So note that in order to specify seconds, our method will be minute: seconds. However, as I explained above, our custom search query will only use minutes. For example, 10 second 5 hour timer works the same as 5 hour 10 second timer.
I also confirmed that the order does not matter. Any combination of hours, minutes, and seconds will work. However, if you are just using the timer straight from DuckDuckGo, it you can also use “second” and “hour” as time settings. The content of this article is unaltered other than for the addition of this note that Google Timer has returned.įor the purpose of creating a custom search engine shortcut for DuckDuckGo, we will use the “X minute timer” search string. I published a follow-up article explaining how to create Google Timer custom search shortcuts in the same way that this article demonstrates how to create DuckDuckGo and Brave Search shortcuts. Update (9/1/22): Shortly after I published this article, Google revived its Search Timer widget. For those interested in how adding custom search engines works as a general matter, I encourage you to read my article about my creating one for a DuckDuckGo domain-specific search for Project Gutenberg. I will then demonstrate how to create custom search engine shortcuts for both DuckDuckGo and Brave Search that will allow you to have easy access to their timers regardless of whether you use either DuckDuckGo or Brave Search as a primary search engine. What if we could create custom search engine short cuts for browsers to trigger the timer functionality?īelow, I will first explain how the timer feature works in DuckDuckGo and Brave Search. Moreover, some people who do may want a quick way to trigger the timer. Most people do not use DuckDuckGo or Brave Search as their default search engine.
After making this discovery, I had an idea. After a few tests, I found that both DuckDuckGo and Brave Search return interactive timers for certain “Timer” search queries (see DuckDuckGo Timer and Brave Search Timer). The prior existence of Google Timer was news to me, but it inspired me to research whether any other search engines or tools support the same sort of timer functionality that Google killed off. The feature allowed people to type a query such as “5 minute timer” into Google and receive an interactive timer above the search results. Google recently eliminated its “Timer” function built into Google Search (note: see 9/1/22 update below on Google reviving its timer).
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