NanoTimer
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3 hour timer

A three hour timer with a sound at the end. Three hours is a long study block, a slow roast, a leg of a drive, or the length of a decent hike.

3:00:00
RingBar
Presets

Take it with you in the app

This tool runs in your browser. Want it on your phone, with voice cues, background timing and a real alarm? Open the same tool in NanoTimer.

Open on your phoneOpens NanoTimer on your iPhone and starts right away.
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How it works

  1. Tap Start and let it run down from 3:00:00.
  2. Use it for things with a long, roughly fixed duration: cooking, studying, travelling.
  3. A tone marks the end.
  4. On your phone the timer survives a locked screen; in the browser this tab has to stay open.

Frequently asked questions

What runs for three hours?
Slow cooking is the classic one, along with a long study or work block and a stretch of driving. Three hours is also roughly where a single sitting stops being productive without a real break.
Can I trust a browser timer for this long?
It works, but the tab has to stay open and your machine has to stay awake, which over three hours is a real risk. For anything you would be annoyed to miss, use the app on your phone or set an alarm for the clock time instead.
How do I break three hours into blocks?
Most people do better in chunks than in one stretch. Six pomodoro blocks of twenty-five minutes with breaks fills roughly three hours, and the interval timer will run the pattern for you instead of you restarting a countdown.

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