Tock: A Free, Open-Source Keyboard-First Menu Bar Timer for macOS
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Michael Edelstone
Lacks bite. And filling. And a copy-editor at the bakery.
Summary
Tock is a free, open-source macOS menu bar timer created to replace Apple's deprecated native timer functionality. It's designed as a lightweight, keyboard-first application with natural-language input that intentionally limits users to a single active timer. The app integrates with macOS system colors and materials, offers configurable shortcuts and notifications, and avoids feature bloat, dashboards, or paywalls.
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· 4 pulledI built Tock after Apple deprecated their native menu bar timer.
Tock: a lightweight, keyboard-first menu bar timer with natural-language input.
No dashboards, queues, or upsells.
It is free and open source, with configurable shortcuts, tones, notifications, and interface details.
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