Talking Clock

Announce the time periodically, set custom recurring reminders and display time.
What is Talking Clock?
'Talking Clock' is a versatile Chrome extension designed to aid productivity and time management. It announces the time at set intervals and can issue custom reminders for daily, weekly, monthly, or annual events. Notably, it presents various customizable settings, from Do Not Disturb functionalities to reminder frequency. Moreover, this extension offers both voice and system notifications to suit your preference. While the focus lies on time reminders and custom alerts, it also includes a clock displaying the time and date. However, this is not intended to replace an alarm clock for critical events. It is particularly suited for individuals who spend prolonged periods at their computer, such as remote workers, programmers, and writers.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2022-12-29)
Creation date: 2020-06-02
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • alarms
  • tts
  • idle
  • background
  • notifications
Size: 265.22K

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Talking Clock (v1.0.0)
4.50 (38) 6,692+
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Extension summary

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Overview

Talking clock provides time reminder and custom reminder functions, suitable for time and periodic task reminders in daily work and life. It can also display date and time. Reminder methods include voice announcement and system notifications.

This extension is especially suitable for people who often work for a long time with desktop computer, such as writers, programmers, and people who work remotely or indoors. • Time reminder helps to manage the time while focusing on the work. • Custom reminders are suitable for periodic daily affairs, such as "Remind me to have lunch at 11:30 every day".

  1. Time Reminder It announces the time periodically by voice engine and/or system notification.

The time interval can be set in the options of the extension: 5 minutes / 10 minutes / 15 minutes / 20 minutes / 30 minutes / 1 hour / 2 hours / 3 hours.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • The voice is pleasant and enjoyable.
  • Users find the extension helpful for keeping track of time and reminders.
  • The extension has a simple and user-friendly design.
  • It is effective for getting to meetings on time.
Cons
  • Voice notification functionality often stops working after updates.
  • Issues with the accuracy of time syncing and notifications.
  • Lack of options for muting during certain hours.
  • No ability to set AM/PM options for reminders.
  • Custom reminders frequently do not perform as expected.
Most mentioned
  • Voice notifications have stopped working.
  • Time synchronization issues.
  • Desire for custom reminder options.
  • Request for improvements or fixes.
  • General appreciation for the extension when it works correctly.
User reviews
好用,目前存在的问题一是像其他人说的那样会慢十几秒,二是播报声音拉到最大还是太小,而且哪怕是音箱声音开的很大,它播报声音还是固定的最大值,对于我来说目前的最大值翻倍才差不多够用.其他地方都很完美,找了很久才找到这么符合需求的插件.
by chen suo, 2024-11-08

前段时间升级了新的语音引擎,女声很好听,但是最近几周突然没有语音播报了请问是怎么回事呢?
by Miya, 2024-11-02

Exactly what I was looking for...
by P.S Mihalek, 2024-10-26
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Talking Clock requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Talking Clock has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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