Ready when you need it
Bring the timer to the front from any app with a single shortcut, set the duration on the number pad, and send it away again. Your hands never leave the keyboard.
Free for macOS
Focus on the work.
Eggl is a free desktop timer that keeps track of time so you don’t have to. Summon it with a keystroke, set it from the number pad, and get back to what you were doing.
25:00 minutes
- Keyboard first
- No tracking, ever
- Built for macOS
- Light & dark themes
Features
It’s more than a timer. It’s a way of working.
Eggl gets out of the way. There’s no dashboard to check, no streak to protect and no productivity score to feel bad about — just the time you have left.
Built to aid cognition
Deep focus works best in bursts with real breaks in between. Eggl makes that rhythm easy to hold, whether you run 25 minutes, 50, or whatever the task in front of you actually needs.
Made for macOS
Built for the Mac and native on Apple silicon. It floats where you want it, behaves like every other Mac app you own, and stays out of the way of everything else.
Gorgeous in either theme
Two considered themes, light and dark, both minimal enough to sit on your desktop all day without competing with the work underneath.
Shortcuts
Four keys. That’s the whole app.
Eggl is optimised for people who’d rather not reach for the mouse. Every part of the timer is reachable from the keyboard, so starting one costs you about a second of attention.
- Bring the timer to the front
- ⌥+space
- Set a duration
- 0to9
- Start or pause
- space
- Reset the timer
- esc
Themes
Pick the one that disappears into your desktop
25:00 minutes
Eggl has no idea who you are
No account, no sign-in, no analytics, no advertising and nothing to sell. Every timer you set stays on your Mac. Eggl isn’t a web app and doesn’t know a thing about what you do on the internet — and we rather like it that way.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Eggl free?
Eggl is free to download from the Mac App Store. There’s no subscription, no account to create and no paid tier waiting to upsell you.
Does Eggl collect any data about me?
No. Everything you do in Eggl stays on your Mac. It has no account system and never transmits your timers or your habits anywhere.
The only exception is anonymised crash data, and only if you’ve opted in to sharing analytics with developers in macOS settings. That data is used to fix crashes and is never sold or shared on. The full policy is here.
Does Eggl run on Apple silicon?
Yes. Eggl was built for macOS and runs natively on Apple silicon, so it stays quick and barely touches your battery.
What are Eggl’s keyboard shortcuts?
⌥ space brings the timer to the front from anywhere. Type a duration on the number pad to set it, space starts and pauses, and esc resets.
Can I use Eggl for the Pomodoro technique?
Yes. Eggl is a plain countdown timer rather than a rigid Pomodoro app, so you can run 25 minutes of focus and a 5 minute break, or 50 and 10, or whatever rhythm the task actually needs.
Does Eggl work offline?
Yes. Eggl isn’t a web app — it runs entirely on your Mac and needs no internet connection to do its job. Your timers are kept locally and never sent anywhere.
Does Eggl need any permissions?
Only one, and only for the global shortcut. macOS asks for your permission before any app can listen for a keystroke while another app is in front. If ⌥ space isn’t bringing the timer forward, check System Settings → Privacy & Security and make sure Eggl is allowed.
I found a bug, or I want a feature. Where do I go?
Open an issue on GitHub. Bugs, questions and feature requests are all welcome — see the support page for what’s useful to include.
Start using eggl today
It takes about thirty seconds to install and roughly one keystroke to learn. Free on the Mac App Store.
