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- Four canning timers laid out in a 2x2 grid, like a stove top.
- Circular progress ring around each timer.
- Set each timer's length (in minutes) right in the GUI.
- Start, Pause/Resume, and Reset controls per burner.
- Bell + popup alert when a timer finishes.
- Cross platform, no third-party dependencies (pure standard-library tkinter).
You can download the source code to run the scripts from the command line on Windows, macOS and Linux. This will require Python.
You can download the latest executable version of Mom's Canning Timer for Windows. This does not require Python.
To run the application, you can use Git and the Python Interpreter, which allows you to clone and run the application, or pip to create a command line application.
To clone and run this application, you'll need Git and Python installed on your computer. If you would rather not use Git, you can just download the script from GitHub above. From your command line:
# Clone this repository
$ git clone https://github.com/willtheorangeguy/Moms-Canning-Timer
# Go into the repository
$ cd Moms-Canning-Timer
# Run straight from the folder (no install needed)
$ python main.py
# ...or install the package and use the command / module
$ pip install -e .
$ canning-timer
$ python -m moms_canning_timerYou can install the program from the Python Package Index through pip.
# Install via pip
$ pip install moms-canning-timer
# Run the CLI
$ canning-timerCustomization for Mom's Canning Timer can be found in the CUSTOMIZATION doc. More documentation is available in the Documentation and on the Wiki. If more support is required, please open a GitHub Discussion or join our Discord.
Please contribute using GitHub Flow. Create a branch, add commits, and open a pull request.
Please read CONTRIBUTING for details on our CODE OF CONDUCT, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.
See the CHANGELOG file for details.
This software uses the following open source packages, projects, services or websites:
| GitHub | Python Software Foundation | PyInstaller | Open Iconic |
| Web - Plans | Web - Donate | Web - Donate | Web |
- @willtheorangeguy - Sponsor on PayPal
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This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

