How to use the online alarm clock
If the evening is when you get things done — an assignment, a load of washing, dinner prep — 6:07 pm is a sensible time to set a firm reminder. This tool rings at 6:07 pm through your laptop or desktop speakers, whether the tab's open on the kitchen bench or the desk.
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.
Because this runs in the browser rather than on the phone's operating system, it sidesteps silent mode and do-not-disturb entirely, useful if your phone alarm has ever failed to go off for exactly that reason. Just be aware it needs the tab open and the screen or laptop lid to stay on to actually ring. On a 24-hour clock 6:07 pm is written 18:07, and spoken aloud it's seven minutes past six in the evening. Timetables and rosters may show it as 18:07, and handwritten notes as 6.07 pm. Setting the alarm to 6:07 pm tomorrow morning works the same way: if the time has gone for today, the count runs through to it.
Common questions
Does the alarm work if my laptop goes to sleep?
Not reliably. If the device sleeps or the screen locks, the browser tab pauses along with it, so the alarm may not fire on time or at all. Adjust your power settings if you're relying on this over a longer stretch.
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.
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