Zeit

Timers in your words.

Type what you’d say out loud — ⌥Z opens anywhere.

Download for Mac

v1.0 · macOS 14+

25:00

25m, 3pm, tomorrow at 10:30pm…

Timer · 25:00

⏎ start · ⇥ label · esc dismiss

25:00

Timer

⌥Z

Timer

Speak time. Start. Done.

Natural language for timers, alarms, and stopwatches — no dials.

Timer

Durations in plain speech

Alarm

Clock times & relative days

Stopwatch

Empty Enter starts counting

Three places the countdown can live

Float, Notch, or Edge — keep time visible while you work.

Float A placeable instrument clock Notch Dynamic Island–style ears Edge A slim progress strip

24:59

Float

24:59 Deep

24:59

The menu bar is home

Live countdown up top. Pause, cancel, or stack sessions — without opening a window.

Mon Aug 2 24:58 Deep work

Deep work

24:58

Pause Cancel

Standup

Alarm · 3:00 PM

Tea

Timer · 3:12

Up to 3 concurrent sessions

Presets for the rituals you repeat

Pomodoro, short break, deep work — start a known duration in one click.

Pomodoro 25:00 Short Break 05:00 Deep Work 50:00

Pomodoro

25:00

Editable · optional auto-start next

Theme faces with instrument character

Skins for the input panel — Chronograph to Terminal and beyond.

12:34

Chronograph

25m, 3pm, tomorrow…

Chronograph Graphite Editorial Bauhaus Terminal Amber Midnight Swiss

Gentle completion sounds

Soft chimes when time’s up — tap to hear each one.

Breeze Light high tubes · default Garden Pentatonic cascade Harbor Deeper bronze tubes Mist Soft overlapping wash

Samples are the same CC0 tones bundled in Zeit.

Designed for the Mac

Fully native. Global hotkey. No Dock icon by default — it stays out of your way.

⌥ Z

Opens anywhere

Time, in your words.

Download Zeit and press ⌥Z anytime.

Download for Mac

v1.0 · macOS 14+