
Countdown Timer Pro 4+
Customizable Timer Overlays
Nicolas Øbakke
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- Free
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Description
Create highly customizable countdown timer overlays with ease using Countdown Timer Pro, a completely free macOS app. It's the perfect tool for work sessions, focus sprints, event timing, or simply keeping track of time visually.
EFFORTLESS CREATION
Just click and drag the Countdown menu bar icon—the farther you drag, the longer the timer (Inspired by Gestimer). Release to instantly place a sleek timer overlay anywhere on your screen.
FULL CONTROL & CUSTOMIZATION
• Timer Control Menu: Hover over a timer to access quick actions—move, resize, adjust time (by dragging), pause/resume, open the Countdown Manager, or close the timer—all directly from the overlay.
• Pass-Through Mode: On hover, timers become translucent and activate pass-through mode so you can interact with apps behind them without getting interrupted.
• Countdown Manager: Manage all your timers from one central hub. Set exact start and end dates, create recurring timers (daily, weekly, monthly, or custom intervals), and fine-tune every detail.
CUSTOMIZE THE LOOK
• Flexible Time Display: Choose from 7 time units (seconds to years) or display time as a percentage. The app automatically selects the most readable unit based on the remaining time. You can optionally hide the seconds portion in hours and minutes formats for a cleaner display.
• Visual Options: Personalize each timer with custom fonts, background styles, opacity, and progress ring settings like thickness, shadow, and track color.
• Color & Themes: Apply solid colors or create angular gradients with up to three colors. Save your designs as reusable color themes for consistency across timers.
ADVANCED FEATURES
• Timer Sounds: Choose from 12 sound alerts that can play when a timer ends or when a scheduled timer begins.
• Sound Volume Control: Adjust the volume for timer sounds directly in the countdown manager.
• Automatically close or delete timers when they finish.
• Automatically open an app, file, or website when a timer ends.
• Start-Time Visibility: Optionally keep timers hidden until their start time.
• Custom Notifications: Set alerts for when a timer finishes.
• Window Behavior: Choose how timers behave—keep them always on top, act like standard windows, or go borderless for full placement freedom.
• Default Configuration: Define default settings for new timers, so your preferred style and behavior are applied automatically.
• Other Options: Reverse progress direction, hide the Dock icon, enable hover-to-open timer control menu, and more.
FOR POWER USERS
Speed things up with custom keyboard shortcuts tied to overlay actions. If you want a distraction-free look, you can even hide the Timer Control Menu entirely and use only shortcuts when hovering.
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Whether you’re managing deadlines, counting down to a big event, or just want a visual reminder of passing time, Countdown Timer Pro gives you the flexibility and control to make timers fit your workflow.
What’s New
Version 1.1.5
• Option to keep timers visible above full-screen windows
• Option to automatically stack new timers vertically instead of side by side
• Minor performance and behavior improvements
Ratings and Reviews
Hi! Please Read!
EDIT. Yes now I see! Everything works! Thank you very much for the answer!
Hello! Thank you for the great product.
1. Please make it possible to customize timer AS DEFAULT! Not for every launch separately..
I make timer blue and small size with small transparecy. When I start new timer through menu bar it is again big, orange and high contrast! No way..
2. Please, make existing timer which is up (time up) to be launched again. Not through adding the time, but with button to lauch it again. So there wouldn't be a need to create it again.
Thank you!
Developer Response ,
Hi, both of these features already exist in the app. You can set any timer configuration as the default by selecting “Use as default configuration” in the countdown manager. Every new timer will then use that setup. To restart a timer that has finished, you can right-click the add/subtract time button on the overlay, use the “Restart” button in the countdown manager, or turn on “Repeat automatically” with an optional custom delay. Let me know through the support site if you need help finding these features!
Full-featured for free
Every option I looked for was there. You can really customize this timer app. Thank you for making this. I use it to make sure I work X hours per day - no more and no less - pausing the timer periodically for breaks.
Instantly downloaded.
Beautiful, sleep, modern, and it’s free. Great work my man. It’s been awhile since a lightweight app caught my eye like this for macOS. Please stay up to date with its upcoming new features.
App Privacy
The developer, Nicolas Øbakke, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
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Information
- Seller
- Nicolas Øbakke
- Size
- 4.3 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- Mac
- Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Nicolas Øbakke
- Price
- Free