PowerToys Run: Timers

Simple PowerToys Run plugin for quickly setting timers.

Requirements

• PowerToys minimum version 0.76.0

Installation

• Download the latest release by selecting the architecture that matches your machine: x64 (more common) or ARM64
• Close PowerToys
• Extract the archive to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\PowerToys\PowerToys Run\Plugins
• Open PowerToys

Usage

Setting Timers

• Open PowerToys Run
• Input: "timer {time} {description (optional)}"
• Select the result (ENTER)
• Timer is set and notification is raised when timer is complete

{time} can be specified in a range of formats thanks to TimeSpanParser some examples include:

• Seconds: 15s | 15 sec(s) | 15 seconds
• Minutes: 1m | 1 min | 1 minute
• Hours: 1h | 1 hr | 1 hour

Viewing Active Timers

• Open PowerToys Run
• Input: "timer"

Timers can also be stopped by clicking the delete button or using the CTRL+ENTER shortcut on a running timer