# Grandfather Clock

> Turn your browser into a grandfather clock that plays a tune at the top of each hour!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/grandfather-clock](https://chrome-stats.com/d/grandfather-clock)

## Overview

- **ID:** `grandfather-clock`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Wesley Branton
- **Category:** appearance,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 25
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 3.81 / 5 (16 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-17
- **First published:** 2017-04-15
- **Size:** 16 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/grandfather-clock/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/WesleyBranton/Grandfather-Clock/issues](https://github.com/WesleyBranton/Grandfather-Clock/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/grandfather-clock/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/grandfather-clock/privacy/)

## Description

When you're browsing the internet, it's easy to lose track of time. The Grandfather Clock add-on turns your browser into a classic grandfather clock that will chime each hour. It promotes time awareness, while also giving your home office a bit of class.

Upload your own custom chimes or choose from our selection of presets, which include:
<ul><li>Traditional grandfather clock</li><li>Cuckoo clock</li><li>Clock tower</li><li>Single beep</li><li>Multiple progressive beeps</li></ul>
<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/709e454fd402e3c285d451427f21848c1a70b8461ddac9d79e7be4a1646f748b/https%3A//github.com/WesleyBranton/Grandfather-Fox/wiki/About-Permissions" rel="nofollow">Click here to see why this extension requires certain permissions.</a>

## Rankings

- #22,055 — Overall
- #39 — clock
- #59 — grant
- #136 — weather

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `alarms`
- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/grandfather-clock)