Countdowner

Countdowner is a simple tool that I built to help to keep a track on time. It shows a countdown watch and its purpose is to help someone who's presenting something to an audience to extend their available time slot. It is available for both macOS and iOS.

Contents

• How it works
• Usage instructions
• Compile instructions
• Known bugs
• Thanks to
• License

How it works

From out of the box Countdowner is configured to 30 minutes. If you wish to change this time just press the white cog visible on the rectangle and insert a new time, in seconds.

In the images below you can see the workflow for Countdowner:

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Step 3

In the images above you saw the flow of the macOS app. In the iOS version the app will fill the whole screen with the correspondent color.

Usage instructions

Below you can find the instructions for macoS and iOS versions.

macOS

• Left click anywhere on the window (except the cog) and the timer will start or stop, if the timer was stopped or running, accordingly.
• Right click anywhere on the window (except the cog) and the timer will be reseted and ready to be executed.
• Click on the cog to set the timer, in seconds

iOS

• Single tap with one finger on the screen and the timer will start or stop, if the timer was stopped or running, accordingly.
• Single tap with two fingers on the screen and the timer will be reseted and ready to be executed.
• Click on the cog to set the timer, in seconds

Compile instructions

In order to compile the app to either macOS or iOS you'll need an Apple Developer account. You can get yours at the Apple Developer Portal. Below you'll find instructions for both platforms.

macOS

• Download the project ZIP or clone this repo in your machine.
• Open the project on Xcode
• Enter the project config page by:
  • Clicking the project name just below Xcode window controls
  • Go to General tab and just below Targets you'll see two entries: Countdowner and Countdowner iOS. Make sure to select the first one
  • Under Identity you'll find a field named Bundle Identifier. Change it accordingly (i.e.: com.yourName.Countdowner)
  • Under signing select your Team and, if Automatically manage signing is selected Xcode will handle signing
  • Everything should now be ready
• Build and run the app

iOS

• Download the project ZIP or clone this repo in your machine.
• Open the project on Xcode
• Enter the project config page by:
  • Clicking the project name just below Xcode window controls
  • Go to General tab and just below Targets you'll see two entries: Countdowner and Countdowner iOS. Make sure to select the second one
  • Under Identity you'll find a field named Bundle Identifier. Change it accordingly (i.e.: com.yourName.Countdowner)
  • Under signing select your Team and, if Automatically manage signing is selected Xcode will handle signing
  • Everything should now be ready
• Build and run the app

Known bugs

None at the moment.

Thanks to

• P.J. Onori and Maxim Popov for the beautiful icons

License

MIT

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Software livre c*ralho! ✌️