Built to be fast, private, and genuinely pleasant to use.
Free & no sign-up
No accounts, no paywalls, no ads. Open a tool and start using it immediately.
Privacy by design
Your laps, alarms, and settings are stored locally in your browser — never uploaded to a server.
Built for speed
Press Ctrl+K to open the command palette and jump to any tool or action without touching the mouse.
Made for everyone
10 languages, a polished dark mode, and an installable app that works great on any device.
The fast, private, and delightfully complete way to track time — right in your browser.
100% free, no sign-up Your data never leaves your browser Available in 10 languages Press Ctrl+K to jump anywhere
Online stopwatch
Why choose Cronometro Online
Cronometro Online is a free set of browser-based time tools built around one idea: open the page and it just works — no installation, no registration, no account. The online stopwatch on this page is ready the instant you land here.
Stopwatch or countdown?
This stopwatch counts up from zero for elapsed time and laps. Need a countdown? Use the online timer or Pomodoro. Across cities? Open the world clock.
Your data stays yours
Every lap stays in this browser — never uploaded, never tied to an account. Export what you need, or clear it whenever you're done.
How to use this stopwatch
1Start
Press Start (or Space / tap the face) to begin counting up.
2Lap
Press Lap for each split while running; pause or reset when done.
3Keep
Open Stopwatch options to change skins, export laps, save, or share.
What makes this stopwatch different
High-precision timing with real-time updates
Start, pause, resume, and reset instantly
Lap recording — show or hide as you like
Export laps to CSV and Excel (XLSX)
Delete saved lap data anytime
Fullscreen for distraction-free focus
Hide hours or milliseconds when you want
Desktop and mobile browsers — no download
More than a stopwatch
Sports, study, cooking, productivity — or jump to another free tool:
Frequently asked questions about Cronometro online
Cronometro Online is a free set of browser-based time tools — stopwatch, timer, countdown, alarm, world clock, flip clock, calendars, and date, age, and hours calculators. There is no account and nothing to install. Open a page and start.
Use the stopwatch on this page to measure elapsed time and laps. Use the Timer or Pomodoro to count down a duration. Use Countdown for a date, Alarm to be notified at a clock time, World Clock for other cities, and the calculators for dates, age, or worked hours. Press Ctrl+K (or the search button) to jump by name.
A stopwatch counts up from zero to measure how long something takes. A timer counts down from a set duration and alerts you when time is up. Both run in your browser on Cronometro.
No. Every tool works without registration. Laps, alarms, and settings stay in your browser’s local storage unless you copy a share link yourself.
Timing data is not sent to a server to compute results. Tools run in your browser. Optional analytics cookies are off until you accept the cookie banner.
Tools are available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, and Russian. This branded homepage stays in English; the language switcher opens the same tools under each locale.
Press Ctrl+K or Command+K, or tap the search button in the header, and type what you need — for example “25 minutes”, “Tokyo”, or “how old”. You can also use the intent chips and the tool groups on this page.