Super Simple Command-line Countdown Timer
Are you sick of fancy timer applications?
Easy Timer provides you a minimalist countdown timer inside your command-line terminal.
When you turn on the spoken countdown, the remaining time is periodically notified by voice. This is useful for studying or working in time without watching a computer screen.
saycommand or its alternatives (for spoken countdown)- Python: 2.6 / 2.7 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.5
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- mog-commons
You can now try Easy Timer by typing two command lines.
pip install easy-timer easy-timer -s 0:10
pipcommand may needsudo
| Operation | Command |
|---|---|
| Install | pip install easy-timer |
| Upgrade | pip install --upgrade easy-timer |
| Uninstall | pip uninstall easy-timer |
| Check installed version | easy-timer --version |
| Help | easy-timer -h |
Set a 10-minute timer.
easy-timer 10
Set an 80-minute (= 1 hour 20 minutes) timer.
easy-timer 80
Set a 90-second (= 1 minute 30 seconds) timer.
easy-timer 1:30
Enable the spoken countdown.
easy-timer -s 10 easy-timer --say 10
Specify say options.
easy-timer -s --say-cmd='say -v Karen' 1 easy-timer -s --say-cmd='say -v "Pipe Organ"' 0:10
Set the language to Japanese.
easy-timer -s --say-cmd='say -v Kyoko' --lang=ja 1 LANG=ja_JP.UTF-8 easy-timer -s --say-cmd='say -v Kyoko' 1
Run a timer with caffeinate command to prevent the system from sleeping.
caffeinate -d easy-timer -s 80
By default, the timer speaks on the following timings.
- Every 10 minutes
- Last 5 minites and 1 minite
- Each of final 10 seconds (countdown)