termdown

Countdown timer

$ termdown [5m]

$ termdown [14:30]

$ termdown -t "[Break time]" [10m]

$ termdown -b [5m]

$ termdown -v [alarm.wav] [5m]

$ termdown -c [30] [5m]

termdown [-t title] [-b] [-v file] [options] time

termdown displays countdown timers and stopwatches in the terminal using large figlet-style text for high visibility. It accepts time in various formats including seconds, minutes (e.g., 5m), hours (e.g., 1h30m), or a specific target time (e.g., 14:30).
The timer can play a sound file when it reaches zero, blink the display, and show a custom title. A critical threshold option changes the display color when time is running low. The -s flag switches to stopwatch mode, counting upward instead of down.

-t TITLE

Title text.

Blink at zero.

Sound file.

Critical threshold.

Figlet font.

Stopwatch mode.

Terminal display only. Figlet fonts optional. No background running.

termdown was created as a terminal countdown timer with large figlet-style display for visibility.

timer(1), figlet(1), watch(1)