A timer you control entirely from your keyboard.
Lime Timer is a tiny timer that floats in the corner of your Mac's screen. Start, pause, stop and edit timers from any app with a keystroke — you never have to switch windows or reach for the mouse. Hover over it only when you want to see more.
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KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
They work from any app, at any time.
| ⌃⌥N | New timer — type 25m focus, 1h30 deep work, 90s or 1:30, then Return. Leave it blank for a stopwatch. |
| ⌃⌥P | Pause / resume |
| ⌃⌥S | Stop |
| ⌃⌥R | Restart |
| ⌃⌥E | Edit the time — type a new time to restart at it, Esc to cancel |
| ⌃⌥JK | Switch between timers |
| ⌃⌥H | Hide / show |
| ⌃⌥, | Settings |
SUPPORT
A shortcut doesn't work. Another app is probably using the same key combination. Quit that app (or change its shortcut) and relaunch Lime Timer.
How do I quit it? Press ⌃⌥, and choose Quit, press ⌘Q while the panel is focused, or use the timer icon in the menu bar.
Where did it go? Press ⌃⌥H to show it again. If you dragged it onto a screen that's no longer connected, it returns to the top-right corner.
Anything else: charles@chordlab.ca or open an issue on GitHub.
© 2026 Charles-Antoine Pouliot · Open source under the MIT License