ZIP file • 18 MB JocysCom-Clock-Program.EXE - if you want to use clock as program. JocysCom-Clock-ScreenSaver.SCR - if you want to use clock as screen saver. I could not find Windows app with specific configuration options, so I decided to create my own. If you have questions or something doesn't work as expected, please write to vaidotas@jocys.com

• Shows date and time, set in your device's date and time settings.
• Can show year, month, day, day of the week, hours (12/24) (-12...+14), minutes, seconds, countdown (6 23:59:59), stopwatch (6 23:59:59).
• Customizable colors, opacity, background image, fonts. You can create your own or install other fonts... Roboto, AcciusTEEMedCon, Angeline.
• 3 alarms. 3-rd alarm (...) is automatically used as snooze-coundown.
• Alarms can open audio or video files (mp3, wav, wma, avi, mp4, etc..), web pages, like youtube fullscreen video or playlist. Link examples below.
• Alarm audio stops automatically after 10 minutes. 10 minute limit can be turned-off.
• Skip (mute) next alarm button - if you are awake already or don't want alarm to play audio or video for another reason.
• Tap on screen, move mouse (ALARM settings ► Stop Media on Mouse Move (ON)) or press keyboard key to stop-close alarm media.
• You can create custom themes for yourself and others. Save and load XML theme files in “Other” settings tab.
• You don't need to ask permission to use this clock for artistic, commercial, advertisement and other public or private projects.
• Clock app doesn't collect data. However, various websites like YouTube, you will open with clock, may collect data.
• Digitally signed. Free. No built-in advertisement. No in-app purchases.

Defaut and Custom Theme Examples

Background images are not included in download: Daniel Enamorado Garcia - Christmas o | Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe - Megastructure o | SunGirl

Interface Help Images

MAIN BUTTONS	ALL BUTTONS	ALARM	FONTS	COLORS	LAYOUT	MARGINS	OTHER

Alarm / Snooze / Can Open Web Pages and Video Files

By default, clock opens web pages with OLD “Microsoft Internet Explorer”. You can install and use NEW “Microsoft Edge” (Chromium). Help, download link and button to enable Microsoft Edge Chromium is in Clock's OTHER settings tab. You can paste web link to online video or page in “URL” field (with Globe icon) or you can download video from websites like YouTube to your PC and browse to it through “File” field (with Folder icon) in ALARM settings tab. If you know good alarm video, which could be used each morning as alarm, please send link to vaidotas@jocys.com

YouTube video alarm link example: https://www.youtube.com/embed?playlist=kXpEbShBrEk&autoplay=1&loop=1&fs=0

Hardware If you are buying new tablet or monitor for clock only, you should check, how well screen can show black colour in the dark. OLED ► VA ► IPS, PLS ► TN If tablet screen is too bright and black background is not entirely black, you can dim tablet screen brightness to 0% in Windows Action Centre's ( Windows 10 ) “Quick Actions” ( Win + A ) menu. TABLET and STAND Portable monitor and Stick PC NOTE: Some devices die with battery. It is especially bad, if battery is not replaceable. Other devices can be used even, if battery is dead, but device is connected to power. Before buying device for clock, make sure, that you can trust manufacturer and your device will not die with battery after few years. HDMI connection, speakers and touchscreen are useful features for portable monitor option.

CONTENT Hardware Installation Download Zip File Copy Zip Content to “Program Files” Folder Clock SCREENSAVER Windows Screen Saver Settings Clock PROGRAM STOP / CLOSE media & Navigation Mode Alarm and Snooze Can Open Web Pages YouTube Video Link Examples Show on Top and Lock Clock Start Clock with Windows SCREENSAVER and PROGRAM Disable Computer Sleep Largest Digits Possible on Screen Settings Directory and Files If Folders and Files are Hidden in File Explorer

Installation

1. Download and open JocysCom-ClockForComputer.ZIP file. It contains Jocys.com folder with files:

JocysCom-Clock-Program.EXE - if you want to use clock as normal program.
JocysCom-Clock-ScreenSaver.SCR - if you want to use clock as screen saver.

2. Select and copy Jocys.com folder.
3. Paste Jocys.com folder somewhere on your computer, where you keep downloaded programs. For example, in “C:\Program Files\...” folder:

4. Now you can run JocysCom-Clock-Program.EXE or install screen saver JocysCom-Clock-ScreenSaver.SCR from this location.

Clock SCREENSAVER (*.SCR)

Right-click with mouse on JocysCom-Clock-ScreenSaver.SCR to Install, Configure or Test screen saver:

Windows Screen Saver Settings

On Windows 10: Start ► Settings ► Personalisation ► Lock screen ► Screen saver settings

On Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1: Right-click on Desktop ► Personalize ► Screen Saver

How to remove screen saver from the list:

1. Temporary rename, move to other location or delete JocysCom-Clock-ScreenSaver.SCR file.
2. Run Windows “Screen Saver Settings” to remove screen saver with the same name from Windows “Screen Saver Settings” list.

If screensaver uses background images from “Themes” folder, you need to copy “Themes” folder with images to “C:/Windows/System32/” folder.

Clock PROGRAM (*.EXE)

If you want to save XML clock theme files in system protected folders like “C:/Program Files/Jocys.com/Clock for Computer/Themes/”, you must run clock as administrator.

STOP / CLOSE media & Navigation Mode

When “Navigation Mode” is ON, you can click on web page links. “Navigation Mode” buttons are visible only, when media is playing or web page is open.
Press “Navigation Mode” button or keyboard CTRL key to enable/disable “Navigation Mode”.

“Navigation Mode” (OFF) • 1 Button To STOP / CLOSE media: Move mouse pointer Press keyboard key Touch screen

“Navigation Mode” (ON) • 2 Buttons To STOP / CLOSE media: Press “Stop” (X) button

Alarm / Snooze / Can Open Web Pages

YouTube Video Link Examples • YouTube Player Parameters

By default, clock opens web pages with OLD “Microsoft Internet Explorer”, but you can install and use NEW “Microsoft Edge” (Chromium).
Help, download link and button to enable Microsoft Edge Chromium is in Clock's OTHER settings tab.

You can paste web link to online video or page in “URL” field (with Globe icon) or you can download video from websites like YouTube to your PC and browse to it through “File” field (with Folder icon) in ALARM settings tab. If there is a problem with web link, “Audio 1” will play instead.

URL link options separated with & character:

autoplay=1 - auto play video.
autoplay=1&loop=1&playlist=JFaNzIElWvs - auto play loop video.
fs=0 - hide fullscreen button.

YouTube single video: https://www.youtube.com/embed?playlist=kXpEbShBrEk&autoplay=1&loop=1&fs=0

YouTube single video with start and end time - loop will not start and end on set times: https://www.youtube.com/embed?playlist=ys69fYkl6nA&autoplay=1&loop=1&fs=0&start=5&end=41

YouTube 2 different videos - separated with comma "," character: https://www.youtube.com/embed?playlist=JFaNzIElWvs,qhqhTrui3JQ&autoplay=1&loop=1&fs=0

YouTube list - will start from specified video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/JFaNzIElWvs?list=OLAK5uy_kUep2DSp-FwBAJXtv1Az9VxWVIlW6TfGk&autoplay=1&loop=1&fs=0

YouTube list - will start from first video: https://www.youtube.com/embed?list=OLAK5uy_kUep2DSp-FwBAJXtv1Az9VxWVIlW6TfGk&autoplay=1&loop=1&fs=0

Clock can be used with renewable YouTube lists, containing short ~1-2 wake-up alarm minute videos. If you know good alarm video or video playlist, which could be used each morning as alarm, please send link to vaidotas@jocys.com

You can use Blackmagic Design Davinci Resolve professional and free video editing software to create short alarm videos from existing ones.

Show on Top and Lock Clock

Windows OS taskbar icon menu / OTHER Settings tab ► Show on Top (ON) - Clock will be placed on top of other windows, like media players.
Windows OS taskbar icon menu ► Locked (ON) - Moving mouse over the clock, will make clock transparent and you can click through it.

Start Clock with Windows

If you want to start JocysCom-Clock-Program.EXE automatically, after restart of Windows, you must place JocysCom-Clock-Program.EXE shortcut in Windows “Startup” folder:

1. Copy JocysCom-Clock-Program.EXE
2. Press ( Win + R ) keys together.
3. Write “shell:startup” in “Open” field and press [ OK ] button to open “Startup” folder.

You can open “Startup” folder with “File Explorer” ( Win + E ) also:
C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\
If “AppData” folder is not visible in “File Explorer”, read section “If FOLDERS or FILES are HIDDEN in File Explorer” below.

4. Paste JocysCom-Clock-Program.EXE as shortcut in “Startup” folder:

5. Now you can enable or disable JocysCom-Clock-Program.EXE startup with Windows in “Task Manager” ( Ctrl + Shift + Esc ).

“Task Manager” ( Ctrl + Shift + Esc ) ► Click on “(v) More details” link at the bottom, if tabs are hidden ► [ Start-up ] tab:

You may need to disable check-box “Always ask before opening this file” to allow to run JocysCom-Clock-Program.EXE automatically:

This message may appear, when you run JocysCom-Clock-Program.EXE file.

SCREENSAVER and PROGRAM

Disable Computer Sleep

If you want Clock to be always visible, you need to disable “screen turn off” and computer “sleep”:

Start ► Settings ► System ► Power & sleep ► Set screen turn off and sleep to “Never”.

Largest Digits Possible on Screen

24 hour format: HOUR3 : MINUTE in LAYOUT settings | JocysCom_*_Simple fonts in FONTS settings.

12 hour format: HOUR6 : MINUTE in LAYOUT settings | JocysCom_*_Simple fonts in FONTS settings.

Settings DIRECTORY and FILES on WINDOWS 10 (Clock Version 2017-07-01+)

Deletion of these XML files will reset clock's settings to default values.

C:\ProgramData\Jocys.com\Clock for Computer\...
C:\Users\All Users\Jocys.com\Clock for Computer\...

JocysCom-Clock-ScreenSaver.Settings.xml
JocysCom-Clock-ScreenSaver.scr.WebView2 (Microsoft Edge Chromium settings - WebView2 doesn't work in screensaver mode)
JocysCom-Clock-Program.Settings.xml (<ProgramName>.Settings.xml)
JocysCom-Clock-Program.exe.WebView2 (Microsoft Edge Chromium settings)

You can run multiple clock instances to create more complex results, if you need more sizes and colors.
If you will run “Clock-Date.exe” and “Clock-Time.exe”, separate settings files “Clock-Date.Settings.xml” and “Clock-Time.Settings.xml” will be created.

If Folders or Files are Hidden in File Explorer

To make “All Users” folders visible, you may need to disable temporary “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)”.
To make “AppData” folders visible, you may need to enable temporary “Show hidden files, folders and drives.” option.

File Explorer ( Win + E ) ► View ► Options ► Change folder and search options ► [ View ] tab: