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Hourglass Changes
Installer
- Adds the Hourglass executable path to the Windows App Paths, so the Hourglass command-line is available out of the box.
WinGet
The Hourglass can be managed with WinGet:
Install
winget source update
winget install -e --id i2van.hourglass
Upgrade
winget source update
winget upgrade i2van.hourglass
Uninstall
winget uninstall -e --id i2van.hourglass
Portable
Ngen Support
Processing the Hourglass with the Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe) speeds up the Hourglass startup.
To run script as an Administrator press Win+X and select the Windows PowerShell (Admin) or Command Prompt (Admin). Copy script full path to the console opened and execute one of the following:
- Generate the Hourglass native image and its dependencies and install in the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat install
- Delete the native images of the Hourglass and its dependencies from the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat uninstall
Command-line
- New command pause
- New command resume
- New option --digital-clock-time, -c, /c
- New option --multi-timers, -mt, /mt
- New option --activate-next, -an, /an
- New option --show-trigger-time, -st, /st
- New option --pause-after-loop-timer, -pl, /pl
- New option --start-paused, -sp, /sp
- New option --start-time (date-time or time span, e.g., 2h), -ss, /ss
- New option --order-by-title, -ot, /ot
- New option --minimize-when-expired, -em, /em
- Renamed option --prompt-on-exit to --prompt-on-close
- New option --save-timer-on-closing, -sc, /sc
- New option --reset-expired-timer, -rt, /rt
- New option --copy-config, -cf, /cf
- New option --hide-window-title, -ht, /ht
- New option --hide-from-taskbar, -hw, /hw
- New option --cascade-windows, -cw, /cw
- New option --opacity, -op, /op
See command-line usage for details.
UI
- Uses a Windows Task Dialog instead of a message box (GitHub).
- The Command-line usage dialog can be accessed from the About dialog and vice versa.
- The Command-line usage dialog supports incremental search with match highlighting: press /, Ctrl+F or F3 to open the search bar, Enter/F3 and Shift+Enter/Shift+F3 to navigate matches, Escape to close.
- New Accent theme which uses Windows accent color and updates automatically when the accent color changes. This theme is a default one.
- Enables editing of the timer start time instead of time left.
- A bare unit (e.g., hour, day, week) starts a 1-unit timer without a leading number.
- The Jump List support (disabled by default, see FAQ).
- Settings write errors can be ignored when the settings file is read-only.
- The thumbnail toolbar support (enabled by default, see FAQ).
Notification Area
- All the timer windows are arranged by the time left. The order is new, expired, paused, running. Timers can be ordered by the title first using --order-by-title, -ot, /ot command-line option or by the checking Advanced options / Order timers by title first then by time left timer window context menu option.
- The red circle is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is expired.
- The pause sign is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is paused.
- The digits from 0 to 9 are the hotkeys for the timer windows in the notification area icon context menu.
- The Double Click shows/hides all the timer windows.
- The Ctrl+Click creates a new timer window.
- The Shift+Click shows the first timer window.
- The Shift+Middle Click shows the recently opened timer windo w.
- The Middle Click or Shift+Right Click opens the timer window options menu.
- The Pause all menu command pauses all the running timer windows.
- The Resume all menu command resumes all the paused timer windows.
- The Options menu command opens the timer window options menu. The shortcut is the Middle Click or Shift+Right Click on the notification area icon.
- The Silent mode disables all the timer windows notifications. It is not preserved between runs.
- The Exit menu command prompts for closing all the running timer windows if the Prompt o

Hourglass Changes
Installer
- Adds the Hourglass executable path to the Windows App Paths, so the Hourglass command-line is available out of the box.
WinGet
The Hourglass can be managed with WinGet:
Install
winget source update
winget install -e --id i2van.hourglass
Upgrade
winget source update
winget upgrade i2van.hourglass
Uninstall
winget uninstall -e --id i2van.hourglass
Portable
Ngen Support
Processing the Hourglass with the Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe) speeds up the Hourglass startup.
To run script as an Administrator press Win+X and select the Windows PowerShell (Admin) or Command Prompt (Admin). Copy script full path to the console opened and execute one of the following:
- Generate the Hourglass native image and its dependencies and install in the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat install
- Delete the native images of the Hourglass and its dependencies from the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat uninstall
Command-line
- New command pause
- New command resume
- New option --digital-clock-time, -c, /c
- New option --multi-timers, -mt, /mt
- New option --activate-next, -an, /an
- New option --show-trigger-time, -st, /st
- New option --pause-after-loop-timer, -pl, /pl
- New option --start-paused, -sp, /sp
- New option --order-by-title, -ot, /ot
- New option --minimize-when-expired, -em, /em
- Renamed option --prompt-on-exit to --prompt-on-close
- New option --save-timer-on-closing, -sc, /sc
- New option --reset-expired-timer, -rt, /rt
- New option --copy-config, -cf, /cf
- New option --hide-window-title, -ht, /ht
- New option --hide-from-taskbar, -hw, /hw
- New option --cascade-windows, -cw, /cw
See command-line usage for details.
UI
- Uses a Windows Task Dialog instead of a message box (GitHub).
- The Command-line usage dialog can be accessed from the About dialog and vice versa.
- The Command-line usage dialog supports incremental search with match highlighting: press /, Ctrl+F or F3 to open the search bar, Enter/F3 and Shift+Enter/Shift+F3 to navigate matches, Escape to close.
- New Accent theme which uses Windows accent color. This theme is a default one.
- Enables editing of the timer start time instead of time left.
- A bare unit (e.g. hour, day, week) starts a 1-unit timer without a leading number.
- The Jump List support (disabled by default, see FAQ).
- Settings write errors can be ignored when the settings file is read-only.
- The thumbnail toolbar support (enabled by default, see FAQ).
Notification Area
- All the timer windows are arranged by the time left. The order is new, expired, paused, running. Timers can be ordered by the title first using --order-by-title, -ot, /ot command-line option or by the checking Advanced options / Order timers by title first then by time left timer window context menu option.
- The red circle is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is expired.
- The pause sign is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is paused.
- The digits from 0 to 9 are the hotkeys for the timer windows in the notification area icon context menu.
- The Double Click shows/hides all the timer windows.
- The Ctrl+Click creates a new timer window.
- The Shift+Click shows the first timer window.
- The Shift+Middle Click shows the recently opened timer windo w.
- The Middle Click or Shift+Right Click opens the timer window options menu.
- The Pause all menu command pauses all the running timer windows.
- The Resume all menu command resumes all the paused timer windows.
- The Options menu command opens the timer window options menu. The shortcut is the Middle Click or Shift+Right Click on the notification area icon.
- The Silent mode disables all the timer windows notifications. It is not preserved between runs.
- The Exit menu command prompts for closing all the running timer windows if the Prompt on close option is set.
- ⏺⏸⏹⏏🔁 symbols are used for the New, Paused, Stopped, Expired, Looped.
Timer Windows
Keyboard Shortcuts
- The Esc shortcut minimizes the

Hourglass Changes
Installer
- Adds the Hourglass executable path to the Windows App Paths, so the Hourglass command-line is available out of the box.
WinGet
The Hourglass can be managed with WinGet:
Install
winget source update
winget install -e --id i2van.hourglass
Upgrade
winget source update
winget upgrade i2van.hourglass
Uninstall
winget uninstall -e --id i2van.hourglass
Portable
Ngen Support
Processing the Hourglass with the Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe) speeds up the Hourglass startup.
To run script as an Administrator press Win+X and select the Windows PowerShell (Admin) or Command Prompt (Admin). Copy script full path to the console opened and execute one of the following:
- Generate the Hourglass native image and its dependencies and install in the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat install
- Delete the native images of the Hourglass and its dependencies from the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat uninstall
Command-line
- New command pause
- New command resume
- New option --digital-clock-time, -c, /c
- New option --multi-timers, -mt, /mt
- New option --activate-next, -an, /an
- New option --show-trigger-time, -st, /st
- New option --pause-after-loop-timer, -pl, /pl
- New option --start-paused, -sp, /sp
- New option --order-by-title, -ot, /ot
- New option --minimize-when-expired, -em, /em
- Renamed option --prompt-on-exit to --prompt-on-close
- New option --save-timer-on-closing, -sc, /sc
- New option --copy-config, -cf, /cf
See command-line usage for details.
UI
- Uses a Windows Task Dialog instead of a message box (GitHub).
- The Command-line usage dialog can be accessed from the About dialog and vice versa.
- The Command-line usage dialog supports incremental search with match highlighting: press /, Ctrl+F or F3 to open the search bar, Enter/F3 and Shift+Enter/Shift+F3 to navigate matches, Escape to close.
- New Accent theme which uses Windows accent color. This theme is a default one.
- Enables editing of the timer start time instead of time left.
- A bare unit (e.g. hour, day, week) starts a 1-unit timer without a leading number.
- The Jump List support (disabled by default, see FAQ).
- Settings write errors can be ignored when the settings file is read-only.
- The thumbnail toolbar support (enabled by default, see FAQ).
Notification Area
- All the timer windows are arranged by the time left. The order is new, expired, paused, running. Timers can be ordered by the title first using --order-by-title, -ot, /ot command-line option or by the checking Advanced options / Order timers by title first then by time left timer window context menu option.
- The red circle is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is expired.
- The pause sign is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is paused.
- The digits from 0 to 9 are the hotkeys for the timer windows in the notification area icon context menu.
- The Double Click shows/hides all the timer windows.
- The Ctrl+Click creates a new timer window.
- The Shift+Click shows the first timer window.
- The Shift+Middle Click shows the recently opened timer windo w.
- The Middle Click or Shift+Right Click opens the timer window options menu.
- The Pause all menu command pauses all the running timer windows.
- The Resume all menu command resumes all the paused timer windows.
- The Options menu command opens the timer window options menu. The shortcut is the Middle Click or Shift+Right Click on the notification area icon.
- The Silent mode disables all the timer windows notifications. It is not preserved between runs.
- The Exit menu command prompts for closing all the running timer windows if the Prompt on close option is set.
- ⏺⏸⏹⏏🔁 symbols are used for the New, Paused, Stopped, Expired, Looped.
Timer Windows
Keyboard Shortcuts
- The Esc shortcut minimizes the timer window.
- The F11 shortcut makes the timer window full screen and back.
- The Ctrl+N shortcut creates a new timer window.
- The F2 shortcut edits the timer window ti

Hourglass Changes
Installer
- Adds the Hourglass executable path to the Windows App Paths, so the Hourglass command-line is available out of the box.
WinGet
The Hourglass can be managed with WinGet:
Install
winget source update
winget install -e --id i2van.hourglass
Upgrade
winget source update
winget upgrade i2van.hourglass
Uninstall
winget uninstall -e --id i2van.hourglass
Portable
Ngen Support
Processing the Hourglass with the Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe) speeds up the Hourglass startup.
To run script as an Administrator press Win+X and select the Windows PowerShell (Admin) or Command Prompt (Admin). Copy script full path to the console opened and execute one of the following:
- Generate the Hourglass native image and its dependencies and install in the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat install
- Delete the native images of the Hourglass and its dependencies from the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat uninstall
Command-line
- New command pause
- New command resume
- New option --digital-clock-time, -c, /c
- New option --multi-timers, -mt, /mt
- New option --activate-next, -an, /an
- New option --show-trigger-time, -st, /st
- New option --pause-after-loop-timer, -pl, /pl
- New option --start-paused, -sp, /sp
- New option --order-by-title, -ot, /ot
- New option --minimize-when-expired, -em, /em
- Renamed option --prompt-on-exit to --prompt-on-close
- New option --save-timer-on-closing, -sc, /sc
See command-line usage for details.
UI
- Uses a Windows Task Dialog instead of a message box (GitHub).
- The Command-line usage dialog can be accessed from the About dialog and vice versa.
- The Command-line usage dialog supports incremental search with match highlighting: press /, Ctrl+F or F3 to open the search bar, Enter/F3 and Shift+Enter/Shift+F3 to navigate matches, Escape to close.
- New Accent theme which uses Windows accent color. This theme is a default one.
- Enables editing of the timer start time instead of time left.
- The Jump List support (disabled by default, see FAQ).
- Settings write errors can be ignored when the settings file is read-only.
- The thumbnail toolbar support (enabled by default, see FAQ).
Notification Area
- All the timer windows are arranged by the time left. The order is new, expired, paused, running. Timers can be ordered by the title first using --order-by-title, -ot, /ot command-line option or by the checking Advanced options / Order timers by title first then by time left timer window context menu option.
- The red circle is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is expired.
- The pause sign is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is paused.
- The digits from 0 to 9 are the hotkeys for the timer windows in the notification area icon context menu.
- The Double Click shows/hides all the timer windows.
- The Ctrl+Click creates a new timer window.
- The Shift+Click shows the first timer window.
- The Shift+Middle Click shows the recently opened timer windo w.
- The Middle Click or Shift+Right Click opens the timer window options menu.
- The Pause all menu command pauses all the running timer windows.
- The Resume all menu command resumes all the paused timer windows.
- The Options menu command opens the timer window options menu. The shortcut is the Middle Click or Shift+Right Click on the notification area icon.
- The Silent mode disables all the timer windows notifications. It is not preserved between runs.
- The Exit menu command prompts for closing all the running timer windows if the Prompt on close option is set.
- ⏺⏸⏹⏏🔁 symbols are used for the New, Paused, Stopped, Expired, Looped.
Timer Windows
Keyboard Shortcuts
- The Esc shortcut minimizes the timer window.
- The F11 shortcut makes the timer window full screen and back.
- The Ctrl+N shortcut creates a new timer window.
- The F2 shortcut edits the timer window title; holding Shift removes selection.
- The F4 shortcut edits the timer window time; holding Shift removes selection.
- Th

Hourglass Changes
Installer
- Adds the Hourglass executable path to the Windows App Paths, so the Hourglass command-line is available out of the box.
WinGet
The Hourglass can be managed with WinGet:
Install
winget source update
winget install -e --id i2van.hourglass
Upgrade
winget source update
winget upgrade i2van.hourglass
Uninstall
winget uninstall -e --id i2van.hourglass
Portable
Ngen Support
Processing the Hourglass with the Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe) speeds up the Hourglass startup.
To run script as an Administrator press Win+X and select the Windows PowerShell (Admin) or Command Prompt (Admin). Copy script full path to the console opened and execute one of the following:
- Generate the Hourglass native image and its dependencies and install in the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat install
- Delete the native images of the Hourglass and its dependencies from the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat uninstall
Command-line
- New command pause
- New command resume
- New option --digital-clock-time, -c, /c
- New option --multi-timers, -mt, /mt
- New option --activate-next, -an, /an
- New option --show-trigger-time, -st, /st
- New option --pause-after-loop-timer, -pl, /pl
- New option --order-by-title, -ot, /ot
- Renamed option --prompt-on-exit to --prompt-on-close
- New option --save-timer-on-closing, -sc, /sc
See command-line usage for details.
UI
- Uses a Windows Task Dialog instead of a message box (GitHub).
- The Command-line usage dialog can be accessed from the About dialog and vice versa.
- New Accent theme which uses Windows accent color. This theme is a default one.
- The Jump List support (disabled by default, see FAQ).
- The thumbnail toolbar support (enabled by default, see FAQ).
Notification Area
- All the timer windows are arranged by the time left. The order is new, expired, paused, running. Timers can be ordered by the title first using --order-by-title, -ot, /ot command-line option or by the checking Advanced options / Order timers by title first then by time left timer window context menu option.
- The red circle is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is expired.
- The pause sign is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is paused.
- The digits from 0 to 9 are the hotkeys for the timer windows in the notification area icon context menu.
- The Double Click shows/hides all the timer windows.
- The Ctrl+Click creates a new timer window.
- The Shift+Click shows the first timer window.
- The Shift+Middle Click shows the recently opened timer windo w.
- The Middle Click or Shift+Right Click opens the timer window options menu.
- The Pause all menu command pauses all the running timer windows.
- The Resume all menu command resumes all the paused timer windows.
- The Options menu command opens the timer window options menu. The shortcut is the Middle Click or Shift+Right Click on the notification area icon.
- The Silent mode disables all the timer windows notifications. It is not preserved between runs.
- The Exit menu command prompts for closing all the running timer windows if the Prompt on close option is set.
- ⏺⏸⏹⏏🔁 symbols are used for the New, Paused, Stopped, Expired, Looped.
Timer Windows
Keyboard Shortcuts
- The Esc shortcut minimizes the timer window.
- The F11 shortcut makes the timer window full screen and back.
- The Ctrl+N shortcut creates a new timer window.
- The F2 shortcut edits the timer window title; holding Shift removes selection.
- The F4 shortcut edits the timer window time; holding Shift removes selection.
- The F5 shortcut edits the timer window time's minutes; holding Shift removes selection.
- The F6 shortcut edits the timer window time's seconds; holding Shift removes selection.
- The F7 shortcut edits the timer window time's hours; holding Shift removes selection.
Context Menu
- All the timer window commands are available in the timer window context menu.
- The shortcuts are displayed in the timer window context menu.
- The W

Hourglass Changes
Installer
- Adds the Hourglass executable path to the Windows App Paths, so the Hourglass command-line is available out of the box.
WinGet
The Hourglass can be managed with WinGet:
Install
winget source update
winget install -e --id i2van.hourglass
Upgrade
winget source update
winget upgrade i2van.hourglass
Uninstall
winget uninstall -e --id i2van.hourglass
Portable
Ngen Support
Processing the Hourglass with the Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe) speeds up the Hourglass startup.
To run script as an Administrator press Win+X and select the Windows PowerShell (Admin) or Command Prompt (Admin). Copy script full path to the console opened and execute one of the following:
- Generate the Hourglass native image and its dependencies and install in the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat install
- Delete the native images of the Hourglass and its dependencies from the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat uninstall
Command-line
- New command pause
- New command resume
- New option --digital-clock-time, -c, /c
- New option --multi-timers, -mt, /mt
- New option --activate-next, -an, /an
- New option --show-trigger-time, -st, /st
- New option --pause-after-loop-timer, -pl, /pl
- New option --order-by-title, -ot, /ot
- Renamed option --prompt-on-exit to --prompt-on-close
- New option --save-timer-on-closing, -sc, /sc
See command-line usage for details.
UI
- Uses a Windows Task Dialog instead of a message box (GitHub).
- The Command-line usage dialog can be accessed from the About dialog and vice versa.
- New Accent theme which uses Windows accent color. This theme is a default one.
- The Jump List support (disabled by default, see FAQ).
- The thumbnail toolbar support.
Notification Area
- All the timer windows are arranged by the time left. The order is new, expired, paused, running. Timers can be ordered by the title first using --order-by-title, -ot, /ot command-line option or by the checking Advanced options / Order timers by title first then by time left timer window context menu option.
- The red circle is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is expired.
- The pause sign is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is paused.
- The digits from 0 to 9 are the hotkeys for the timer windows in the notification area icon context menu.
- The Double Click shows/hides all the timer windows.
- The Ctrl+Click creates a new timer window.
- The Shift+Click shows the first timer window.
- The Shift+Middle Click shows the recently opened timer windo w.
- The Middle Click or Shift+Right Click opens the timer window options menu.
- The Pause all menu command pauses all the running timer windows.
- The Resume all menu command resumes all the paused timer windows.
- The Options menu command opens the timer window options menu. The shortcut is the Middle Click or Shift+Right Click on the notification area icon.
- The Silent mode disables all the timer windows notifications. It is not preserved between runs.
- The Exit menu command prompts for closing all the running timer windows if the Prompt on close option is set.
- ⏺⏸⏹⏏🔁 symbols are used for the New, Paused, Stopped, Expired, Looped.
Timer Windows
Keyboard Shortcuts
- The Esc shortcut minimizes the timer window.
- The F11 shortcut makes the timer window full screen and back.
- The Ctrl+N shortcut creates a new timer window.
- The F2 shortcut edits the timer window title.
- The F4 shortcut edits the timer window time.
Context Menu
- All the timer window commands are available in the timer window context menu.
- The shortcuts are displayed in the timer window context menu.
- The Window title submenu is available directly from the timer window context menu.
- The Reset position and size menu command sets the timer window default position and size.
- The Restore, Minimize and Maximize timer window commands are always present in the timer window context menu.
- The Advanced options / Display time in the digital clock format timer window con

Hourglass Changes
Installer
- Adds the Hourglass executable path to the Windows App Paths, so the Hourglass command-line is available out of the box.
Portable
Ngen Support
Processing the Hourglass with the Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe) speeds up the Hourglass startup.
To run script as an Administrator press Win+X and select the Windows PowerShell (Admin) or Command Prompt (Admin). Copy script full path to the console opened and execute one of the following:
- Generate the Hourglass native image and its dependencies and install in the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat install
- Delete the native images of the Hourglass and its dependencies from the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat uninstall
Command-line
- New command pause
- New command resume
- New option --digital-clock-time, -c, /c
- New option --multi-timers, -mt, /mt
- New option --activate-next, -an, /an
- New option --show-trigger-time, -st, /st
- New option --pause-after-loop-timer, -pl, /pl
- New option --order-by-title, -ot, /ot
- Renamed option --prompt-on-exit to --prompt-on-close
- New option --save-timer-on-closing, -sc, /sc
See command-line usage for details.
UI
- Uses a Windows Task Dialog instead of a message box (GitHub).
- The Command-line usage dialog can be accessed from the About dialog and vice versa.
- New Accent theme which uses Windows accent color. This theme is a default one.
- The Jump List support (disabled by default, see FAQ).
- The thumbnail toolbar support.
Notification Area
- All the timer windows are arranged by the time left. The order is new, expired, paused, running. Timers can be ordered by the title first using --order-by-title, -ot, /ot command-line option or by the checking Advanced options / Order timers by title first then by time left timer window context menu option.
- The red circle is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is expired.
- The pause sign is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is paused.
- The digits from 0 to 9 are the hotkeys for the timer windows in the notification area icon context menu.
- The Double Click shows/hides all the timer windows.
- The Ctrl+Click creates a new timer window.
- The Shift+Click shows the first timer window.
- The Shift+Middle Click shows the recently opened timer windo w.
- The Middle Click or Shift+Right Click opens the timer window options menu.
- The Pause all menu command pauses all the running timer windows.
- The Resume all menu command resumes all the paused timer windows.
- The Options menu command opens the timer window options menu. The shortcut is the Middle Click or Shift+Right Click on the notification area icon.
- The Silent mode disables all the timer windows notifications. It is not preserved between runs.
- The Exit menu command prompts for closing all the running timer windows if the Prompt on close option is set.
- ⏺⏸⏹⏏🔁 symbols are used for the New, Paused, Stopped, Expired, Looped.
Timer Windows
Keyboard Shortcuts
- The Esc shortcut minimizes the timer window.
- The F11 shortcut makes the timer window full screen and back.
- The Ctrl+N shortcut creates a new timer window.
- The F2 shortcut edits the timer window title.
- The F4 shortcut edits the timer window time.
Context Menu
- All the timer window commands are available in the timer window context menu.
- The shortcuts are displayed in the timer window context menu.
- The Window title submenu is available directly from the timer window context menu.
- The Reset position and size menu command sets the timer window default position and size.
- The Restore, Minimize and Maximize timer window commands are always present in the timer window context menu.
- The Advanced options / Display time in the digital clock format timer window context menu option toggles the displayed time digital clock time format. The command-line option is --digital-clock-time, -c, /c
- The Advanced options / Show trigger time timer window context menu option shows the trigger time in

Hourglass Changes
Installer
- Adds the Hourglass executable path to the Windows App Paths, so the Hourglass command-line is available out of the box.
WinGet
The Hourglass can be installed using WinGet:
winget source update
winget install -e --id i2van.hourglass
Portable
Ngen Support
Processing the Hourglass with the Native Image Generator (Ngen.exe) speeds up the Hourglass startup.
To run script as an Administrator press Win+X and select the Windows PowerShell (Admin) or Command Prompt (Admin). Copy script full path to the console opened and execute one of the following:
- Generate the Hourglass native image and its dependencies and install in the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat install
- Delete the native images of the Hourglass and its dependencies from the native image cache:
ngen-Hourglass.bat uninstall
Command-line
- New command pause
- New command resume
- New option --digital-clock-time, -c, /c
- New option --multi-timers, -mt, /mt
- New option --activate-next, -an, /an
- New option --show-trigger-time, -st, /st
- New option --pause-after-loop-timer, -pl, /pl
- New option --order-by-title, -ot, /ot
- Renamed option --prompt-on-exit to --prompt-on-close
- New option --save-timer-on-closing, -sc, /sc
See command-line usage for details.
UI
- Uses a Windows Task Dialog instead of a message box (GitHub).
- The Command-line usage dialog can be accessed from the About dialog and vice versa.
- New Accent theme which uses Windows accent color. This theme is a default one.
Notification Area
- All the timer windows are arranged by the time left. The order is new, expired, paused, running. Timers can be ordered by the title first using --order-by-title, -ot, /ot command-line option or by the checking Advanced options / Order timers by title first then by time left timer window context menu option.
- The red circle is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is expired.
- The pause sign is shown over the notification area icon if at least one timer is paused.
- The digits from 0 to 9 are the hotkeys for the timer windows in the notification area icon context menu.
- The Double Click shows/hides all the timer windows.
- The Ctrl+Click creates a new timer window.
- The Shift+Click shows the first timer window.
- The Shift+Middle Click shows the recently opened timer windo w.
- The Middle Click or Shift+Right Click opens the timer window options menu.
- The Pause all menu command pauses all the running timer windows.
- The Resume all menu command resumes all the paused timer windows.
- The Options menu command opens the timer window options menu. The shortcut is the Middle Click or Shift+Right Click on the notification area icon.
- The Silent mode disables all the timer windows notifications. It is not preserved between runs.
- The Exit menu command prompts for closing all the running timer windows if the Prompt on close option is set.
- ⏺⏸⏹⏏🔁 symbols are used for the New, Paused, Stopped, Expired, Looped.
Timer Windows
Keyboard Shortcuts
- The Esc shortcut minimizes the timer window.
- The F11 shortcut makes the timer window full screen and back.
- The Ctrl+N shortcut creates a new timer window.
- The F2 shortcut edits the timer window title.
- The F4 shortcut edits the timer window time.
Context Menu
- All the timer window commands are available in the timer window context menu.
- The shortcuts are displayed in the timer window context menu.
- The Window title submenu is available directly from the timer window context menu.
- The Reset position and size menu command sets the timer window default position and size.
- The Restore, Minimize and Maximize timer window commands are always present in the timer window context menu.
- The Advanced options / Display time in the digital clock format timer window context menu option toggles the displayed time digital clock time format. The command-line option is --digital-clock-time, -c, /c
- The Advanced options / Show trigger time timer window context menu option sh