Pick and Tick

5 minute timer

Runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Like 5m, 90s, or 1:30

How to use the 5 minute timer

  1. The timer opens at five minutes. Press Start, or the space bar.
  2. Press F to show the bar full screen on the board or the meeting screen.
  3. Add or take off a minute with the + and − keys while it runs.
  4. When the bar is empty, the alarm sounds. Press R to set it back to five minutes.

What a 5 minute timer is good for

  • Brain breaks

    Five minutes of movement between lessons helps a class settle back to work. Tick Music for an upbeat track, and the bar shows children exactly how much break is left.

  • Clean-up time

    Tidy-up goes faster as a race against the bar, with music that stops the moment time is up. Call out "halfway" when the bar reaches the middle.

  • Warm-ups

    A five-minute warm-up before exercise or rehearsal. The bar is easy to see from across a gym or a stage.

  • Stand-up updates

    Keep a team stand-up's round of updates to five minutes. Share the screen with the bar so everyone sees the time without someone calling it.

Questions

Why a bar on this page?

For a break or a clean-up, people want to know roughly how much is left, not the exact second. A bar reads at a glance from anywhere in the room. The digits stay above it, and you can switch to a pie or digits only.

Can I play music during the five minutes?

Yes. Tick Music and pick Calm, Focus, Upbeat, or Rain. Your browser makes the music while the timer runs, so there are no song files to download. It stops when you pause and fades out at zero, where the alarm takes over. Music is off until you tick it, and N turns it on or off.

Can I add time if the class needs longer?

Yes. Press +1 min, or the + key, while the timer runs. The bar adjusts at once, and the alarm moves to the new end.

Can everyone in a remote meeting see the same timer?

Share your screen with the timer showing. If people open it on their own devices instead, each one's timer starts when they press Start, so sharing your screen keeps everyone together.

Will the screen go to sleep during the five minutes?

Not while the timer runs or the page is full screen, in browsers that support it. A small "Screen stays on" note shows when it's working.