When you look at how alarms are configured in the windows operating system, you’d probably come to the conclusion that the system used is not all that comfortable. One would expect an alarm system to be tied to the system clock for instance, for easy configuration. That is unfortunately not the case. One of the only options that Windows users have is to hijack the Windows Task Scheduler for alarm configurations. Then again, it is highly inflexible for that purpose. Specialized third party software is what is needed.
Alarm++ is a sophisticated reminder and scheduling software for the Windows operating system. The program is lightweight and does not use many system resources.
New alarms can be added with a right-click on the program’s system tray icon and the selection of New Alarm. A configuration window opens in which the new alarm can be configured in.
First thing you need to do here is to change the name of the alarm to a more descriptive one. You can then change the time and date for the first alarm, its offset, snooze time and if it should be ignored after the event has taken place.
Menus on the left lead to highly configurable options.
Repeat
Alarms can be repeated minutely, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or even yearly.
They can be configured to repeat forever, until a specific date, a set amount of times or never.
Advanced
Configure advanced alarm parameters like the days of the week, the weeks of the month or the months the alarm should be triggered in.
You could set the alarm to be triggered only on workdays, on weekends or during a specific month of the year. You can furthermore limit the alarm to times of the day, e.g. from 8 to 5 on workdays.
Media
Media can be added to each alarm. This can be the standard computer speaker beep in a set frequency or duration, or a media file (wav, mp3, wma) that can be played once or until the alarm event window is dismissed.
Speech
Use computer voices for speech reminders. Just enter the test, pick the installed voice and set the volume to configure this option.
An option to load a text document is missing.
Window
Handles the position of the alarm window on the computer. It is possible to hide the window to only get other types of alarms (e.g. sound).
The size and position of the window can be configured here, as well as animations, transparency and balloon tips.
Application
You can run applications whenever an alarm is triggered on the system. You could use it to play your favorite song on wake up, run your backup software, open your email client or web sites in the morning.
Applications can be started with or without arguments. It is even possible to load websites or documents right away. The default viewer will be used in this case.
Applications can be run automatically when the even is triggered, or when the user interacts with the alarm window.
Send emails to one or multiple recipients when the alarm triggers. You could use it to send email reminders about birthdays or important events to an email address that you can check while on the road.
Main application window, alarm window
All alarms are displayed in the main application window. Alarms are listed with their name, date time and when they are scheduled.
Templates are displayed on the left. You can click on any alarm or template in the list to edit it right away here. alarms can be sorted with a click on a column header.
The alarm window, if configured to display, looks the following way.
Snooze is a handy feature that can be used to delay the alarm for a set amount of time.
Verdict
Alarm++ is a feature complete alarm program for the Windows operating system that is leaving little to be desired. The software is simple to use yet highly configurable to give advanced users all the options they may require to configure alarms on their systems.
You can download and try Alarm++ at the developer website.
Giveaway
We have 10 Alarm++ licenses for this giveaway. Please leave a comment below for a chance to win one of those licenses. Tell us why you’d like to win the alarm program.
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Just want to try it.
Great.please count me in.Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Looks very useful.
Looks and sounds great application; can’t wait to lay me hands on it.
I’d like to win a software as it’s my the worst disadvantage that I have difficulties to wake up.
Why I want the Alarm++ software :
Because currently didn’t have any alarm software installed in my PC. Alarm++ seems to offer more than just alarm functionality. so very excited to give it a try. Thanks Ghacks.
Looks neat, and would help with my personal productivity.
Really looks powerful
I usually go to work early every day,this will help me to wake up!!!!!!!!thanks
I’d like one of those… Great toy for keeping me organized
I’d like a license for this program because I’ve wished for a function like this in Windows for a while.The task manager is a bit too much hassle to use regularly, and I don’t always want to clutter up my calendar software with simple one-time reminders. So I’d like to try this software.
Sounds like a genuinely useful program, another obvious one Microsoft forgot!
The program Alarm++ is bundled with basic features like snooze,skip, repeats, ignore, restrict events options plus advanced features like network message options, auto email options. Good UI with lots of to with Alarm
It come with it name Alarm ++
Hope one license for me
This looks like the perfect program for alarms. It does suck that its so hard to find a decent alarm for the PC. I want this bad!
Cool…. count me in on this too.
Very versatile and many options. I keep forgetting things, such as TV recorder progamming, getting promotions in time, etc. That would be useful.
Thanks.
Good program. Very easy to use.
WOW! It seem a very comprehensive software! I should really need it…
Please. Count me into this competition, Martin.
Cheers!
Lello.Siddi.
Cool, Can I get one?
It is wonderful app. for reminders and etc.
Thanks in advanced,
Tal
Wake me Up before you Go with Alarm++, running important task without forgeting to be efficient and Alarm++ will ensure that will not forget. Thanks for the contest.
Thanks for this Giveaway sir.Please count me in.
I am a very busy person and i usually forgot many things that must be done necessarily and so alarm ++ will help me in alerting about those things and events .I want this helpful soft.Please count me in.Hope i win.
Regards,
sidd
At last a good notification/reminder system.
Very interested in using that tool!
Seems quite useful, Thanks for the giveaway.
Regards
Count me in!!! I find myself losing appointments and forgetting to take my lunch off the fridge lately!!! =]
Pretty nice alarm.
Seems to be very usefull.
This is awesome – please count me in the draw – I have so many things to remind myself to do at work – this would really come in handy!
Looks promising. I hope the author will include option for using text files for reading aloud. I hope to get free license too :)
Thanks for the giveaway. I’d like to win the the alarm program because, as a student, I’m always operating under several different schedules simultaneously. Having such a multi-functional alarm program would be an asset.
This program looks great. I love the minutely and hourly repeats, which are priceless for reminding me to do things I need to do several times a day (drink water, stretch, rest my eyes, etc). I also am very interested in the app launch upon alarm.
I really hope I luck out on a license to this. Thank you for the giveaway!
I’d like to have this program. It can be be handy to have, so that I can be reminded to go to bed…