5 minute timer
Five minutes, preset and ready. One click starts it — handy for tea, eggs, quick workouts and short classroom activities.
Ready
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When the time is up you hear three beeps and the tab title flashes — no account, nothing to install.
What a 5 minute timer is good for
- Brewing tea or a pour-over coffee without watching the clock
- Soft-boiled eggs and other short kitchen timings
- A quick HIIT round, stretch break or plank set
- Giving a discussion, quiz or tidy-up task a visible deadline
- A short meditation or breathing exercise
Like every timer on this site, this countdown is computed from timestamps rather than counted ticks, so it ends on time even if the tab sits in the background — the alarm still sounds the moment you bring the tab forward, and the title keeps flashing until you do. Need a different length? Use the full countdown timer to set any duration, or pick another preset: 10 minutes, 25 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the alarm work if I switch tabs?
- Yes. The countdown is timestamp-based, so it reaches zero on time in the background. The beeps play when the tab is audible, and the tab title flashes until you come back.
- Can I add a minute mid-countdown?
- Yes — the +1:00 button adds sixty seconds to the remaining time without restarting.