Visual Timer

A visual timer to help you focus on your current task.

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Visual Timer is a productivity-enhancing Chrome extension designed for minimal interruption. Activate it with a click, then set countdowns from 1 to 999 minutes directly through your keyboard, allowing you to maintain focus and flow. The timer visually fills up as it counts down, so you can monitor your progress without distraction. Features include pausing, resetting, custom alert sounds, and a task mode for managing multiple tasks efficiently.

This extension supports intuitive keyboard shortcuts: number keys to set time, space to pause/resume, "R" to reset, and additional controls for task management—marking tasks done and proceeding seamlessly. With customizable settings and a non-intrusive interface, Visual Timer helps users stay on task and increase productivity effortlessly.

Extension Productivity Utilities Task Management

By:: visualtimerext
Users:: 8,000
Rating:: 4.53

(30)
Version:: 1.3.0 Last updated: 2025-06-02
Creation date:: 2020-05-01
Risk:: Very low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Size:: 145.00KB
Email:: ia*****@yawmp.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Data ingested on:: 2025-07-14

Ranking

# 10,344 ▲ 38

Other rankings

#1811 in Tools ▼ 12 #6 in timer keyword 37 ▲ 1 #74 in minute keyword 12 ▲ 8 #133 in pause keyword 13 ▲ 16 #244 in toggle keyword 35 ▲ 28

User reviews

Users appreciate Visual Timer for its simplicity, minimal and clean design, and effective visual time tracking including keyboard shortcuts and taskbar display. It is especially helpful for productivity and for those with ADHD. However, multiple users note the absence of a reliable audio alarm and an 'always on top' feature to keep the timer displayed. Users desire more customizable timer settings, including preset times and the ability to set seconds. Overall, it is a useful, easy-to-use timer that could be improved with a few key features.

Pros

Simple and minimalistic design with a clean interface
Provides keyboard shortcuts that enhance usability
Visual progress bar makes time tracking easy and intuitive
Timer display on the taskbar allows quick glance without opening the app
Effective tool for productivity, especially for people with ADHD

Cons

Lacks a consistent and adjustable audio alarm to notify when time is up
No 'always on top' or lock-on-top feature for keeping the timer visible
Timer settings could be more user-friendly, such as preset times and better popup positioning
Some functionality requires mouse interaction, limiting full keyboard-only use
Limited timer granularity; missing seconds support for timers under a minute

Recent reviews

Gente, não costumo comentar, mas essa extensão merece!!! É maravilhooosaaa. Consigo usá-la até enquanto estou no word. Dá para deixar a janela de tempo aberta na área de trabalho do notebook, também no word, no navegador etc. E não só: você consegue aumentar e diminuir o visor (basta posicionar o cursor do mouse em cima das bordas e arrastar quando aparecer uma seta com duas pontas). AMEI! Estava perdendo muito tempo em algumas tarefas e resolvi ficar mais atenta a isso e achei a extensão perfeita para isso!!

El*****, 2025-06-10

Hard to set

Yo*****, 2025-04-09

Love this, it is great for grading, keyboard shortcuts are amazing. My only wish is that in settings their was the option to start a stopwatch when the timer runs out, allowing me to tell how far over the time I have gone.

La*****, 2025-02-21

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Extension safety

Risk impact

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Visual Timer does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Low This permission has no access or impact on the user's system or data, thus carrying no risk.

Risk likelihood

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Visual Timer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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