Jumbo Timer - resizable Count Down / Count Up / Alarm Timer software for Windows

If you are looking for a simple, yet powerful, easy-to-use and accurate timer program for your Windows desktop, you have found it!
Jumbo Timer (successor of the popular, but now discontinued program "Sharp Timer") is designed to meet the requirements of even the most demanding users, in a private, professional and scientific environment.

Resizable, unobtrusive LED/LCD-style interface - many configurable color presets included

Timers can be set up to count up, count down or work in alarm clock mode

Open multiple instances from the first opened instance; save and load your often-used settings

Feature Summary

Unlimited timer instances - integrated "cloning" function
Resizable interface window - from tiny to full screen - only your screen size is the limit!
Multiple settings can be saved and loaded
Each timer can be set up to count up, count down or work in alarm clock mode
Timers can be paused and resumed later, even after program shutdown
Optional Auto-Resume on program start - launches a timer which has been interrupted
Scientific-use accuracy! Jumbo Timer features a display accuracy of 1 second or (optional) 1/10 second, but a calculation accuracy of better than 1/100,000 (10^-6) seconds internally (even on interrupted use). Time spans are calculated from the start time and the current time, which guarantees the highest accuracy
Counts up to (or down from) 100 hours (over 4 days)
Background color (for each timer instance separately) and display (LED style) colors can be changed (many color presets are included)
Global hotkeys to operate the program without using the mouse
Optional semi-transparency (10..90%) and hidden (system tray) mode

Each timer has a short, changeable title, to remind you what it was set for
Display days, hours, minutes, seconds and 1/10 seconds (days, seconds and 1/10 seconds optional)
12 hour / 24 hour (military time) display support
Optional sound signal on alarm - plays any sound file in wav, mp3 or wma format
Launch any program, document or web site on alarm
Extremely efficient programming, to guarantee the highest possible accuracy under all operating circumstances and the smallest processor load, even when many timers are operated
Run-out timers are handled correctly, when the program is started or the computer is woken up from hibernation, after the timer was supposed to run out
Timer can auto-restart (start over) and optionally count the time, while not being active
Ready for Windows 7 and 64 bit Windows versions
Excellent program stablilty and accuracy.
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Count down with controls « Count-down mode, with 1/10 seconds activated
The button controls in the lower left hand side appear only on mouse-over

« Count-down mode, with days and 1/10 seconds activated
The button controls are now hidden

12 hour mode « Clock mode, with 12 hour mode activated
The PM indicator is lit (afternoon)

24 hour mode « Clock mode, with 24 hour mode activated
The seconds are disabled here (optional)

The settings dialog. The settings from the "Timer" and "Design" group can be saved and loaded and can be different for each instance.

The animated alarm popup
The context menu

Praise for Jumbo Timer at CNET / Download.com

»The display is very easy to read and can be customized. I use it to time telephone calls I make but it could be used to display a "big" timer on the computer screen for all to see. Can be set for viewing on top of all other windows. Summary: Simple to use and good display.«
»Perfect for using to time hours for billing a client. It's always-on top, but small and you can put it out of the way. It *just* displays the time, which means you don't have crap cluttering your screen. Makes it very hard to forget to start or stop the timer. Register a hot key to it and it couldn't be easier to keep accurate records. Before this was using a physical kitchen timer, as everything else was too easy to forget to pause it when you are taking a break. This is even better since it is on the screen...«

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This program can be run from a restricted account, but installation requires administrator status.
Works on Windows 7 / Vista / XP / 2003 / 2000 / Me / 98
Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 is required.

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