Tasknotes Timer

[jane-t]

Firstly thank you for task notes it has been working really well for me.

I am not sure if it will be of interest to anyone. I needed a more visible way to check I have a timer running when working, so I have vibe coded a small Timer app (for Windows and Mac). Please see

https://github.com/jane-t/TaskNotesTimer/

Summary

A highly-visible desktop timer overlay for the Obsidian TaskNotes plugin. Sits on top of all your windows, shows a live elapsed timer, and controls TaskNotes time tracking via its HTTP API.

What it looks like

• Dark floating widget (227×200px) that stays above all windows
• Large green monospace clock that counts up while timing
• Pulsing dot + green glow when a timer is running
• Drop-down to pick any open/in-progress task
• START / STOP controls
• Syncs with TaskNotes — if you start/stop inside Obsidian the overlay updates automatically
• Single instance only — launching again focuses the existing widget
• The ✕ button quits the app