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Aftel

The countdown timer for learning, teaching, workshops and presentations

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Keyboard shortcuts

If you regularly use Aftel, you’re gonna love that you can do everything with keyboard shortcuts!

Controls

`Space` / `Enter`	Start and pause the timer
`↑` `↓`	Adjust the countdown duration
`Shift` +`I`	Open the duration input dialog
`1` `2` `3` `4` `5` `6` `7` `8` `9` `0`	Enter a duration. This works even when the input fields for the duration aren't visible. Type 0 first to include seconds in the duration.
`Backspace`	Reset the timer

Preferences

Shift +D

Show/hide the timer description

Other

`Shift` +`K`	Open this overview with keyboard shortcuts
`Shift` +`P`	Open the preferences menu
`Shift` +`S`	Open the sharing menu

Preferences

When the timer ends

Play a sound

Make the background flash

Bananas

Then ...

Do nothing Count up Restart the timer

Appearance

Show timer description

Allows you to add a description to show what the timer is for.

Enable dynamic background colors

Let the background color reflect the timer's progression. In addition to the options below, the background will be red while counting up after the timer ends.

Start with a green background

Continue with an orange background

When a quarter of the time is remaining, it will turn orange.

End with a red background

When a tenth of the time is remaining, it will turn red.

Always show hours

Always show minutes

Reduce motion

Controls

When clicking the time display:

Show the duration input fields Start/pause the timer

You can always enter the duration with the number keys on your keyboard—even when input fields aren't on the screen. The keyboard shortcut for the duration input fields is Shift + I.

Show tips

Tips only appear when controls are visible and Aftel is not fullscreen.

Hide controls:

Never Automatically Always

You can access this preferences menu with the keyboard shortcut Shift + P—even when the controls are hidden.

Other

Prevent your device from going to sleep, dimming or locking the screen:

Never Only while the timer is running Always when Aftel’s window is visible

Create a link

The URL for your link

Link copied to your clipboard.

Link type:

Short Readable

Include the timer’s description

Include the duration

Automatically start the timer

Include the end time

Enable this to link to a countdown to the same end time as current timer's. You can only include the end time while the timer is running.

With the URL above, you can create bookmarks and links to the timer duration you're currently using.