Tried some half dodgy ones already from the app store and the reviews are not very re-assuring. Googled some reviews but didn't have much luck.
I want a daily recurring timer to countdown to 11pm everyday. Should be a simple set and forget thing that runs on my desktop. On android I use "Countdown Time" which works well.
Does anyone know of a good windows alternative?
Bed time…
That makes sense. Cheers.
its hard when your xboxing and dont realise the time then you look outside and the sun is coming up
Yes lol bedtime 100%. I'm changing some habits of mine and getting at least 7 hrs of sleep is one of them.
What are you doing till 11pm?
Adult stuff? 😄
It's too late by then anyway. The lightning strikes the clock tower at exactly 10:04pm
There is already a timer / alarm thingie on Windows 10.
Well turns out just "clock" has that functionality on Win10 at least, but the following also works…
No need for software - use Task Scheduler
Thanks for the suggestions guys, but I was hoping that it would show up in the system tray or show up in an "always on top" display that shows "time remaining"
The Windows 10 timer has a keep on top button that does exactly this.
Didn't know this, will have to check it out. Thanks :)
I would use f.lux. I use this on my PC and it automatically changes the colour temperature depending on the time of day, and sends you customisable reminders that "you're going to wake up in x hours". I find it helps reduce eye strain too
I use flux already, it's awesome! Great for lowering the brightness to below the default lowest setting. Didn't know the reminders were customisable, I had them disabled lolol.. Thanks for the reminder!
Ok so I've tried a few things and they've all still come up short. I did some googling and the default bedtime for f.lux is 9 hrs so I've adjusted it so that it now reminds me to go to bed at 11pm. However, it does not have an always on display that constantly reminds me how many hours I have left until 11pm.
Tried the windows timers/alarms and found that the countdown timer does not have the "keep on top" option.
Here's a bit of background on why I'm focusing on sleep atm: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/conditionsandtreatments/…
So it's now 2325 hrs. 😅 The search continues… tomorrow?
Really?? I use Windows 10 and the countdown timer definitely has a keep on top button. https://imgur.com/ivIv5IC
Thanks for the screen shot, yes you're right it does keep on top, but it has to be reset manually each time which I'm not keen on.
I made a mistake and actually meant 'alarm'. A recurring alarm can be set, and it seems to countdown, but there is no 'keep on top' option for it on my version of win 11 :(
Right. Sounds like all you need then is some way to auto-create a timer every day. Some posted AutoHotKey, I've not used it but i assume it would be able to do this for you if you scripted correctly.
Have you considered looking at using a AutoHotkey script?. AutoHotkey is a free, open-source scripting language for Windows that allows users to easily create small to complex scripts for all kinds of tasks such as: form fillers, auto-clicking, macros, etc.
Also, If you have a smart speaker in your room (or don't mind running Alexa in Windows), try issuing this command to Google or Alexa: "Remind me to go to bed at 11PM everyday". You'll receive an audible notification of the event on that specific time. You can also string multiple reminders together, so for example you could have one reminder go off at 10:30PM and a final, more urgent reminder at 11PM on the dot.
If you have smart bulbs or smart LED lights, schedule them to progressively change colour and dim the lights at specific times.
For e.g dim the lights by 10 percent and make the colour temperature become progressively wamer, in half hour intervals from 9 to 11PM.
Great idea on the Dimmable lights! I do have smart downlights that are zoned (non dimmable though) , what I've done is to shut them all down once activity in the house has died down, and turn on under benchtop LED lights.
I'm aware of getting google to remind me, however I'd still like a countdown timer on my laptop screen to keep me accountable. On the phone with the countdown app it works great, it sits on my main home screen and literally counts the minutes down to 11pm. Only issue is that I'm studying part-time at the moment so I'm always on my laptop at night and not always on my phone.
As for the scripting, that wouldn't work with creating an actual countdown widget would it?
If you want to get more sleep, go to bed earlier.
If you're going to bed at 11pm, to ensure you get 8 hours sleep you would have to wake up around 7.30am considering it takes people about 30 minutes to get settled and fall asleep.
7.30am is currently more than 1 hour after sunrise.
The sun currently rises around 6.15am (depending on where you live). By mid summer, the sun will be rising around 4.45am-5am.
Early risers sleep better, especially if they go out and exercise and get sun on their face. They can also start work earlier, so they may be able to finish earlier. If not, they can at least use the extra time to enjoy the morning or exercise. Surveys have found that most of the super-successful, super-productive people in society are early risers.
Our culture of waking hours after the sun rises, and going to bed hours after the sun has gone down is demented and irrational.
Ok. I give up. What happens at 11pm?