Current Time Designator

Nowadays it is rather difficult to lose track of time seeing how anywhere you look there is an increased chance to spot a clock. This is not a bad thing because a good management of time can one day make a difference. By default, your operating system displays the time, but if you're looking for something different, applications like Current Time Designator come in handy.

Running the application brings up a compact window with the title bar being the main attraction. It displays the current time, as well as for how long it's been running. You can position it anywhere you like on your desktop and even choose a preset size from the options menu.

You can modify several settings, such as color and font details to make it suit your style.

Other than the details mentioned above, features are slightly reduced or missing. First, the overall design is a little rough around the edges and to be honest, it's not the prettiest application as much as you change color settings.

Seeing how it is used to track time, an integrated alarm clock would have come in handy, but the function is not implemented. Moreover, the options menu is slightly confusing, with customization offering little diversity.

There is no possibility to change the way in which time is displayed, nor can you minimize it to the system tray and simply bring it back up through a combination of keys.

Current Time Designator keeps your eyes glued to the screen only to have you search for any useful features. The overall design leaves something more to be desired. It is as straightforward as can get, the effort put in trying to live up to expectations not being big enough.