Show HN: Til.re – The URL is your timer, no signup required

Hey HN!

I built til.re because I was tired of timer apps that require accounts, downloads, or complex setup.

*What is til.re?* It's a minimalist countdown timer where the URL IS your state. Just type what you need directly in the address bar:

- til.re/25m → 25-minute countdown - til.re/pomodoro → 25m work + 5m break loops - til.re/17:00 → countdown to 5 PM - til.re/2026-01-05 → countdown to a specific date

*Features:* - No signup, no app, no accounts - just instant timers - Beautiful themes: zen, neon, matrix, and more - Shareable via URL - send a timer to anyone - Semantic shortcuts for common durations - Loop mode for productivity sessions - Works on any device with a browser

*Tech:* Built with vanilla JS, hosted on static CDN. The entire state lives in the URL, so there's nothing to store.

Screenshot: https://til.re (you can see it live!)

Would love to hear your feedback! What timer durations or features would be useful for your workflow?

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KomoD 2 days ago | parent [-]

> because I was tired of timer apps that require accounts, downloads, or complex setup

Does your phone and PC not have a clock app preinstalled?

And fun fact: this works with Google too

https://www.google.com/search?q=25min timer

https://www.google.com/search?q=countdown to 17:00

https://www.google.com/search?q=countdown to 2026-01-05

(or since most have Google as their default search engine, just write "25min timer", "countdown to 17:00", etc in the url bar)

	▲	ThePowerOfFuet 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		>And fun fact: this works with Google too And DDG, and Kagi, and so on.

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devilsdata 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Nice. Feedback:

Needs a reset button, possibly with an "Are you sure?" confirmation dialogue.

Needs optional format. If I'm setting a countdown until 2026-01-01, do I really want to see the number of hours? Or the number of months, weeks, days, etc.

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karhuton 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Great, thanks. Bookmarked.

Note: The last buttons slide below the browser chrome on iPhone Safari, when the there’s nothing to scroll.

Sometimes 100dvh helps instead of 100vh, if the document vertical size is used to define layout.

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r0fl 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Simile design No mistakes Does what it promises

10/10

	▲	iamlin 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		thanks~