Timer

A simple GNOME extension that provides a panel timer with an alarm sound notification.

👉 Download from GNOME Extensions: Timer on GNOME Extensions

Features

• Single time units: Use simple time formats like '1h', '1m', or '1s'.
• Multiple time units: Combine units, such as '1h 30m', '1m 25s', or '1h 20m 30s'.

Usage

📥 Download: You can install the extension directly from the GNOME Extensions website.

To start the timer:

1. Input the desired duration in the format(s) mentioned above.
2. Click on the Start icon to begin the countdown.
3. Once the time is up, an alarm sound will notify you.

Developers

Notes

• I recommend using GNOME Builder.
• Make sure the project is located inside /home/<user>/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/timer@lbgracioso.net

Running the extension

On Wayland

To test and run the extension on Wayland:

1. Launch a nested GNOME session with:

   dbus-run-session -- gnome-shell --nested --wayland

2. Enable the extension:

   gnome-extensions enable timer@lbgracioso.net

3. Enjoy it ;)

On X11

To run the extension on a regular GNOME session (X11):

1. Enable the extension using GNOME Tweaks or the command line:

   gnome-extensions enable timer@lbgracioso.net

Others

Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay

License

Timer is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later. See the LICENSE file for details. Individual extensions may be licensed under different terms; check the source files for specifics.