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Work · February 11, 2020

Horo

Start timers with fast and easy natural language

Horo launched on February 11, 2020 with 108 votes, #255 of 3,162 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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What it does

Horo is a free timer app for your Mac menu bar. Intuitive natural language input makes it fast and easy to start timers.

Horo is the best free countdown timer app for the Mac menu bar.

Horo is a fast and intuitive countdown clock that lives in your Mac’s menu bar. Perfect for focused work, time tracking, or Pomodoro sessions. “I‘ve tried many timers in the last few days, but this one fulfills exactly my wishes!” “Everything I need for a sleek, easy, and convenient timer.” If starting a timer takes more than a second, your timer app sucks. Works the way all timers should – just type the time and hit Return. Start multiple timers and keep track of them in the Timer List window to stay on top of all your tasks. Horo strikes the perfect balance between simplicity, speed, and power. Use it as a countdown clock, your go-to Pomodoro timer, a simple menu bar app, or your secret…from matthewpalmer.net

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