Developer website: Capable Hands Technologies, Inc.
Menubar Countdown is a simple countdown timer that displays itself on the right side of the Mac OS X menu bar.
To set the timer, click on the display and select the Start... menu item. A dialog will appear that allows you to specify the countdown time in hours, minutes, and seconds. The dialog also allows you to specify which of the following forms of notification you want when the timer gets down to 00:00:00:
- Play the system alert sound
- Display an alert window
- Make a spoken announcement. You can specify the text to be spoken.
- Growl
What's New
Version 1.2:
- Add support for Growl notifications. The Announcement text specified in the Start dialog will be displayed in the Growl notification window.
- New application icon
- Command-X, Command-C, Command-V, and Command-A now work in the text fields in the settings dialog
- Command-R is now a shortcut key for the Restart Countdown... button in the alert window
- Add option to hide seconds in menu bar
- Show start-timer dialog when application launches (behavior can be disabled in Settings dialog)
Requirements
- Mac OS X 10.5 or later
- Growl 0.7 or later required for Growl notifications