How to use the online alarm clock
If mornings mean footy training drop-offs, an early meeting, or getting the kids to school on time, 8:47 am is worth locking in properly. This rings straight from your browser at 8:47 am, and keeps ringing until you tell it to stop. No phone required nearby.
Select a sound, hit Start, and that's the whole setup. The countdown runs inside this browser tab rather than on your device's operating system, so it needs to remain open, on a phone or laptop, until the alarm actually goes off.
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 8:47 am is written 08:47, and spoken aloud it's thirteen minutes to nine in the morning. Written the Australian way that's 8.47 am, and typed in a hurry it's often 8:47am. Set an alarm for 8:47 am, set the alarm to 8:47 am, set my alarm for 8:47 am — all of it lands on this page and does the same thing.
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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