Free egg timer — soft, medium and hard boiled

Boil an egg for 6 minutes for a runny soft-boil, 8 minutes for a jammy medium yolk, or 11 minutes for a firm hard-boiled yolk, timed from the moment it hits boiling water. This free online egg clock keeps all five presets one click away, runs accurately in a background tab, and loops a loud alarm until you dismiss it — no app, download or sign-up.

Egg boiling times at a glance

Times below assume a large, fridge-cold egg lowered into water already at a boil. Room-temperature eggs run about 30 seconds faster, medium eggs about a minute faster than large, and above roughly 1,500 m you should add a minute.

Method that makes the timing reliable

Lower the eggs into water that is already at a rolling boil, then drop to a strong simmer — a violent boil cracks shells and changes nothing else. Start the countdown the moment the eggs go in, and move them straight into iced water when the alarm rings, or the residual heat keeps cooking the yolk.

Poached and other styles

Poached eggs need 3 minutes in barely-simmering water with a splash of vinegar; soft-boiled for dipping is closer to 5. For anything longer, the multi-stage cooking timer lets you chain the boil, the rest and the next step in one sequence.