Features:	Cool Timer Deluxe	Cool Timer Free
Number of alarm clock alarms allowed to be set	Unlimited	1
Save and reload preset countdown times	Yes	No
Create shortcuts on Desktop to start the program with preset countdown times already set	Yes	No
Show scrolling marquee message when alarm goes off	Yes	No
Automatically adjust system volume before alarm sounds	Yes	No
Start automatically with Windows	Yes	No
Prevent computer from hibernating when alarms are set	Yes	No
Set alarm clock alarms for any dates in the future	Yes	No
Run unlimited tasks automatically when alarm goes off	Yes	No
Number of window background image selections	35	4
Number of built-in alarm sounds	39	3
Allow alarm sounds to gradually increase in volume so you are not startled awake	Yes	No
Require yourself to solve a puzzle in order to turn off alarm.	Yes	No
Visualization image selections	52 built-in or use your own	1
Use any sound files on your computer as alarms	Yes	No
Record custom alarm sounds	Yes	No
Create Windows playlists from within the program to use as alarms	Yes	No
Run mutiple instances of the program	Yes	No
Priority support	Yes	No

In countdown mode, the program acts just like an oven timer. You can use it for cooking, excercise, taking a break, limiting kids' time on the computer, etc. A unique feature is the "visualization" option which visually represents the time passage by either gradually "wiping away" or revealing an image in a radial sweep pattern in sync with the time as it counts down. This is great for small children who can't yet comprehend the concept of digits counting down or if you would just prefer a quick visual representation of how much time is left when the timer is counting down. This feature can be toggled on or off quickly and easily via the program's "Tools" menu or a shortcut key on your keyboard.

Cool Timer Deluxe can play any sound file (wav or mp3) or one of a huge selection of built-in sounds that you specify when time expires in countdown mode or as a wake-up alarm in alarm clock mode. You also have the option to record your own sounds to use as alarms. It can even optionally display a cool, LED light board style text message that you specify when time expires to remind you why you set the timer in both alarm clock and countdown mode.

In alarm clock mode, you set a specific time of day and day(s) of the week that you would like the alarm to go off or set one-time alarms for any date in the future. When the alarm goes off, you can click the snooze button to automatically reset the alarm to go off a short time later to allow you to sleep a little longer. You can also optionally have the program automatically perform an unlimited amount of tasks on your computer, such as start a program or open a website, when the alarm goes off.

In addition, you can choose to have the program present you with a simple, fun, image-based jigsaw puzzle to solve before it will allow you turn off the alarm. This makes you kick start your brain a little to get you going in the morning so that you aren't tempted to just turn of the alarm and then groggily, inadvertantly fall back to sleep. Click here for a screenshot of the puzzle window.

When used in stopwatch mode, the program can track how much time you spend on a project for which you're being paid by the hour or similar situations. There is also a lap time feature which allows you to pause the counter and display the time at which it was paused while still counting up in the background. Stopwatch time is accurate to hundreths of a second.

Cool Timer allows you to save and reload frequently used lengths of time as presets so that you can quickly and easily set time on the timer without having to do it manually in countdown mode.

There is also an option to display the timer's digits in full screen mode making them very large and easily readable from across the room.

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