A quick timer is a simple countdown for things like tea, the oven or a short break. It records nothing and creates no logs.

Start one

On the Reminders page, the Quick timer card has the chips 5, 10, 15, 30 min and 1 hour, plus Custom.

1. Click a chip to select it. Click it again to unselect.
2. For Custom, the chip opens into a field. Type a time and press Enter to move to the label.
3. Add an optional label and a sound.
4. Press Start.

Custom times understand 90, 45m, 1h 30, 5 sec, 15 minutes, 2 hours and 0:00:10. A plain number means minutes.

You can also start one from the mini timer's right-click menu (Start a countdown: 5, 10, 15, 30 minutes or 1 hour).

While it runs

Running timers are listed on the page and also appear in the mini timer and in the sidebar when the mini is closed.

• Click the time to pause. A paused timer shows paused 09:57 in amber and never rings. It survives restarting Loop.
• Click again to resume.
• Cancel removes it.

When it rings

A card appears with 5 more minutes and Done. Quick timers ring on the clock, so Focus mode, quiet hours and being away do not hold them back. Only Pause does.