HoubyWatch

Developed in Qt, HoubyWatch is a simple-to-use application that provides you with tools for setting alarms, counting down time, and running a stopwatch. It features intuitive options that even inexperienced users can quickly figure out.

The installation procedure is a speedy job that shouldn't impose any difficulties, thanks to the fact that there are no unfamiliar options, software requirements, or third-party offers involved.

When it comes to the interface, HoubyWatch opts for a small window with a plain look and neatly structured layout, split into four panes for viewing the current time in 24-clock format, as well as for configuring alarm, stopwatch and timer settings.

In case of the alarm and timer, you can instruct the tool to ring once, keep ringing until stopped, display a personalized message, play a Wave file, execute a custom command, log off, shut down or restart the computer when time's up. The alarm can be made recurrent, while the timer can be set to cycle.

Apart from disarming an ongoing alarm, stopping the timer and resetting the stopwatch, it's possible to mark two or more laps for the stopwatch, in order to keep track of multiple checkpoints. There are no other noteworthy options provided by this piece of kit.

We haven't come across any stability issues in our tests, thanks to the fact that the software utility didn't hang, crash or prompt errors. It left a small footprint on system resources, since it needed a low amount of CPU and RAM to work properly.

Although it doesn't come packed with a particularly rich set of features, HoubyWatch delivers a speedy method for scheduling alarms, counting down time, and running a stopwatch. On the other hand, it doesn't have more options for experienced users.