Icon Clock

It can be pretty challenging to get up in the morning, even if your alarm clock struggles to get you up in time. However, alarm clocks aren’t just used to help you in the morning, and can come in handy even to remind you of upcoming events. As such, Icon Clock comes with a cool layout, and different functions to configure.

One of the last steps of the installer offers the chance to run the program for you. A compact digital clock shows up on the desktop, with several buttons to toggle view mode, quit, or access the program settings panel. A 12 hour clock is displayed, and there’s even an indicator to let you know whether or not an alarm is active.

It’s a good idea to first pay a visit to the settings panel to change general behavior options, set alarms, and even choose the visual design. In terms of aesthetics, there are several skins to choose from, and even a custom one in case you decide to build one and save as a BMP picture.

General settings are used to set minimize option, which can be either to icon mode, or the tray area. You can choose to have it stay on top of other window, which is a handy option especially in the normal mode, which only shows time. It’s possible to set it to run on startup, configure snooze time, and whether to use a 24 hour clock mode instead of a 12 hour one.

There are up to three configurable alarms. You can either set them as one-time, every day, or on specific dates only. There’s a reminder option for each alarm, as well as the time options and text field for a custom message. On the bright side, you can either use a default set of audio alerts, or define your own audio settings.

To end with, Icon Clock is a reliable application in case you want to set up timers for upcoming events in the same day, or even on the long run. The design is neat, with different skins to choose from, while alarm options can be enhanced by messages and custom audio alerts.