Reviews for Timer (alarm, timer and stopwatch)
Timer (alarm, timer and stopwatch) by Karl
Review by ander
Rated 4 out of 5
by ander, 6 years agoSimple, dependable, nice-looking. I like the built-in alarm sounds, too, which are pleasantly subtle. Thanks to the developer for their fine work.
I thought I'd clarify a couple of things that may not be obvious:
• An "Alarm" is like an alarm clock: You set it to go off at a particular time of day (using the 0-24 hour format), on one or more days of the week. It takes effect as soon as you create it. You can click the slider control next to it to turn it off and on again.
• A "Timer" is a countdown timer: You set it to run for a specific length of time (minimum 1 minute) till it goes off. However, it does NOT start automatically; you must click its "play" (triangle) icon to start it.
Maybe the reviewers who thought the extension had "stopped working" didn't realize they had to re-start their alarms/timers to run them again. (That said, Alarms _do_ restart automatically if you select "Repeat Weekly" when you create them.)
The extension's only shortcoming, IMHO, is that the alarm window always appears in the upper left corner, even if you drag it elsewhere before closing it; it'd be nice (and more standard GUI practice) if the extension "remembered" its position. Also, the "vibrating alarm clock" animation seems like overkill---it really necessary, in addition to the window appearing and the sound playing? Maybe it could be an option, for users who like that sort of thing?
I thought I'd clarify a couple of things that may not be obvious:
• An "Alarm" is like an alarm clock: You set it to go off at a particular time of day (using the 0-24 hour format), on one or more days of the week. It takes effect as soon as you create it. You can click the slider control next to it to turn it off and on again.
• A "Timer" is a countdown timer: You set it to run for a specific length of time (minimum 1 minute) till it goes off. However, it does NOT start automatically; you must click its "play" (triangle) icon to start it.
Maybe the reviewers who thought the extension had "stopped working" didn't realize they had to re-start their alarms/timers to run them again. (That said, Alarms _do_ restart automatically if you select "Repeat Weekly" when you create them.)
The extension's only shortcoming, IMHO, is that the alarm window always appears in the upper left corner, even if you drag it elsewhere before closing it; it'd be nice (and more standard GUI practice) if the extension "remembered" its position. Also, the "vibrating alarm clock" animation seems like overkill---it really necessary, in addition to the window appearing and the sound playing? Maybe it could be an option, for users who like that sort of thing?
92 reviews
- Rated 2 out of 5by Cobra, 4 days agoit has distracting timer end pop-up in center of the screen. Minimum timer countdown is 1 minute.
No remaining time is visible in the status bar, just an icon (that's maybe FF thing and can't be changed by add-ons). - Rated 4 out of 5by ollerlien, a month agolove it a lot, just really wish that there was a loop feature on the timers, so that i don't have to manually start another when it ends
because i use the 5 minutes timer a lot, and have to reset it for as long as i'm studying to keep my focus. - Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 16863999, a month agoNeeds to be able to countdown seconds. For that reason, am going to replace it with a different extension.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Hazem_Ahmed, 2 months ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Lodhar, 5 months agousefull! But when i enter a number, I can't use the numpad or the mouse wheel. Is it normal? To enter 25, i need to click 25 times on the arrow. It seems too much!
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 18326835, 8 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Chrys, 10 months agoLOVE this extension, it's very handy. :) I spend a lot of time sitting at my computer and lose track of time easily. I use this extension to set timers for my laundry, timers so I don't forget my tea in the kitchen until it's cold, timers for food I put in the oven... very useful. For timers you only can have four 'slots', but you can easily click on any slot and adjust the time, so you can tweak them to suit whatever you need it for. I just now added an alarm to remember to do some stretches at a specific time, which prompted me to think about how handy this thing is and finally get around to leaving a review lol :)
- Rated 5 out of 5by meme gazer, a year agoWorks as advertised and requires no permissions...which is nice.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Paul Warwicker, a year agoSimple, elegant and well designed extension. Just does what it needs to and does it well. Would have liked to see the source published to submit PR against as there are a couple of enhancements I would like to see considered.
Great effort Karl. - Rated 4 out of 5by Ariana, a year ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 18010544, a year ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Stna, a year agoWhy is it so massive?? Takes up an absolutely hilarious amount of space for no reason, and there's no way to change it. Immediately deleted.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 17021817, a year agoCan't realistically use this, the gray tone of the icon is practically invisible on a dark toolbar. I decided to try some different themes, even. The icon can be more visible, but it lacks contrast. Still, not useful for me as a result.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Hollytryx, 2 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Ahmed, 2 years agoWould be great if it showed the time left (for timer) on the badge.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 13459614, 2 years ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 14827714, 2 years agoThis is good but i think i could be a lot smaller and have more than 4 timers saved
- Rated 1 out of 5by Drafer, 3 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Dev Tiago França - tiagofranca.com, 3 years agoPT: Incrível. Top demais. Ótimo design.
EN: Amazing. too top. great design