Kitchen Timer
This kitchen timer runs several named countdowns at the same time, so an egg, the pasta and the rice can each have their own clock and their own sound. Tap a preset to start it at once, or add your own with a name and a length.
More than one thing on the stove
A single timer answers one question at a time; a kitchen rarely has one thing going. This page keeps a list instead: each timer has its own name, its own remaining time and its own end sound, so when something rings you can tell which pot it was without walking over to look. Up to eight can run at once, each with a start, pause and reset of its own, and a finished card stays lit until you reset it or start it again.
Because each countdown is timed against the clock rather than counted down tick by tick, one running in a background tab still ends at the right moment, and a timer left running when the page is closed comes back showing the truth: still counting down, or already finished.
One-tap presets, and your own lengths
Six presets cover the ordinary cases: a soft egg, a medium egg and a hard egg, each a typical length for an egg lowered into water that is already boiling, plus tea, a pot of pasta and a pan of rice. Tapping one adds it to the list and starts it immediately — the pot is already on. Any other length is just as quick to add: give it a name, type the minutes, and start it.
Every timer picks its own sound from the same short list — a chime, a bell or a pulse — so two things ending close together are still easy to tell apart by ear, not only by looking at the screen. A silent option is there for anything that does not need a sound at all.
Free, private, and nothing to install
The kitchen timer runs entirely in this browser tab. Nothing you type — a name, a length, which sound you picked — is sent anywhere; it is kept on this device only, in case you close the tab by mistake. There is no account, no app to install and no limit on how many times you use it.
Questions and answers
How long should I boil an egg?
For an egg lowered into water that is already boiling, a soft yolk is typically around 6 minutes, a medium set is around 8, and a fully hard yolk is around 10 — the three presets on this page. Egg size and altitude shift these a little either way.
Can I run several timers at once?
Yes. Up to eight named timers can run at the same time, each with its own remaining time and its own sound, so you can tell which one finished without checking every card.
Does each timer have its own sound?
Yes. Choose a chime, a bell, a pulse or silence for each timer individually, or let the page pick a different one for each so timers ending close together are easy to tell apart.
Will a timer keep running if I switch to another tab?
Yes. Each timer is timed against the system clock rather than counted down tick by tick, so a background tab does not delay when it ends.
Do I need an account or an app?
No. The timer runs in this browser tab, with no account, no sign-up and nothing to install.