Best alternatives to Countdown Timer (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Countdown Timer, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Countdown Timer
Set of countdown timers with closest timer in toolbar's badge.
≈3K users4.1★ from 154 ratings1 permissions- About 1.5× more users than Countdown Timer
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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CountDown Timer
A private multi-countdown timer with local storage and completion notifications.
≈7K users4.6★ from 36 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago3 permissions- About 3.5× more users than Countdown Timer
- Updated less recently
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Timer Countdown
A customizable timer with quick intervals, themes, notes, pause, and silent mode.
≈10K users4.8★ from 246 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago5 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Countdown Timer
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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Tab Countdown Timer
A Chromium Extension that allows you to set a timer that counts down and then closes the tab.
≈4K users4.0★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago7 permissions- About 2.0× more users than Countdown Timer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
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countDown
Countdown & countup timer, with simple interface and ability to run multiple timers.
≈10K users4.2★ from 465 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago5 permissions- About 5.0× more users than Countdown Timer
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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Bell Countdown Extension
An extension that displays the time remaining in classes.
≈8K users4.8★ from 17 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 4.0× more users than Countdown Timer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Timer app
Use Timer app as simple and offline countdown tool. This Chrome extension offers 5 minute timer, 1 hour, and other options.
≈20K users4.8★ from 95 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago3 permissions- About 10× more users than Countdown Timer
- Updated less recently
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Timer for Google Chrome™
Countdown, alarm clock, stopwatch and Pomodoro timers that keep running even when the tab is closed.
≈60K users3.9★ from 39 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago4 permissions- About 30× more users than Countdown Timer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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Date Countdown
Smart Extension to easily check how many days left to the dates you want
≈4K users4.1★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions- About 2.0× more users than Countdown Timer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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Chrome Tab Counter
Shows a count of open windows, open tabs, max concurrent open tabs and all-time open tabs.
≈20K users4.2★ from 61 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago2 permissions- About 10× more users than Countdown Timer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
Countdown Timer alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Countdown Timer?
By users, the most popular alternative is Timer for Google Chrome™ with ≈60K users and a 3.9-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Countdown Timer.
Which Countdown Timer alternative has the best rating?
Timer app has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.8 out of 5 from 95 ratings.
Is there a Countdown Timer alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Date Countdown asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for Countdown Timer.
How many alternatives to Countdown Timer are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Countdown Timer on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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