Alarms and Chimes

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Alarms & Chimes

CyberClock includes hourly chimes and an Alarms view for as many alarms as you need: once, every day, weekdays, weekends, or selected days.

Chimes

Chime Intervals

Each interval is independent and has its own enabled flag, sound selector, and instant test button. Overall chime loudness is controlled by a dedicated Chimes Volume slider in Settings → Time → Hourly Chimes, preserving your alarm volume:

Interval	Fires at
Top of the hour	:00
Half hour	:00, :30
Quarter hour	:00, :15, :30, :45

Built-in Sounds

Sound	Description
Crystal Bell	Traditional bell chime
Soft Chime	Gentle digital chime (default for full-hour)
Neon Arp	Electronic arpeggio
Zen Gong	Deep gong
Aurora	Soft ambient tone
Music Box	Short music-box melody

A chime never fires twice for the same minute (deduplicated), and custom audio files are supported per interval.

Schedule Window

Limit when chimes play (Settings → Time → Hourly Chimes):

Setting	Description
Play sound from … to … only	Chimes only play inside this window; enable the row with its toggle

💡 Useful for silencing chimes at night.

Alarms

The Alarms view (full mode) is the list. Open an alarm to edit its name in the large title. Each alarm can have:

Property	Description
Schedule	Once, every day, weekdays, weekends, or selected days
Time / date	Clock time, with the date beside it when the alarm runs once
Message	Text shown when it rings
Sound	No sound, one of twenty synthesized tones, or your own MP3 or WAV
Repeat	A set number of times, or until you dismiss the notice
Pause	Seconds between repeats
Snooze	5, 10, 15, or 30 minutes. The button shows the delay
Delete after the alarm	Removes the alarm when you dismiss the notice. Snooze keeps it

A one-time alarm turns itself off after it rings. While it is ringing, full mode is taken over by the notice, and Mini Mode shows its own. Snooze keeps the alarm enabled and the next-alarm card counts down to that time. Dismissing on either window closes the notice on both.

Clone is in the alarm card menu, and in the designer only while you are editing an existing alarm. The copy is saved and highlighted in the list.

Templates save a setup without scheduling it. Save as template confirms in the designer. The same name replaces the previous template. TEMPLATES appears on the Alarms view only when you have at least one. Choose one to start a new alarm, or remove it with the ×.

Your own sound

Open the alarm in the Alarms view
Choose Use your own sound and pick an MP3 or WAV
The file is copied into the app data folder and plays instead of the tone list. Test plays that file only

Voice Time Announcer (Talking Clock)

CyberClock speaks the current time once through your speakers or headphones, using Windows speech (Settings → Time → Voice Time Announcer).

Features & Options

Setting	Description
Enable Voice Announcement	Turns on speech time announcements (intelligently deconflicts with standard hourly chimes)
Interval	Every hour (:00), Every 30 minutes (:00, :30), or Every 15 minutes (:00, :15, :30, :45)
Voice	Choose System Default, Female Voice, Male Voice, or pick any specific installed Windows voice
Add voices…	Direct shortcut to Windows Speech Settings to download Spanish, English, or other language voice packs
Refresh List	Re-scans and updates the voices dropdown immediately without restarting the app
Announcement Style	Natural ("It's 10:15" / "Son las 10:15"), Military / 24h ("Current time: 23 15 hours" / "Hora actual: 23 15 horas"), or Concise ("10:15")
Soft chime before speaking	Plays a gentle chime right before speaking for a pleasant station or sci-fi broadcast cue
Silence during this schedule	Set a custom silence window where voice announcements are suspended (e.g. 22:00 to 07:00)
Voice Volume and Test	Adjust voice volume independently and test the configured announcer in real time