ttimer

ttimer is a minimalist, open-source command-line countdown timer whose single-file codebase was originally published on GitHub by developer Maxime Cote; the program has now been wrapped into a convenient Windows Package Manager (winget) installer so users can deploy it without manual compilation. Designed for developers, system administrators, and keyboard-centric power users, ttimer accepts a duration expressed in plain language—such as “25m”, “90s”, or “1h 30m”—and displays a real-time progress bar in the terminal while beeping once the elapsed time is reached. Typical use cases include enforcing Pomodoro work sessions, timing automated build or test jobs, reminding oneself to take screen breaks, or inserting simple delays into batch scripts and CI pipelines. Because the utility occupies only a few kilobytes, launches instantly, and consumes negligible RAM, it is frequently added to portable toolkits, remote-server jump boxes, and classroom laptops where heavier GUI timers would be inappropriate. The software belongs to the System Utilities / Clocks & Timers category and is distributed solely as version 1.0, identical in behavior to the original GitHub release; no feature branches or subsequent builds are offered, ensuring a stable, zero-dependency experience on every supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 machine. ttimer is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources (e.g. winget), always delivering the latest version, and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.

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