# How to change or turn off the NotchStar timer sound

> Pick Glass, Ping, Hero, Submarine or Funk for the timer finish sound, or choose No Sound to make it silent. The choice is remembered.

Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/help/turn-off-notchstar-timer-sound/
Last updated: 2026-11-04

Published 2026-11-04.

To change the NotchStar timer sound, open Timers, choose Timer or Pomodoro and use the sound menu at the right end of the button row. It lists No Sound, Glass, Ping, Hero, Submarine and Funk. Choose **No Sound** and the timer ends silently.

## Steps

1. Hover over the notch and choose **Timers**.
2. Select **Timer** or **Pomodoro**. The Stopwatch has no sound menu.
3. Open the sound menu, the last control in the row of buttons.
4. Pick a sound, or **No Sound**.

## What to know

- The default is Glass.
- The same sound is used for the Timer and the Pomodoro. There are no separate sounds for focus and break.
- The sound is played once when the countdown ends. You do not hear a preview when you pick one.
- Your choice is saved, so it stays after you quit and reopen NotchStar. That is different from the timers themselves, which reset. See [what survives quitting](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-timer-after-quit/).

## If the sound is silent

Check that the menu does not say No Sound. Also check that the timer was running when it reached zero, because a paused timer plays nothing.

## Limits

The sound is the only alert. There is no banner and no vibration or flash. See [the notification page](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-timer-notification/) and the [Timers feature page](https://www.notchstar.com/features/timers/).

## Quick answers.

### Is the sound menu in Stopwatch mode?

No. The Stopwatch never ends, so only Timer and Pomodoro show a sound menu.

## Keep reading.

- [Timer, stopwatch and Pomodoro in the notch](https://www.notchstar.com/features/timers/): A timer, stopwatch and Pomodoro with session tracking, always one hover away in the Mac notch. It keeps counting while the notch is closed.
- [What happens when a NotchStar timer ends](https://www.notchstar.com/help/what-happens-when-notchstar-timer-ends/): When a NotchStar timer ends it plays your chosen sound and resets to its length. It does not repeat, show a banner or move other windows.
- [Does the NotchStar timer show a notification](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-timer-notification/): A NotchStar timer ends with a sound, not a banner or macOS notification. Open the notch to see the countdown.
- [Does a NotchStar timer survive quitting the app](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-timer-after-quit/): Timers reset when NotchStar quits or restarts. The sound you chose is kept. Closing the notch does not stop a timer; quitting the app does.

## More in Timers.

- [How to set a timer on your Mac with NotchStar](https://www.notchstar.com/help/set-a-timer-on-mac-notchstar/): Open the notch, choose Timers, pick a length from 5 to 60 minutes and press play. Pause and reset sit beside the play button.
- [How to start a Pomodoro session in NotchStar](https://www.notchstar.com/help/start-a-pomodoro-session-notchstar/): Open Timers, choose Pomodoro, pick 25 and 5, 50 and 10 or 15 and 3 minutes, and press play. A ring and four dots track the cycle.
- [Which timer lengths NotchStar offers](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-timer-lengths/): The NotchStar countdown timer offers 5, 10, 15, 25, 45 and 60 minutes from one menu. There is no custom entry. Here is how to pick one.
- [NotchStar Pomodoro presets: 25/5, 50/10 and 15/3](https://www.notchstar.com/help/notchstar-pomodoro-presets/): NotchStar's Pomodoro timer has three presets: 25 minutes focus and 5 break, 50 and 10, or 15 and 3. Here is how to switch and when to use each.
- [What happens when a NotchStar timer ends](https://www.notchstar.com/help/what-happens-when-notchstar-timer-ends/): When a NotchStar timer ends it plays your chosen sound and resets to its length. It does not repeat, show a banner or move other windows.
- [Can you run more than one timer in NotchStar](https://www.notchstar.com/help/run-two-timers-notchstar/): NotchStar has one Timer, one Stopwatch and one Pomodoro, each with its own state. Only one countdown should run at a time. Here are the limits.