Stop watching the clock.
BuzzD Timer watches it for you.

A lightweight, customizable countdown timer for people who rely on precise timing. Whether you're trading, working, studying, or gaming, your deadlines count down in plain sight, and BuzzD warns you before they arrive, not after.

Get it from Microsoft

BuzzD Timer app window showing countdown events — Preview:

Features

BuzzD Timer pre-alert and at-time flash and sound alerts — Get a heads-up before it happens, then see and hear when it does

BuzzD Timer active and lapsed time windows side by side — Time windows: the active event is highlighted, and when it lapses it lingers so you can see what just fired

BuzzD Timer scheduling options shown together — Schedule by day, one-off dates, and disable events without deleting them

BuzzD Timer window shrinking through its compact modes — From full detail to just the numbers: compact, one clock, no title bar, tiny

BuzzD Timer export and import options — Export your events, import them on another machine, replace or merge

Every deadline, one glance

Countdowns shift colour as the moment closes in
Pin what matters to the top of the list
Schedule by day, so weekends stay quiet
Deleted something? The bin holds it for you
Export your setup, import it on another machine

Two clocks, any two zones

Watch your desk time and the market's side by side
Enter an event in its own zone and leave it there
BuzzD converts it to your time zone automatically, no mental math

Alerts you'll actually notice

17 built-in tones - different ones for events and intervals
The countdown flashes when time is nearly up
Mute everything instantly when you need quiet

Sits on top, stays out of the way

Keep it above your charts, always visible
Shrink it down to just the numbers
Remembers where you put it and how big you left it
Hide the title bar for a clean, minimal look

Pricing

Free

What's included:

Up to 5 active events
Event types: single time, time window, interval, one-off date
Interval timers: 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h
Colour warnings as the deadline closes
Events in any time zone converted to your time zone automatically
Dual time-zone clocks
Day-of-week scheduling
17 alert tones choose a different sound for each event
Global mute via a shortcut key or toggle button
Always-on-top window lock size and position remember size and position between sessions hide the title bar
Appearance settings light or dark theme, text size, 12 or 24-hour clock custom colours and flash colours row highlights for pinned, active and next events compact display
Pinning keep important events at the top
Lapsed events linger see which event just triggered before it disappears; the linger time is yours to set
Recently removed bin deleted events can be restored
Seconds precision
Backup and restore
Fully offline

Pro

One-time purchase

$4.99 USD

Everything in Free, plus:

Unlimited events
Pre-alerts get warned before the event, not just when it happens
Ultra compact mode takes up as little screen space as possible
Looping alarm repeats until dismissed
Interval events repeat only inside a window you set
Extra interval timers: 2m, 3m, 10m
Trigger offset fire the alert a few seconds earlier, so you're ready
Short and Medium urgency tiers two extra colour warning stages that kick in earlier
Custom sound files bring your own audio, or grab a free trading alert pack
System notifications alerts reach you even when the app is out of sight
Copy event duplicate an event with one click, then change only what differs

Alert Sound Packs - Trading

Spoken alerts for traders, free to download. Each pack is one language and voice, with 15 short clips: countdown calls (one, two, three, five, ten, fifteen, thirty, sixty, one hour) and session calls (US open, London open, Asia open, silver bullet, manipulation, news). Choose a voice, download the zip, then add the clips to your events as custom sounds.

* Custom sound files are a BuzzD Timer Pro feature. Anyone can download a pack, but only Pro can select the clips as alert sounds in the app.

Latest changes

Version 1.2

2026-08-17

Ultra compact mode: single-line rows and a slimmer layout, so the app takes up as little screen space as possible
Advanced options switch: the app starts simple; turn on Advanced (above About) to show the full set of options
Copy event (Pro): duplicate an event in place, with everything carried over

FAQs

BuzzD Timer is somewhere off screen

Press Ctrl + Shift + R. This resets the window: it returns to its default size, moves to the centre of the screen, brings back the title bar, and unlocks moving and resizing.

Where are my exported events saved?

Straight to your Downloads folder, as buzzd-timer-events.json (for example C:\Users\<you>\Downloads). No save dialog appears; the file is ready to import again whenever you need it.

Stop watching the clock.BuzzD Timer watches it for you.