TinyStopwatch: Menu bar timers for focused work

TinyStopwatch keeps a stopwatch and your countdown timers in the menu bar. Start timing in one click, keep the time in view while you work, and look back at every session when you need the numbers.

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Price
Free, with a one-time Pro upgrade
Works on
Mac
Requires
macOS 15.6 or later

On your Mac

Timing that stays out of the way.

The popup holds your stopwatch and timers. The History window keeps what you tracked, ready to review or export when it is time to report or invoice.

TinyStopwatch on a MacBook. The menu bar shows the running time; the popup below it has a stopwatch at 00:01:17, a named timer and a new countdown; the History window lists saved sessions with total and average time.
Stopwatch, countdowns and history stay close without crowding your desktop.

Features

What TinyStopwatch does.

  • Time in the menu bar

    The running time stays in view by the clock. Choose the format it is shown in, its background and its color indicators.

  • Countdown timers

    Set timers for breaks, sprints and time-boxed work, and get a notification when one runs out.

  • Session history

    Every finished session is saved. Add notes, edit or delete entries, see totals and averages, and export to CSV.

  • A window when you want one

    Detach the stopwatch into a window of its own when it should stay in front of your work.

  • Labels

    Name your stopwatches and timers, so you can tell at a glance what each one is for.

  • Pro

    Multiple stopwatches

    Track parallel work with more than one stopwatch running at the same time.

  • Pro

    Global shortcuts

    Start, pause, stop and show TinyStopwatch from any app, without reaching for the menu bar.

  • Pro

    Pause on sleep

    Elapsed time stays accurate when your Mac goes to sleep in the middle of a session.

Pricing

Free to use. An upgrade when you want more.

TinyStopwatch

Free

On the Mac App Store

  • Stopwatch in the menu bar
  • Countdown timers with notifications
  • Labels and session history
  • CSV export
  • Detached stopwatch window

TinyStopwatch Pro

One-time purchase

An in-app purchase, with no subscription.

  • Multiple stopwatches at once
  • Global keyboard shortcuts
  • Pause when your Mac sleeps
  • Keep a stopwatch’s name after it stops

Questions

About TinyStopwatch.

Stuck, or missing something? The FAQ covers the usual menu bar puzzles, and we read every message.

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Is TinyStopwatch free?

Yes. The stopwatch, countdown timers, labels, history and CSV export are free.

TinyStopwatch Pro is a one-time purchase with no subscription. It adds multiple stopwatches, global keyboard shortcuts and pausing when your Mac sleeps.

Is TinyStopwatch available on Setapp?

Yes, as a standalone app on the Setapp Marketplace. It is sold on its own there, from $4.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, and is not part of the Setapp membership.

The Setapp version has every Pro feature built in, so there is nothing more to buy.

Can I export the time I tracked?

Yes. The History window exports all of your sessions, or only the ones you select, as a CSV file, with durations in seconds or as formatted time.

Which versions of macOS does TinyStopwatch support?

TinyStopwatch needs macOS 15.6 or later.

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