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title: Install timer-cli on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of timer-cli for on Ubuntu - A countdown timer
  for the terminal with live progress
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/timer-cli/ubuntu
---

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# Install timer-cli on **Ubuntu**

# timer-cli

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#### A countdown timer for the terminal with live progress

`timer-cli` runs countdowns in the terminal and keeps the end time, remaining time, and progress visible. Use the compact two-line display or switch to a fullscreen clock.

Start a timer with a short duration, combine several units, or use duration words:

```
$ timer-cli 10m
$ timer-cli 1h30m --title "Focus Session"
$ timer-cli 01:30:00
$ timer-cli 5 minutos --lang es
```

Choose the display and output that fit the job:

```
$ timer-cli 5m --fullscreen --controls
$ timer-cli 25m --loop
$ timer-cli 30s --json
```

While a timer is running, press `Space` to pause or resume, `R` to restart, `+` or `-` to adjust it by one minute, or `Q` to cancel. Completion alerts use the terminal bell and can be disabled or repeated.

The interface is available in English and Spanish. Duration words also work in Portuguese, French, German, Italian, and Dutch. Shell completion is available for Bash, Zsh, and Fish.

timer-cli runs in the foreground. It does not use a daemon, save timer history, access the network, collect telemetry, or execute commands.

### Package name

* timer-cli

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### License

* BSD-3-Clause AND MIT

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### Last updated

* 25 August 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [onlinealarmkur.com](https://onlinealarmkur.com/timer/en/ "https://onlinealarmkur.com/timer/en/")

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### Source code

* [github.com/onlinealarmkur/timer-cli](https://github.com/onlinealarmkur/timer-cli "https://github.com/onlinealarmkur/timer-cli")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/onlinealarmkur/timer-cli/issues](https://github.com/onlinealarmkur/timer-cli/issues "https://github.com/onlinealarmkur/timer-cli/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/timer-cli/ubuntu#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install timer-cli

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*.

Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install timer-cli

To install timer-cli, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install timer-cli
```

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