Countdown Timer in the Terminal With termdown
Use a large-format countdown, stopwatch or pomodoro timer in the shell.
Run termdown 5m to show a five-minute countdown in large digits.
01Command
Command
$ termdown 5m02What it does
termdown draws a big countdown that is readable across a room. Pass a duration such as 90s, 5m or 1h, or start a stopwatch with termdown 0. There is also a built-in pomodoro mode and a -f flag to blink the final seconds.
03Risk
!Warning: The countdown only runs while the terminal is open; closing the window ends the timer.
04Undo
✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.
05Sources
- trehn/termdownEvidence: Documents countdown, stopwatch and pomodoro modes.
Last verified: 2026-09-20 · Category: System & Settings
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