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--- swatch_time [2025/07/06 22:54] – fixed clock ribose
+++ swatch_time [2026/04/20 23:16] (current) – [How can I use swatch time in my life?] sofadog
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 ====== Swatch Internet Time / .beat Time ======
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+{{:wikipedia-logo-v2.svg.png?50|}} Wikipedia has an article all about [[wp>Swatch Time]]!
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 ===== Introduction =====
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 in Swatch time is the same as Midnight UTC+1; but because swatch time does not use timezones, midnight will be different for everyone. The goal of swatch time is not to provide the relative time you can use in your daily life; it's for worldwide events that all need to happen at the same time!
+==== Useful Conversions ====
+Below are some helpful conversions you can use to contextualise beat time and understand how to think about it!
+=== Recommended reference beat times: ===
+  * **1.beat** - AFK I'll be back in a moment!
+  * **5.beats** - The time it takes to make a coffee
+  * **15.beats** - a quick lunch break
+  * **30.beats** - An average TV show episode without ads
+  * **100.beats** - A long movie!
+  * **200.beats** - The whole afternoon!
+  * **350.beats** - The time you'd spend at a full-time job and/or a good night's sleep!
+=== Beats to common time frames: ===
+  * **4.beats** = 5 minutes
+  * **11.beats** = 15 minutes
+  * **42.beats** = 1 hour
+  * **125.beats** = 3 hours
+  * **1000.beats** = 24 hours
 ===== How can I use swatch time in my life? =====
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 **Swatch Time Apps for various platforms:**
   * All Apple devices, including Apple Watch - [[https://beattime.mulot.org/|BeatTime]]
   * Android Phones - [[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.mirkodi.swatchbeatclock/index.html|Swatch .beat clock]], [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.poolp.swatchtime|Swatch Time]]
-  * Pebble Smart Watches - [[https://apps.rebble.io/en_US/search/watchfaces/1?native=false&query=beat|See Beat apps]]
+  * Pebble Smart Watches - [[https://apps.rebble.io/en_US/search/watchfaces/1?native=false&query=beat|See Beat apps (Rebble)]] [[https://apps.repebble.com/search?query=beat|See Beat Apps (Core Devices)]]
   * macOS Menubar - [[https://github.com/amiantos/dotbeat|dotbeat]]
   * GNOME Extension - [[https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/5946/swatch-clock/|Swatch Clock]]
   * Cinnamon Applet - [[https://cinnamon-spices.linuxmint.com/applets/view/310|Internet Time]]
+  * KDE Plasma Extension - [[https://store.kde.org/p/2272448|Beat-It]]
   * Win 95/XP - [[https://web.archive.org/web/20081224143907/http://www.artefakt.com/projects/ibeat/|iBeat]], Works with Wine and OS's running Windows 7+ as well, not guaranteed to work in the year 2038
   * Winamp & WaCUP - [[https://getwacup.com/plugins/big_clock/|Big Clock]], Comes bundled with every copy of WaCUP (and Winamp, I think?), Right click on the big clock, then click on .beat time
   * iPad - [[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beat-internet-time/id1570173118|Beat: Internet time]]
   * Color - [[rgbeat|RGBeat]], changes color depending on what time it is, in beat; [[https://melonking.net/hidden/rgbeat|Melon]], [[https://unnick.mice.tel/rgbeat/|Unick]]
 ===== Other useful links! =====