Online Stopwatch — Free Millisecond Timer With Laps

Time anything with millisecond precision. Start, stop and reset with one click, record unlimited lap times, and control it all from your keyboard. No signup, 100% private.

Online Stopwatch — Free Millisecond Timer With Laps

Free Online Stopwatch

Time anything with millisecond precision. Start, stop and reset with one click, record unlimited lap times, and control it all from your keyboard. No signup, 100% private.

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Space start / stop L lap R reset

Lap times

No laps yet
Lap times will appear here once you press Lap.
100% private

Runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you time is ever sent to a server or tracked.

No signup

One tap and it is running. No accounts, no email, no setup.

Free forever

Unlimited timing sessions and unlimited laps, with no ads getting in the way of the display.

How to use the online stopwatch

  1. 1
    Start the timer

    Press Start or hit the Space bar. The display counts up in minutes, seconds and hundredths of a second, extending to hours when you time long sessions.

  2. 2
    Record laps

    Press Lap (or the L key) at each checkpoint. Every lap shows its own split time plus the total elapsed time, with your fastest and slowest laps highlighted.

  3. 3
    Stop and reset

    Press Stop or Space to freeze the timer, and Reset (or R) to clear everything back to zero for the next run.

Features

Millisecond precision

The display shows hundredths of a second and every time value is computed from the system clock, so pauses and drift never creep in.

Unlimited lap times

Record as many laps as you want. Each lap lists its number, split time and running total in an easy-to-scan table.

Fastest and slowest highlighting

Once you have two or more laps, your best lap glows green and your slowest glows red so patterns jump out instantly.

Keyboard shortcuts

Space starts and stops, L records a lap, R resets — keep your hands where you need them while you coach, cook or train.

Hours-ready display

Short sprints show minutes and seconds; long sessions automatically grow an hours digit so nothing ever rolls over.

Works offline and on any device

It is a single page with no server calls — it keeps perfect time on phones, tablets and desktops, even with a spotty connection.

Frequently asked questions

How accurate is this online stopwatch?
Elapsed time is computed from your device's system clock rather than by counting ticks, so the reading stays accurate even if the browser tab stutters. Display precision is one hundredth of a second.
Do I need to create an account?
No. The stopwatch works the instant the page loads — no signup, no email and no downloads.
How do lap times work?
Pressing Lap captures two numbers: the time since your previous lap (the split) and the total time since you pressed Start. Laps appear newest-first with the fastest and slowest highlighted.
What are the keyboard shortcuts?
Space starts and stops the timer, L records a lap, and R resets everything. Shortcuts ignore held-down key repeats so a long press cannot fire twice.
Can I time something longer than an hour?
Yes. Once the timer passes 59 minutes and 59 seconds, the display grows an hours digit (for example 1:23:45.67) and keeps going.
Does it keep running if I switch tabs?
Yes — because the elapsed time is calculated from the clock, switching tabs or minimizing the browser does not lose a millisecond. You just will not see the display updating live.
Is my timing data private?
Completely. There is no server and nothing is stored or transmitted — your laps exist only on this page while it is open.
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