ClockX includes a full alarm system that lives on your desktop. Set one-off or recurring alarms with custom sounds, and configure actions like launching an app or shutting down your PC when the alarm fires.
All alarm controls are accessible from the right-click context menu — no settings panel to dig through.
Right-click anywhere on the ClockX clock face. In the context menu, hover over Alarm. A submenu appears showing existing alarms and an option to add a new one.
Select New alarm from the submenu. The alarm configuration dialog opens. Here you set the time, label and actions for the alarm.
Enter the hour and minute. Choose AM or PM if using 12-hour format. For recurring alarms, check the days of the week you want the alarm to fire — or check Daily for every day.
ClockX alarms can trigger one or more actions:
— Show alarm window: a notification pops up on screen
— Play sound: select any .wav file as the alarm sound
— Execute application: launch any program or script
— Shutdown computer: turns off your PC at the alarm time
The alarm is saved and appears in the Alarm submenu. ClockX must be running for alarms to fire — enable auto-start with Windows so you never miss one.
ClockX supports both single-use alarms and repeating schedules.
Fires once at the specified time and date, then deactivates. Useful for single reminders like a meeting, a cooking timer or a medication reminder. After firing, the alarm stays in the list as inactive — you can re-enable it anytime.
Fires on selected days of the week — choose any combination of Monday through Sunday. A daily alarm fires every day. Perfect for morning routines, work schedules, or daily medication reminders. Recurring alarms stay active until you disable or delete them.
Unlike most desktop clocks, ClockX alarms can trigger real system actions — not just play a sound.
A notification dialog pops up on screen with the alarm label. You must dismiss it manually — so it won't be missed even if you step away from the keyboard.
Any .wav file on your system can be used as the alarm sound. Choose a gentle chime, a loud buzzer or a custom recording. Volume follows your Windows system volume.
Launch any .exe, script, or file when the alarm fires. Use this to open a specific app, run a backup script or display a document at a scheduled time.
Automatically shut down your PC at the alarm time. Useful for scheduled shutdowns overnight or for parental controls. Combines well with the notification window so you get a warning first.
You can enable more than one action per alarm. For example: show a window and play a sound, or play a sound and launch an application. Configure each action independently in the alarm dialog.
Each alarm has a text label that appears in the notification window and in the alarm list. Label it clearly ("Daily standup", "Take pills at 8am") so you know what the alarm is for at a glance.
.wav files for alarm sounds. If you want to use an MP3 file, convert it to WAV first using any free audio converter. Windows includes some WAV files in C:\Windows\Media\ that work well as alarm sounds.Related guides