When a 16-minute timer is the right one
a Goodreads-average chapter, or the average commute on the U-Bahn between two stops with a transfer.
The timer above is the same one that powers the homepage stopwatch and countdown — it just starts pre-set to 16 minutes so you can hit start and forget about it. There is no account, nothing to install, and the page works offline once it has loaded once.
Other timer lengths
- 15-minute timer
- 5-minute timer
- 10-minute timer
- 25-minute timer
- 30-minute timer
- 45-minute timer
- Custom timer →
Will the alarm work if I switch tabs?
Yes — the timer reads the system clock, so switching tabs does not pause it. The alarm fires when the 16 minutes are up. On mobile, browsers may throttle background audio when the screen is locked; for sleep-mode reliability, use your operating system's built-in clock app.
Does it work offline?
After the first load, yes. The page is a static HTML file with no backend.