Make space for a quieter moment.

A free meditation timer that stays out of the way

This is a free online meditation timer. There is nothing to install, no account to create, and nothing asking for your attention while you sit. Choose five, ten, fifteen or twenty minutes — or set your own length — press begin, and the page quietly steps aside.

When your session ends, a soft singing bowl bell brings you back. No streaks, no statistics, no feed. Just the minutes you gave yourself.

How to use this meditation timer

• Pick a duration. Ten minutes is a good place to begin.
• Choose a bell — a warm bowl or a lighter chime, or silence.
• Optionally add an interval chime every one or five minutes.
• Press Begin. The interface fades; only your time remains.
• Press Space to pause, Esc to end early.

How long should you meditate?

Consistency matters far more than session length. Five quiet minutes every morning will do more for most people than an occasional heroic hour — a short daily sit teaches the mind to return, again and again, which is the whole practice.

• New to meditation? Start with five minutes. It will feel longer than you expect, and that is normal.
• Building a habit? Ten minutes a day is the most popular length for a reason — short enough to keep, long enough to settle.
• More experienced? Fifteen or twenty minutes gives the mind time to move past its first layer of noise.

The right duration is simply the one you will actually sit through, today and tomorrow. You can set any custom length between one and one hundred eighty minutes.

Bell, interval and background sounds

Every sound in this meditation timer is played locally in your browser. Once the page has loaded, the timer and its sounds keep working even if your connection drops.

• Bowl — a synthesized singing bowl built from layered harmonics, played at the beginning and end of your session.
• Chime — a lighter, shorter bell if you prefer less ceremony.
• Interval chime — a gentle checkpoint every one or five minutes: a soft reminder to return to the breath without opening your eyes.
• Brown noise — a deep, steady background sound that masks small distractions like a ticking clock or distant traffic. Many people find its low frequencies softer than white noise.

No account, no app, no distractions

Because rest is not a productivity problem. Most tools ask you to sign up, track streaks and come back tomorrow. This one asks nothing. Meditation is not about becoming someone else — it is a quiet return to yourself.

This timer is the first of a small set of quiet tools for meditation, rest and sleep.

Where the sound comes from

The bells and background sounds are synthesized ahead of time and shipped as small audio files: a singing bowl strike, a lighter chime and a seamless brown-noise loop. They play through the browser's media layer so the sound can keep running when your phone screen is locked.

Questions about this meditation timer

Is this meditation timer really free?
Yes. No trial, no account, nothing to install.

Does the meditation timer work offline?
After the page loads, timing and sound run entirely on your device.

Will it keep my screen awake?
Where the browser allows it, the timer requests a screen wake lock while you practice and releases it when you finish.

What is brown noise good for?
It is a deep, steady sound that masks small room noises, and many people find it softer on the ears than white noise — useful both for meditation and for winding down before sleep.

How long should a beginner meditate?
Start with five minutes. When five starts to feel short, move to ten.