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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Ouch this little tool sound fun. Cunt me in too would like to give it a try :)
I tend to get very absorbed in what I’m working on and lose track of time, so something like this would be a huge help.
An extra chance for someone else. If I win please pass my win to the next person in line. Thanks & Merry Christmas
Hi Martin,
Thanks for the giveaway.
I would call Alarm++ a complete package which includes all the features one could expect in an alarm. I agree that it’s a sophisticated reminder and scheduling software, and would like to win a license for it.
Please count me in.
Thanks,
Grr
I must say this software is a plethora of many options to customize under one hood!! I would love to be a lucky winner for it!! Best one for daily purposes!!
I frequently use windows mail calendar to add my appointments but for me it doesn’t work well, may be this will be a good option to try and replace other reminder programs. Count me in…
I really nice programs. Too many options to manage my time automate some of my task. This program suit my needs.
Thanks for the giveaway!
A lot of features for an alarm software. Please count me in
WOW!!! No excuse for being late again. I especially like the e-mail reminder, I find that I’m periodically late with Birthday Greetings that I send out year after year. The extensive configurations make the program manageable for any and all windows systems. Thanx for highlighting the program.
This is a piece of software I have been looking for a long time: A good, flexable, decent looking alarm clock for windows. I could never find one. Count me in on the “giveaway”. =)
wow, so much better than what comes with windows
I’d like to win a license because I refuse to use widgets from Gadgets, and other free alternative alarm programs for Windows seem lacking in comparison to Alarm++.
Been looking for something like this so please count me in :)
Hi,
I’d like to win this for my son (I hope that’s OK). My son and I live with my elderly parents. Both my father and I have medical challenges. The four of us help each other. The problem is that my son is always playing games and loses track of time so he gets yelled at all the time. We are sick of yelling at him. This alarm would be perfect for him. This is why I would like to win this giveaway.
Thank,
NRL
PS: If I’m not a giveaway winner, can someone suggest a good freeware program? He has a Vista 32-Bit computer.
I will be happy to win this application. I will use it to organize and direct the workflow in my workplace!
Please,count me in.Thanks
Alarm++ seems to be a very powerful and feature-rich alarm manager.
I’ve been wanting an app like for several years but haven’t found one that does what I want. Alarm++ looks like a winner. Definitely count me in. Thanks.
Thanks Martin, I do need a good alarm to do Backups in the middle of the night.
Bob
Hi! To work in the morning I always wake up in the electronic alarm clocks. But a chance to wake up being woken up an advanced alarm clock. I want to try to win an excellent program Alarm + +.
Best regards!
I am interested in this program because it help remind me of things I need to do while working on my computer. I like the features it has.
to know, when to go to bed ;-}
I’m retired now and find myself even busier than when I was working. The Alarm++ program will be a big help to keeping on track.
This is a really nice piece of software. I have benn using another alarm software that doesn’t have half the features this one has and I would love to have this on my systme. It looks like it would really increase my productivity and help with shcedule reminders etc.
omg this is really what i was looking for i didnt know there is a program like it i neeeeeed it so much i cant help me to notice that i need to do too many stuff
Hola Martin,
Es una excelente herramienta de organización, en particular por su bajo consumo de recursos.
Espero obtener una licencia. Gracias por tu constante investigación.
I’d love to be a part of the draw!
I’d love to get a license. I’ve never used alarm software since a good one has never arisen and calender software is cumbersome for this purpose. But this looks awesome and comprehensive with some really creative features – especially helpful for a college student.
Add me to the list. Sounds interesting.
Bill
This is a good program. I like it. Thanks for giveaway.