How to use the online alarm clock
Getting out the door for the school run or the commute into the city gets easier when 8:17 am is locked in properly. Choose a sound, hit start, and this browser alarm will ring at 8:17 am whether you're upstairs making lunches or still half asleep. Just keep the tab open so it has a chance to go off.
Start by selecting a tone from the dropdown, then hit Start to lock it in. From that point the page does the counting, and it'll ring once the time is reached, but only if the tab is still open somewhere on your device. Closing it, or the browser entirely, cancels the alarm.
A browser alarm like this one is handy when your phone's on silent, charging in another room, or you just don't want to unlock it and get pulled into notifications. The trade-off is honesty: it only rings while this tab stays open, so it's not a replacement for your phone alarm on a trip where the laptop lid might close. On a 24-hour clock 8:17 am is written 08:17, and spoken aloud it's seventeen minutes past eight in the morning. Timetables and rosters may show it as 08:17, and handwritten notes as 8.17 am. If you need it loud, turn the system volume up before you start: the alarm plays at whatever the device is set to.
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.
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