About DigitalClock
A free, full-screen online clock for desks, kitchens, classrooms, and bedside tables.
Why we made this
Most online clocks look the same — generic LCD digits, sterile UI, none of them feel like an object you would actually want sitting on your desk. We wanted a digital clock that feels physical: chunky mechanical flip cards like the ones at old train stations, or glowing pixel LED like a 1980s alarm clock.
DigitalClock is what we wished existed — a giant, readable, beautiful clock that opens in any browser, with four distinct styles (flip, pixel, LED, and neon), eight colors each, and just enough controls to make it yours.
How it works
Everything runs entirely in your browser. There is no server-side rendering of your time, no database, no user accounts. The clock reads your device's local time directly and updates every second.
Your preferences (theme, format, settings) are stored locally on your device and never leave it. Whether the page is served free or supported by ads in the future, the core clock and its themes will always remain free to use.
What it is built with
- Next.js on the App Router, statically generated so every page loads as fast as a plain HTML file
- Tailwind CSS for layout, plus hand-written CSS for the split-flap 3D animation
- Google Fonts Big Shoulders and VT323, self-hosted at build time so no font request leaves your browser
- Wake Lock API for the Keep Screen On feature
Contact
Found a bug? Want a new theme? Have a suggestion? Email us at hello@digitalclock.xyz — we read every message.