Talking Clock overview
Category: CLOCK GADGETS [x5]
Version 3.4 released at 04/05/2020
The Talking Clock is a valuable tool for users who often find themselves working long hours on the computer without breaks. Work can be all-consuming, much like a casino game, making us lose track of time. Fortunately, the solution is simple — the Talking Clock. Yes, this digital clock not only displays the time but also verbally announces it. This gadget can audibly state the current hour in English, ensuring you stay aware of the time. It can remind you when it’s time to take a break or when a deadline is getting close, for instance.
The Talking Clock can audibly announce the time every 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour, depending on your chosen settings. Additionally, the program enables you to create daily and/or weekly alarms and set the date and time for when they should activate. You can specify the days of the week on which the alarm should sound and input the text you want the voice to recite. The gadget allows you to use different text for each alarm. Besides, the Talking Clock features a convenient speaker symbol that you can click on to have it speak the time aloud.
The Talking Clock offers several settings that allow you to customize the color scheme, set alarms, and adjust the voice that verbally announces the time. You can choose from the available Microsoft voices and also fine-tune the speed of speech, pitch, and volume to your preference. If you only wish to use the gadget for its visual appeal, you can easily disable the voice features altogether.
Experience auditory convenience today with our Talking Clock gadget for Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Special features
- Click on the speaker icon
have the current date and time
announced. - Double-click on the background to open the TimeDate applet.
Show changelog
Version 3.4 - Cosmetic changes with pronunciation “AM” and “PM”. (Released at 04/05/2020).
Version 3.3 - Fixed bug with sounds. (Released at 03/28/2020).
Version 3.2 - Improved code. (Released at 02/19/2020).
Version 3.1 - Fixed bug with autoscale DPI under Windows 10. (Released at 08/06/2019).
Version 3.0 - Improved code. Fixed bugs in settings. (Released at 07/26/2018)
Version 2.8 - Fixed bug with wrong week number.
Version 2.7 - Improved code.
Version 2.6 - Allow play alarm in silent mode setting added. Improved code.
Version 2.5 - Silent mode added. Improved code.
Version 2.4 - Allow don’t say time units.
Version 2.3 - Change and improved algorithms.
Version 2.2 - Add day, week and quarter information.
Version 2.1 - Add a leading zero to 24hr time setting. Fixes small bug in settings.
Version 2.0 - Added alarm timers (once, daily and weekly).
Version 1.0 - Release version.
