White Noise
Constant power across all frequencies. Ideal for masking distracting speech.
FREQUENCY: HIGH
1 Hour Timer
One hour, counting down in the tab. Set it and get on with something else.
25:00
Ready
Nothing selected
Sound Library
Calibrated frequencies for deep work and relaxation.
Color Noises
Continuous frequencies for auditory masking.
Brown Noise
Deep, bass-heavy rumble reminiscent of a distant waterfall or thunder.
FREQUENCY: LOW
Pink Noise
Balanced spectrum that sounds more natural to the human ear, like steady rain.
FREQUENCY: BALANCED
Red Noise
Even deeper than Brown noise, focusing heavily on the low-end spectrum.
FREQUENCY: LOW
Black Noise
Near-silence with subtle low-frequency drift. Meditative, like the sound of a quiet room at night.
FREQUENCY: NEAR SILENT
Grey Noise
Psychoacoustically equalized to sound equally loud at every frequency.
FREQUENCY: EQUALIZED
Ambient Sounds
Natural soundscapes recorded in high fidelity.
Rain
Gentle rainfall creating a natural, soothing atmosphere perfect for deep concentration.
SOURCE: RECORDED
Rain on Tent
Rainfall on a tent canvas — cozy, immersive and deeply relaxing for focused work.
SOURCE: RECORDED
Ocean Waves
Rhythmic ocean waves rolling onto shore — a timeless natural soundscape for calm focus.
SOURCE: RECORDED
Wind
Steady breeze flowing through open spaces — airy and expansive for clear thinking.
SOURCE: RECORDED
Forest Stream
A gentle brook flowing through a quiet forest — peaceful and grounding for deep work.
SOURCE: RECORDED
Meadow
Birds and insects in a sunlit meadow — warm, organic ambience for relaxed focus.
SOURCE: RECORDED
Binaural Beats
Brainwave entrainment through stereo frequency offset. Layers with any noise above.
Headphones required for binaural effect
Delta
Deep sleep and healing. Ultra-low 2 Hz beat for total relaxation.
BEAT: 2 Hz
Theta
Meditation and creativity. 6 Hz beat for deep introspection and flow.
BEAT: 6 Hz
Alpha
Calm focus and learning. 10 Hz beat for relaxed concentration.
BEAT: 10 Hz
Beta
Active thinking and energy. 14 Hz beat for alertness and problem solving.
BEAT: 14 Hz
A plain hour, for anything
Most reasons to set an hour have nothing to do with productivity systems. Something is in the oven. A wash cycle is running. You have paid for parking, or told yourself an hour of a game, or promised to be somewhere. You need a clock that will tell you when the hour is up and nothing else.
That is what this page is. Open it, press start, leave the tab open. No account, no install, no app store, no notification permissions.
Everyday hours
The pattern that all of these share is that the hour is a boundary, not a plan. You are not trying to make the time productive; you are trying to be told when it ends so you can stop paying attention to it in the meantime.
- Cooking, baking and slow-roasting
- Laundry and dishwasher cycles
- Workouts, physio sets and stretching routines
- Screen time or gaming limits, for yourself or someone else
- Parking, appointments and anything with a hard end
If you want sound with it
Everything in the library below is optional and independent of the countdown. Playing something is useful when the hour is a study or practice session and the room is noisy; leave it silent when the timer is just a kitchen clock.
One caveat: browsers on phones and tablets suspend audio in background tabs, and some will throttle a tab you switch away from. For an unattended hour, keep this tab visible, or install FocusNoise from the browser prompt so it runs in its own window.
If the hour is actually a work block, 60 minutes of deep work covers how to structure it.
Common questions
Does it work if I switch to another tab?
The countdown continues. Audio may be suspended in a background tab on mobile, and some browsers throttle inactive tabs, so keep the tab visible if you need it to be exact.
Does it make a noise when the hour is up?
The plain timer stops audio playback at zero rather than chiming. For an audible signal, use the Pomodoro timer, which plays a two-tone chime at every phase change.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in the browser tab. You can install it as an app from the browser prompt if you want it in its own window and working offline, but that is optional.