TimeRipple

Turn tasks into visual time orbs that show progress, urgency, and completion at a glance.

What this tool does

TimeRipple is a canvas-based task timer. Each task becomes an orb with a countdown that changes as its deadline approaches, helping you see active, overdue, and completed work spatially.

Who this is for

• Individuals who want a lightweight visual task timer
• Students and teams tracking short-duration work
• Anyone who prefers deadline status displayed as a visual board instead of a list

How to use this tool

1. Choose Add Task and enter a name, duration value, and seconds, minutes, hours, or days
2. Watch the task orb count down on the canvas
3. Click an orb to mark it complete or delete it when the task is no longer needed
4. Use the filter control to show all, active, overdue, or completed tasks

Inputs

Inputs are a task name, a positive duration number, and a duration unit. Task actions include selecting an orb, completing it, deleting it, and choosing a status filter.

Outputs

The canvas displays colored task orbs with countdown timing and visual states for upcoming, approaching, due, overdue, and completed work. A task popup provides its available actions.

Example use cases

• Run a focused work session with a visible countdown
• Monitor several short tasks and identify overdue items quickly
• Use the completed filter to review finished work during a planning session

Limitations

TimeRipple is a lightweight browser timer, not a shared project-management system. Treat the browser session and its local task state as a personal workspace, and do not rely on it as the only record for critical deadlines.

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