- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista/7
- Date added: August 06, 2009
- Total Downloads: 19,408
- Downloads last week: 240
- See full specifications
- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 14 votes
See all user reviews
CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on March 20, 2009
Simple and reliable, this free desktop alarm is one of the better ones we've seen. Users of all levels will appreciate the useful features that it brings to the table.
Alarm 3.5.5 offers a basic, digital-style display. The program comes with a large selection of themes that really only change the color-scheme. Drop-down menus let you quickly set the hour and minutes for the alarm, but the minutes can only be set in 15-minute increments. If you don't feel like going through the trouble of manually setting the alarm, the Quick Alarm feature lets you set it using preset time increments. Once you set the alarm, the current time is replaced by the alarm time. The default alarm sound is rather harsh, but we were able to quickly and easily add our own MP3 files to replace the sound. If you are a fan of the snooze button, the program lets you adjust the snooze time, as well as the number of allowed hits. We especially liked that you can set multiple timers at once, which appear as a new window on your desktop.
The program doesn't offer any real help, but we doubt you'll need it thanks to its intuitive interface. If you're looking for a straightforward alarm clock with useful functions, Alarm 3.5.5 is the one for you.
Publisher's description
From Patterson Software :Alarm is a program for Windows which turns your computer into a fully functional alarm clock. Features include configurable snooze time, auto snooze, MP3/WMA playback, playlist with randomize option, music fade-in, quick alarm, color scheme support, and morning reminder. Also, Alarm automatically stays up to date with automatic update checks (configurable).
Version 3.5.10 is a bug fixing release.
What's new in this version:
Version 3.5.10 includes 2 bug fixes.
More popular Alarms & Clock Software downloads
- 19,904 downloads 1. TimeLeft
- 8,314 downloads 2. Alarm Clock
- 3,857 downloads 3. Free Desktop Clock
- 3,255 downloads 4. Cool Timer
- 1,675 downloads 5. ClocX
- See all Alarms & Clock Software downloads
User reviews
- Average user rating: 0 stars Not yet available
- My rating: 0 stars Write review
-
Showing 3 of 3 user reviewsSee all 3 user reviews
This software version | All versions -
Version: Alarm RP 3.5.10
"Not too bad but not as good as expected"
Pros: The alarm worked as expected
Cons: I didn't like that after I closed the program, the alarm went away. I would have liked an option to have it stay open and running in the background, or to at least have it not take up space on the task bar when I minimized it.
Summary: You get what you pay for, I suppose. It's not a bad product, but I would have liked more. If I could add two features, it would be multiple alarms and the ability to name them.
-
Version: Alarm RP 3.5.10
Pros: excellent and easy to use alarm.
Cons: works great and easy to use.
Summary: none
-
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Alarm RP 3.5.10
Pros: Still like the multiple songs you can add as a continual alarm.
Cons: Interferes with other program access (especially accessing of screen savers) while active. You must close first in order to access programs.
Summary: Other than it's windows look (circa 1975) this alarm clock is well worth a download. There's lots of things you can experiment with (though they too seem out of date) but never the less, it beats those gawd awful free screen saver clocks. Also, I co... read more >>
- See all 3 user reviews Write review
Submit your review
- See more CNET content tagged:
- Automatic Update,
- alarm
Previous Versions:
