Time Keeper

Getting started

1. Open Time Keeper.exe.
2. The program opens on the Overview screen.
3. Use the navigation list to move between the five main screens.
4. Your settings, clocks, alarms, timers, stopwatch state, laps, and snoozed alarms are saved automatically.

Navigation

Use Alt plus 1 through 5 to open the five screens directly.

Overview

Clock cards

Each clock card shows the current time for one configured location. The clock graphic selected in Settings is used for all cards.

What’s next

This area shows the current local time, the next enabled alarm, the next running timer, and whether interval signals are enabled.

Astronomy

The astronomy area can show dawn, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, dusk, moonrise, moonset, and moon phase information for the selected location.

World clocks

Add a clock

1. Open World clocks.
2. Select Add clock.
3. Enter a name such as Tokyo, New York, or Sydney.
4. Choose the required time zone.
5. Confirm the dialog.

Remove a clock

1. Select a clock in the list.
2. Select Remove clock.

Timers

Create a timer

1. Open Timers and stopwatch.
2. Select New timer.
3. Enter a timer name.
4. Enter the duration in minutes. Decimal values are allowed.

Control a timer

• Start begins or resumes the selected timer.
• Pause pauses a running timer.
• Reset returns it to its original duration.
• Edit changes its name or duration.
• Delete removes it.

When a timer finishes, Time Keeper plays the selected reminder sound and displays a completion message.

Stopwatch

• Select Start to begin.
• Select Stop to pause.
• Select Lap to record the current elapsed time.
• Select Reset to clear the stopwatch and all laps.

The stopwatch state and lap list are saved.

Alarms

Create an alarm

1. Open Alarms.
2. Select New alarm.
3. Enter an alarm name.
4. Enter the time in 24-hour HH:MM format.
5. Select one or more weekdays.
6. Confirm the dialog.

Manage an alarm

Select an alarm, then use Edit, Enable, Disable, or Delete.

When an alarm rings

• Select OK to dismiss it.
• Select Snooze to delay it by the duration selected in Settings.

Settings

Interval signals

Enable a short signal at a chosen interval in minutes. Signals can be aligned with clock minutes.

Chimes and ticking

Select a chime style, enable clock ticking, or enable the satellite radio sound before the top of the hour.

Quiet hours

Quiet hours suppress scheduled sounds during the selected period. Enter the start and end in HH:MM format.

Time and appearance

• Choose 24-hour or 12-hour time.
• Enable or disable animation.
• Select the clock graphic used on the Overview screen.

Volume

The App volume slider controls sounds played by Time Keeper.

Reminder sound

Select the reminder sound used for alarms and completed timers. Use Refresh sounds after adding new reminder sounds to the program’s sound folder.

Global speak-time hotkey

You can configure a system-wide shortcut that speaks the current time while another application is active.

1. Enable the global hotkey.
2. Select one or more modifiers: Control, Alt, or Shift.
3. Select the main key.
4. Save the settings.

Snooze duration

Choose how many minutes an alarm waits before ringing again after Snooze is selected.

Minimize to system tray

When enabled, closing the main window hides it instead of exiting the program.

Astronomy location

Select the city used for sunrise, sunset, moon, and related information.

System tray

Time Keeper places a small clock icon in the Windows notification area. It shows the current hour and minute and updates once per minute.

• Left-click or double-click the icon to restore the main window.
• Open the context menu for Show Time Keeper, Speak time, and Exit.
• With the menu open, pressing Enter activates Show Time Keeper.

Windows 11 hidden icons

Windows may place Time Keeper under the hidden-icons arrow. You can allow it to remain visible in Windows taskbar settings.

Keyboard shortcuts

Credits and thanks

Troubleshooting

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