vladelaina/Catime
💌A tiny (995KB) but mighty timer in **pure C** ! — almost no memory usage!❤️🔥 Supports clock, countdown, stopwatch, Pomodoro, and fully customizable tray animations (GIFs, CPU/Mem%) 💘 Don't be shy, join here🧸: https://discord.com/invite/W3tW2gtp6g observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 41
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 17.5
- age_days: 582
- days_rel: 10
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
4704 stars · 191 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Catime is an ultra-lightweight (995KB) Windows timer application written in pure C with native Win32, supporting clock, countdown, stopwatch, and Pomodoro modes. It features a transparent overlay interface, customizable tray animations (GIF/WebP/ANI), real-time CPU/memory/battery display, and configurable actions when timers end.
Use cases
- pomodoro timer for focused work sessions
- countdown timer with transparent overlay during presentations
- stopwatch for tracking elapsed time
- display CPU and memory usage in the system tray
- auto-launch apps when a timer finishes
- track break time while gaming without blocking the screen
When to choose
- you want a tiny, near-zero-resource timer on Windows
- you need a transparent timer overlay for presentations or gaming
- you want a customizable Pomodoro tool with tray animations
When to avoid
- you need a timer on macOS or Linux
- you need cross-platform sync or cloud features
- you need a full-featured time-tracking suite with reporting
Facets
application · maturity active
scheduling developer-tools gui developer-tools desktop-applications windows windows pomodoro-timer countdown stopwatch tray-icon lightweight win32 time-management system-monitor desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/vladelaina/Catime · fetched 2026-08-28 · 57099105e433
- homepage: https://cati.me · fetched 2026-08-29 · c9f3bd0e2c38
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| vladelaina/Catime | main | 87 |
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