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8 Minute Visual Countdown Timer

A free 8-minute visual countdown timer with Picture-in-Picture always-on-top mode. The gold standard for jammy medium-boiled eggs, 8-minute core workouts, and quick team syncs.

Common Uses for a 8-Minute Timer

How to Use This 8-Minute Timer

  1. Instant Start: The timer is already set to 8 minutes (480 seconds). Simply tap Space or click START.
  2. Visual Sweep: Watch the smooth circular arc deplete in real time to gauge your pacing at a single glance.
  3. Acoustic Alert: When 8 minutes have elapsed, a peaceful Tibetan singing bowl chime will ring out.
  4. Floating Window: Click P to pop the countdown into an always-on-top picture-in-picture window while working in other apps.

Other Popular Countdown Durations

Frequently Asked Questions

Will this 8-minute timer work if I switch tabs?

Yes. oTimers calculates elapsed time using high-resolution hardware timestamps (performance.now()). Even if your browser throttles background tabs, the countdown remains 100% accurate down to the millisecond.

Can I adjust the time while it's running?

Yes. Press ↑ or ↓ on your keyboard (or scroll your mouse wheel over the watch face) to add or subtract minutes on the fly without stopping the clock.

What sound will play when 8 minutes are up?

Instead of abrasive digital buzzer sounds, oTimers synthesizes an acoustic Tibetan singing bowl / Zen gong using the browser's native Web Audio API.