How to use the TimerFlip online timers

1. 1

   Pick a duration

   Tap one of the six presets, or set your own length.

   • Presets cover 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, and 60 minutes. The cube turns to that face, or the digital display shows the time.
   • Open Set a custom time for anything else: whole minutes and seconds, from one second up to 24 hours.
   • Picking a new duration resets the clock, so you always start from the full length.
2. 2

   Start the countdown

   Press Start, or hit the spacebar anywhere on the page.

   • The clock counts down second by second, with a progress bar that empties as time runs out.
   • Pause and resume as often as you need. Reset puts the clock back to the full duration.
   • On a computer, Start also opens a small floating timer that stays on top of your other apps.
3. 3

   Finish on time

   At zero the display says Time's up and the alarm chimes.

   • The chime repeats for about 25 seconds, then stops by itself.
   • Press Stop alarm, or the spacebar, to silence it early. Then Restart runs the same length again, or pick a new one.
   • Prefer silence? Turn off Sound when timer ends and the finish is visual only.

Controls

• Custom time

  Minutes and seconds fields with their own Start button. Invalid lengths are flagged before anything starts.

• Sound when timer ends

  A switch for the chime. Your choice is remembered on this device for next time.

• Cube or Digital

  Switch between the 3D cube and a plain digital display. Both show the same clock; the view you pick is remembered.

1. 1

   Load a phase

   Focus is ready when the page opens. Press Start to begin round one.

   • Three buttons show Focus, Short break and Long break with their lengths. Tapping one loads its full length and waits for Start.
   • The line above the buttons reads Round 1 of 4, and it counts up as you go.
   • Open Change the lengths to set each phase anywhere from 1 to 180 minutes.
2. 2

   Work until the chime

   One short chime ends a focus block, and the break is already running.

   • Blocks one to three are followed by the short break. The fourth earns the long one.
   • In the cube view the next block waits on the side face, so each turn shows what comes after it.
   • Pause works in any phase, and Reset puts the current phase back to its full length.
3. 3

   Come back from the break

   When a break runs out, the screen says Break over! and the alarm rings until you stop it.

   • The main button then reads Start focus. Nothing runs again until you press it.
   • Reset rounds empties the dots and goes back to the first focus block of a fresh set.
   • In full screen, the caption above the clock names the phase and the round.

Controls

• Phase buttons

  Jump straight to focus or either break, for example to take the long break early. The round count stays where it was.

• Round dots

  Four dots fill in as focus blocks finish, next to a running count of them. Reset rounds appears once the cycle has moved on.

• Change the lengths

  Three minute fields and a Save button. Before a start the clock picks up the new length at once; mid-run it applies from the next phase.

1. 1

   Choose the length

   The page opens on 10 minutes, already in the digital view.

   • Tap 5, 15, 20, 30 or 60 to switch, or open Set a custom time for odd lengths like 7 minutes.
   • The Cube and Digital switch above the clock still works if you would rather show the cube.
   • Choosing a time never starts it, so you can set up before the class settles.
2. 2

   Put it on the board

   Show on the board turns the projector into a clock.

   • The menu, page text and control card disappear. A slim bar at the bottom keeps the times, pause, reset and sound in reach.
   • That bar fades out a few seconds after you start. Move the mouse or tap the screen to bring it back.
   • Press Escape or Exit full screen to get the page back.
3. 3

   Watch the bar

   The bar under the digits empties as time runs down, and changes colour on the way.

   • It is green at the start, orange by the halfway mark and red as it reaches zero.
   • At zero the screen reads Time's up! and the chime plays, unless sound is switched off.
   • Restart runs the same length again. Pick another time to change it.

Controls

• Show on the board

  The classroom name for Full screen. It uses whatever display the browser window is on, so drag the window there first.

• Colour bar

  A thick bar under the digits that shrinks with the time left. Its colour is worked out from the share remaining, not from fixed minutes.

• Sound when timer ends

  Turn it off for tests and silent reading. The finish still shows on screen.

1. 1

   Set the slot

   The page opens on 15 minutes, already in the digital view.

   • Tap 5, 10, 20, 30 or 60 to switch, or open Set a custom time for a 7 minute lightning talk.
   • Choosing a length never starts it, so you can set up while the previous speaker is still going.
   • The spacebar starts and pauses it from anywhere on the page, which beats hunting for the button mid-applause.
2. 2

   Show it to the speaker

   Second screen puts the clock alone on the stage monitor.

   • Set the monitor up as an extended display, press Second screen and drag the new window onto it. Click it to fill that screen.
   • Start, pause and reset stay on your laptop, and the stage screen follows at once.
   • Tap Wrap up, Take questions or another note, or type your own, and it shows in big capitals beside the clock. Clear brings the clock back to full size.
   • Pick a screen colour such as Midnight or Dim for a dark hall. Amber and red still take over near the end.
   • No second display? Full screen turns the one you have into the clock.
3. 3

   Watch the colours

   The digits turn amber with two minutes left and red with one.

   • Slots of five minutes or less warn at one minute and at thirty seconds instead.
   • At zero the screen reads Over time and, if sound is on, a single chime plays.
   • The clock then counts up behind a minus sign, like -00:42, until you press Reset or Restart.

Controls

• Second screen

  Opens the clock alone in its own window for a monitor facing the stage. It needs an extended display, not a mirror.

• Warning colours

  Amber, then red, then a pulsing red edge once time is up. They follow the minutes left, not the share of the slot.

• Sound when timer ends

  One chime at zero instead of a ringing alarm. Switch it off if the laptop feeds the room's speakers.

• Speaker messages

  Short notes in big capitals on the stage screen, next to the clock. They appear once a second screen is open.

• Screen colours

  Seven colour sets for the stage clock and its messages. Dim and Phosphor are easy on the eyes in a dark room.

• Float

  Presenting from the same laptop? A small clock stays on top of your slides, or over Zoom and Teams.

1. 1

   Start counting

   Press Start or the spacebar and the clock runs up from 00:00.00.

   • Minutes, seconds and hundredths fill the display for the first 99 minutes, then it drops to hours, minutes and seconds.
   • On a computer, Start also opens the floating stopwatch, which shows hundredths too.
   • The page title shows the running time, so you can read it from the browser tab.
2. 2

   Mark laps

   Press Lap or the L key at each checkpoint. The clock never stops.

   • Under the clock, a smaller line shows the lap in progress, such as Lap 3 · 00:41.20.
   • The list puts the newest lap on top, with that lap's own time and the total when it was taken.
   • From the second lap on, the fastest is marked green and the slowest red.
3. 3

   Stop and keep the results

   Stop freezes the reading, and Resume carries on from the same point.

   • While stopped, the Lap button turns into Reset, which clears the clock and the list.
   • Copy laps puts the table on your clipboard with a Fastest or Slowest note on those rows.
   • Laps live only in the open page, so copy them before you reload.

Controls

• Start, Stop, Resume

  One button for all three. Stop and Resume can be used as often as you like; the total keeps adding up.

• Lap and Reset

  One button, two jobs: Lap while the clock runs, Reset once it is stopped. The R key resets at any time.

• Copy laps

  Columns are separated by tabs, so each value lands in its own cell. If the browser blocks the clipboard, the button says Couldn't copy.

1. 1

   Pick a plan

   Choose one of four presets, or enter your own work, rest and rounds.

   • The presets are Tabata (20/10, 8 rounds), 40/20 for 8 rounds, 30/30 for 10, and Every minute: 60 seconds of work, 10 times.
   • Work can be 5 to 3600 seconds, rest 0 to 3600, and rounds 1 to 99. With rest at 0, work blocks run back to back.
   • The card header shows the round count and the total time before you start.
2. 2

   Run the rounds

   Start opens with a 10 second Get ready, then the first work block.

   • The caption names the phase and round, like Workout · 3/8, while the clock counts down that block.
   • Get ready is blue, work green and rest amber: the caption, the bar and the screen edge all change.
   • Three ticks lead into every change. A bright double tone starts work, and a lower one starts rest.
3. 3

   Finish the set

   There is no rest after the last work block. The alarm rings and the screen says Workout done!

   • Pause stops the clock and cancels the queued beeps. Resume queues them again from that point.
   • Start again repeats the same plan from Get ready. Reset goes back without starting.
   • While a workout runs, the presets and the plan fields are locked so a stray tap can't change it.

Controls

• Presets

  Four common plans, each showing its work, rest and rounds. Tap one to load it; nothing starts until you press Start.

• Set your own intervals

  Fields for work and rest in seconds, plus rounds. Set loads the plan, and the last one you set is there next visit.

• Beeps and alarm

  Turns off the ticks, the phase tones and the final alarm together. The colours still show every change.