How to use the online alarm clock
Wrap up what you are doing at 6:50 pm and leave to collect your schoolchild from the after-school club. The alarm marks the point for putting away your work, finding your keys and setting off, rather than merely reminding you that collection is coming. Those ten minutes before 7:00 pm can cover the final checks and the walk to the car or bus stop without turning departure into a rush.
Your collection reminder may sound through headphones if they are still connected, even when you expect the phone or computer speakers to make the noise. Check the selected audio output and set a clear volume before relying on the alarm, then remove the headphones if they will be left on a desk. Because a browser alarm cannot sound after its page stops running or the computer goes to sleep, it should not be the sole safeguard for collecting your schoolchild.
Leaving at this point in the late afternoon can shape how easily the evening settles afterwards. If you want to protect the sleep that remains ahead, keep the journey home and the first part of the evening predictable: collect, eat at the usual time, and avoid letting unfinished work drift towards bedtime. A settled handover from club to home makes 6:50 pm a useful boundary between the day’s obligations and a quieter evening.
Common questions
Can I change the sound?
Yes, there is a short list of tones to pick from before you press Start. Softer sounds are easy to sleep through, so a firmer bell tends to be the safer choice for anything early in the morning.
Will it still be right when the clocks change?
Yes. It reads your device's local clock, so the move between GMT and BST at the end of March and October is picked up automatically, as long as the computer's date, time and time zone are set correctly.
Can I use this on a phone?
It works in a mobile browser, but phones lock the screen and suspend background tabs far more readily than a laptop does, which can stop the alarm sounding. For anything important, a desktop or a plugged-in laptop is the steadier option.
Does the alarm still work if I close the tab?
No. Everything runs inside this page, so closing the tab — or quitting the browser altogether — ends the countdown there and then. Leaving it open in the background is all it asks, and switching to another tab makes no difference.
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