World Clock - International Time Clock Software for your Computer Desktop

Feature Summary

Any number of clocks you need, in a line (horizontal / vertical) or grid arrangement
Fully customizable list with cities from every Time Zone and every Country in the world; The capital city of every country in the world is included - plus many other cities and time zones; Search Function for countries and cities
Display the time on analogue and/or digital Clocks
Choose from a variety of Date and Time Formatters (including Swatch Beat) or create your own time format, in your system language or in a foreign language; use 12 hour mode or 24 hour mode (military time)
Select any Color (solid or gradient) or Background Image you like (30 adjustable style presets are included); you can change them or create your own style from scratch
Choose any Font you like for displaying the city name and the digital time and change the font sizes from tiny to huge
Integrated World Map with time zones, earth shadow (see in which parts of the earch there is day or night) and the sun's position; 6x zoom view with Country Borders
Very realistically sounding Chime (sound signal) every hour and optionally every quarter (church bell / grandfather's clock style, can be configured and deactivated)
Accurate Sunrise, Sunset and Moon Phase calculation (no internet connection required; everything is calculated off-line, even for the polar zones)
International Flags of all countries, optionally on top of the clock faces
Integrated Computer Alarm Clock with 10 independent Alarms (one-time, daily, every weekday, every Mo, Tue, Wed..., silent or with sound in wav, mp3, wma or mid format - a collection of sound files is included, but you can use your own files too)
Always up-to-date Daylight Saving Time (DST) database, with manual or automatic internet update
Global, configurable Hotkeys to hide and show the program window and to power off your monitor(s) during work breaks
Display the local time offset and an "daylight saving" indicator (*) for each city in the upper left corner of a clock face
Optionally "gray out" clocks that are outside of a configurable Out of Office period (office time is 9 AM until 5 PM by default)
Click through (ignore mouse) mode, to use the program as a desktop background or with semi-transparency

Temporarily adjust the time of all clocks within a +/- 12 hours time span (5 minute grid), so you can actually and intuitively see the time in other cities at any selected time!
Unique Artifical Sky (graphical representation of the day/night sky) for every clock, that shows you the position of the sun on the horizon
Add, change or delete cities and select your Favourites for quick access
Use auto-sorting by time zone or city name or change the clock order by drag & drop in a comfortable list view
Powerful and easy-to-use RSS/Atom Feed Reader with search function keeps you in touch with your favourite news feeds from the internet
System Tray (Icon) mode, Always On Top mode
Window sticks to the screen borders, if moved near them; works on every monitor in a multi-monitor environment.
Time Zone Converter - easily convert from one time zone to another for any given date and time and see in the time comparison table, when you can or shouldn't call someone
Handy little Calendar with notes and reminder function, both for one-time events and annual events, like birthdays or anniversaries
Dialing codes for all countries for your phone conferences
Atomic Clock (NIST) Synchronization with many pre-configured time servers via Internet, manually, every day or even every hour
Export / Import function to save and transfer your settings
Easy to use and to configure: You probably won't need the help files. It's not only a tool - it's also a toy!
Ready for Multi-Monitor-Environments and Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit)
Excellent stablilty and accuracy; No internet connection required during normal use
Check out the fully functional Trial Version for 15 days - and if you like it, buy your key; One license is valid for two of your personal computers; Free updates for a lifetime!

Each clock can display a graphical representation of the day/night sky:
Day/Night sky in digital mode

You can "gray out" clocks, that are outside a configurable office hours time span (default is 9 AM until 5 PM):

Time Zone Converter

Up to 10 Alarms

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Calendar with Reminder

Powerful RSS / Atom Feed Reader

« Clip of the configuration dialog with world map, earth shadow and sun position. Zoom view with country borders on mouse hover. Country flag and artificial horizon. The Sunrise, Sunset and Moon phase calculations are accurate to the minute and do not require an internet connection at any time.

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Praise for Sharp World Clock at CNET / Download.com
I guarantee that these are real, unmodified (although sometimes shortened) testimonials, written by actual registered users of this program.

»Great world timer for the traveller. I downloaded about 5 programs and found it to be the best. Easy to use; clear and concise.«
»The clock app that I like better & better with time. Great attention to detail. Subtle features that keep enhancing value of clock, but clean simple, reliable interface.«
»Best product of its type I could find. Visually appealing and very user friendly: I like the fact that you can select the clocks you want, customize the presentation, and all clocks are managed in one single user interface.«
»Very easy to set up, very functional, easy to use and look at. The only clock I found that utilizes daylight savings correctly for the regions I need. Brilliant stuff. The best clock available, absolutely no doubt.«
»This is a sophisticated tool - but totally intuitive to set up and use. The whole design has been well thought out through. This is an example of "excellence". I have never seen such an elegant and useful international time tool. I downloaded (and uninstalled) plenty of others before I found this one.«
»I did my research - this is the best one out there.
The time converter is indispensable for planning phone conferences. The program is fast, visually pleasing and quite customizable.
The moon phase thing is a nice extra. Great job - thanks!«
»This is an excellent program, it does what it says.
Easy to customise, easy to use, intuitive program that is pleasing to the eye and very useful.«
»Very flexible, aesthetically pleasing. Unlimited clocks, digital, analog or both. Three alarms. Calendar. Time zone converter.
Large number of locations programmed for selection or you can set up any location you want. There's a visual display of the day or night sky on each clock that turns out to really be quite helpful. The clock faces can display country flags, which is neat. A world map. Everything is selectable and adjustable. Very easy to use. Really a nice program.«
»Excellent! Beautifully designed! Beautiful display, very customizable. Editable DST rules. You can taylor the clocks to look just as you please. There is a nice world map showing sun lit areas.«
»This program is well done and very useful. I am glad that I downloaded it. I enjoy using this program every chance I get.«
»Attractive and functional world clock. Very attractive design; I like the options for personalizing the display. Handy to have clocks for several cities displayed at once. I looked at several options before deciding to go with this one.«
»Very good value, excellent display, easy to customise and serves its purpose exactly.«
»It's not often that you find a program that far exceeds your expectations. This one does. There is nothing left out, no holes, no bugs. It has features you'd never think of yet are invaluable when dealing with clients or friends in different time zones. It is easily worth twice the price; you won't be disappointed! Microsoft could take a few lessons from the creator of this program...«
»It is aesthetically pleasing in every way. It is customisable and simple to use and has everything a desktop clock needs and more. Save yourself time and stop looking......its the best, believe me.«
»Outstanding: great looking, highly functional. Exactly what I needed - one click to see the cities I want. Highly configurable, reasonably priced. Excellent support from the author.«
»The perfect clock for amateur radio operators. The clock configuration and view of the sun for each clock is perfect!! In my opinion this is the best visual clock I've ever tried and I tried at least 6 others. Great product and GREAT service!!«
»Excellent software, wipes out any competing software, keep up the good work!« (a registered user via email)
»Fabulous Product. Very easy to read - love the ability to set the colors & background displays as I choose. Easy to edit and add or remove locations. I absolutely love my Sharp World Clock. It is always visable on my desktop enabling me to keep track of my local time in the states as well as the time of a friend in London so we can Skype & IM. I registered several years ago. Trust me....this desktop clock will remain a part of my desktop for a very long time!«
»Best clock program I have seen & worth for money spent. Nice interface & easy to customize; It has 34 preset faces to choose & almost everything is adjustable according to need. Time offset of other cities from local time is very useful. Graphical sky interface gives an easy visualization of other cities. Compared to other similar products its interface is attractive. Both analog and digital clocks can be set. There is no limit to the number of clocks. Time zone converter is provided. A graphic sky can be attached to the clock face - this is not seen in similar other products. Lots of other functions provided. I strongly recommend to try it.«
»I checked out quite a few sites, but this one stood out by far, because it's very good looking, highly customizable, powerful and trustworthy being 100% clean and tested. In short, nothing short of excellent. Finally, the author Mr. Johannes Wallroth is also very courteous, helpful and responsive.«
»Most of my customers are in other countries. I also have several sales people that are scattered over the USA. Sharp World Clock helps me keep up with time of both. I love it!.«
»Reliable, easy to use, lots of features. It is really one of the best in the market. You just have all in one: calculating time zone, multi-use alarm and every day remainder. Using it every day.«
»Great program with many as yet unexplored options - and I've been using it daily for over two years. With every new computer, Sharp World Clock is one of the first programs I install. Well worth the money, especially with free upgrades for life.«
»This is a feature rich and mature piece of software which I've been using for almost three years. I'm an engineer with appreciation for detail and this product provides a simple interface with layers of superb detail which allows me to configure precisely as I want. World Clock takes care of summer and winter savings time by applying the appropriate rules at the exact change over times - I dont need to concern myself with that detail. If you have a requirement for knowing local times around the world, this is the best software product available, I tried all I could find before settling on this and it's never let me down during the past three years..«
»I like it's many ways to customize it, the looks and the overall functionality, I have for an example 10 clocks on my desktop showing the time of my friends all over the world customized the way I want them. I have many DJ friends around the globe and I've always had the problem that I didn't know what their local time was. I tried many different so called world clocks but nothing as good as the Sharp World Clock. Very easy to configure and good looking app. Much recommended!«
»Features galore and they are just awesome. I am in the FOREX market, this clock makes my life considerably easier for the different time zones conversion I deal with. The support is speedy and very to the point. Thanks Mr Wallroth.«
»The Sharp World Clock takes care of my needs perfectly. I email or call people halfway around the world very often, so the night sky feature lets me know at a glance if I am calling too early or too late. Highly recommended even if you just call nationally from coast to coast. «
»I have been using this for many years, it is practical and colorful. Free updates forever and great customer service. Highly recommended. Just love the product.«
»What has impressed me most about this product is the integration of both functionality and elegance, with no apparent "trade off" between the two. I've tried so many world clock programs and none have come close to this one. It's not just visually appealing either; the sound files (the chimes in particular) are hauntingly realistic. Highly recommended.«

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