How to use the online alarm clock
Whether it's a reminder to leave for an appointment or the end of a lunch break that's gone on too long, 1:11 pm works as a firm nudge in the middle of the day. Set it here and it'll ring at 1:11 pm through your device's speakers until dismissed.
Choose a sound before you press Start — something like a chime or a classic bell tends to work better than anything too gentle. Once it's running, the countdown happens right here in the browser, which means the tab needs to stay open in the background rather than being closed.
Some people use this alongside a phone alarm rather than instead of it: a louder backup through laptop speakers, or a way to set a reminder without touching a phone at all. It won't survive the tab closing or the device sleeping, so for anything critical overnight, keep a second alarm running as well. On a 24-hour clock 1:11 pm is written 13:11, and spoken aloud it's eleven minutes past one in the afternoon. Timetables and rosters may show it as 13:11, and handwritten notes as 1.11 pm. Setting the alarm to 1:11 pm tomorrow morning works the same way: if the time has gone for today, the count runs through to it.
Common questions
Do I need to create an account or download anything?
No, there's nothing to sign up for and nothing to install. Pick a time and a sound, press Start, and it runs entirely in this browser tab.
Can I change the alarm sound?
Yes, there's a short list of tones to choose from before you press Start. Pick whichever one you're most likely to actually hear — softer sounds are easier to sleep through than a firm chime or bell.
What happens once the alarm goes off?
It rings through your device's speakers on a loop until you stop it from this page. There's no separate app notification, so make sure your volume is turned up before you rely on it.
Is this alarm accurate across daylight saving time?
It uses your device's local clock, so as long as your computer's time and date settings are correct, it'll adjust automatically when daylight saving time starts or ends.