Talking Timer - Custom Speaking Timer

Talking Timer - Custom Speaking Timer

A clean, easy to use, customisable Timer with text to speech (TTS) interval alerts

What is Talking Timer - Custom Speaking Timer?
Talking Timer - Custom Speaking Timer is a Chrome Extension designed to enhance productivity. This app is perfect for those who need interval alerts during a countdown. It comes with text to speech capabilities, allowing you to receive customised notifications in a more engaging format. Especially suitable for people who indulge in time-bound tasks such as digital painting, this extension can be easily 'pinned' to the Taskbar or Dock for quick access.
Stats
Users: 4,000+
Rating: 4.00 (20)
Version: 1.2.0 (Last updated: 2017-09-20)
Creation date: 2017-09-20
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tts
  • storage
  • alwaysOnTopWindows
Size: 478.21K
URLs: Website
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Summary

This app was born out of necessity for a simple timer that would notify me at various intervals during a countdown. I developed this app specifically for use while creating digital paintings as part of a Daily Spitpaint challenge (time-limited to 30mins) . Feeling that this app could be useful to others, I decided to make it customisable for all purposes.

FEATURES • Clean and easy to use • Customisable timer duration • Customisable Text to Speech (TTS) alerts at specific intervals • Can be easily "pinned" to the Taskbar (Windows) or Dock area (Mac) • Option to keep application always on top of other windows

How to "Pin" Talking Timer to Taskbar/Dock

The Talking Timer was created as a Chrome App so to that it could be easily "pinned" to the Taskbar (Windows)/Dock (Mac) for quick access, without the need to open Chrome. To "pin" Talking Timer for quick access, perform the following steps: • Click to [Open Apps] in Chrome • Click on the Talking Timer to run it

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User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Useful for pomodoro technique
  • Customizable spoken interval options
  • Great for time management
Cons
  • Inconsistent performance
  • Window size issues
  • Confusing timer start and countdown
Most mentioned
  • Useful for pomodoro with spoken intervals
  • Inconsistent performance
  • Window size shrinking
Recent reviews
Doesn't seem to work anymore. Doesn't even start and can't find an alternative. 😭
by Lyss Lyss, 2023-07-24

Good for pomodoro with countdown voice with me who is ADHD & highly distractable!
by Pikachu Ryan Pikachu Ryan, 2023-03-27

Updated. See the end:::::I've been using this app for a few months and it was great. Then the window size for the app seemed to be shrinking over time. Now when I open the app the frame is so small I can't even seen the numbers or anything. It's just a tiny window frame. What happened? I tried deleting and reinstalling but that didn't fix it. Such a shame because it was very useful. Apparently I had the app running in the background when I tried to delete it before. I finally deleted it and then reinstalled it and the shrinking window problem was finally resolved. Thanks for making this app!
by Brent Reed Brent Reed, 2022-03-14
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Safety
Risk impact

Talking Timer - Custom Speaking Timer is safe to use. It does not request any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Talking Timer - Custom Speaking Timer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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