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Pester for Mac

Simple alarm clock and timer (beta).

Free
In English
Version 1.1b24
4.5
Based on 17 user rates

Pester overview

Pester is designed to let you set, dismiss or snooze an alarm or timer as quickly and painlessly as possible, entirely from the keyboard if you wish. Alert options include sounds, speech, Growl and OS X notifications. Use Pester to remind you to catch the bus or attend an upcoming meeting.

What’s new in version 1.1b24

Version 1.1b24:
  • Update appearance for macOS Mojave's Dark Mode and accent colors
  • Update Growl framework to 2.0.1 for compatibility with recent macOS versions
  • Update to the current version of Sparkle
  • Support natural-language date and time entry on macOS Mojave (10.14), by linking to Perl 5.18 on macOS 10.12-10.14
  • Code cleanups and modernization without (intended) changes in functionality; remove some code which was never used

Note: This version requires macOS 10.12 or later

Pester for Mac

Free
In English
Version 1.1b24
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4.5

(20 Reviews of Pester)

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Niku1000
Niku1000
Sep 14 2018
1.1b23
5.0
Sep 14 2018
5.0
Version: 1.1b23
Just what I've been looking for for years. Pester has it all. Yay! Pester.
collin-burton
collin-burton
Apr 26 2016
1.1b21
3.5
Apr 26 2016
3.5
Version: 1.1b21
This so far works well, however the fact that I can't find a way to set up an alarm to repeat automatically will limit its usefulness to me. I want to set a reminder to go off every Monday through Friday. As it is now, it looks like I have to set it manually every day. If I could remember to do that, I wouldn't need the reminder in the first place; which is to lock the side door of our building before leaving work.
Devadog
Devadog
Jan 19 2016
1.1b20
5.0
Jan 19 2016
5.0
Version: 1.1b20
I have only just come across this app and it meets my needs perfectly. Time will tell of course, but my initial impression is very favourable. I especially like the flexibility it offers and the fact that visual and audible alerts can both be set. Many thanks to the developer for this free app.
Maeric
Maeric
Feb 5 2014
1.1b18
5.0
Feb 5 2014
5.0
Version: 1.1b18
I've been using this for over a year and Pester has become indispensable. What I needed was a reminder app to alert me to bill paying, picking up my son at school, appointments, projects due, kitchen food, ebay bids, ... whatever I need to remember. So while I guess this could be considered an alarm clock, it is more about creating both one-time and repeating Reminders. I tend to set the alerts to overkill by bouncing the Dock icon, displaying a message, playing a tune, and speaking the alert message. Because I'm not a clock watcher and I get distracted by my work projects, this gets my attention. Plus I can click a snooze feature to re-remind me of the alert if I'm not ready to deal with it yet. Lastly, I can save all my reminder messages in a list to choose again later, as well as delete my "one-time" reminders. Pester's interface is flat and ordinary—which would be nice to see improved—but it sure gets the job done.
Runty
Runty
Oct 20 2012
1.1b15
5.0
Oct 20 2012
5.0
Version: 1.1b15
Very useful app, particularly the repeating function. Small wish -- it would be very nice to be able to make our own time presets, so no need to type in commonly used times.
Niku1000
Niku1000
Sep 14 2018
5.0
Sep 14 2018
5.0
Version: null
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Feb 6 2018
5.0
Feb 6 2018
5.0
Version: null
collin-burton
collin-burton
Apr 26 2016
3.5
Apr 26 2016
3.5
Version: null
jean-paskal88
jean-paskal88
Feb 15 2016
4.5
Feb 15 2016
4.5
Version: null
Devadog
Devadog
Jan 19 2016
5.0
Jan 19 2016
5.0
Version: null
Maeric
Maeric
Feb 5 2014
5.0
Feb 5 2014
5.0
Version: null
anonymous-skink-4656
anonymous-skink-4656
Aug 22 2013
5.0
Aug 22 2013
5.0
Version: null
OSX-FTW!
OSX-FTW!
Jun 14 2013
5.0
Jun 14 2013
5.0
Version: null
Runty
Runty
Oct 28 2012
5.0
Oct 28 2012
5.0
Version: null
tomtomklub
tomtomklub
Aug 28 2012
5.0
Aug 28 2012
5.0
Version: null
Starfishcom
Starfishcom
Mar 14 2012
5.0
Mar 14 2012
5.0
Version: null
iminlalaland
iminlalaland
Jan 14 2011
3.5
Jan 14 2011
3.5
Version: null
eleuvete
eleuvete
Jan 3 2011
0.5
Jan 3 2011
0.5
Version: null
Aljuk
Aljuk
Nov 12 2008
5.0
Nov 12 2008
5.0
Version: null
Zzamboni
Zzamboni
Feb 15 2008
5.0
Feb 15 2008
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Dec 19 2004
4.8
Dec 19 2004
4.8
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Nov 8 2004
5.0
Nov 8 2004
5.0
Version: null