It is quite possible to put an alarm clock on a Macbook device. Your phone just died and you don't have a physical clock in your house or apartment? Don't panic, at least if you have a device Macbook ou Windows. You should know that you will not find your Macintegrated utility that allows you to set an alarm clock at a specific time with a piece of music that would be in your iTunes. However, it is still possible to create a alarm on your Macbook device. In this article you will find all the steps to follow in order to schedule an alarm clock on your apple device. In order for the latter to work, make sure your Macbook device has had enough time to charger and therefore has a sufficient battery level. Getting up in the morning without a phone is now possible, happy reading!
The steps to follow to turn your Mac into an alarm clock
There are several ways to use your Mac as an alarm clock. You can use the operating system of your Apple device directly or install alarm software for Mac. Here are the different ways to proceed as well as the steps to follow in order to activate the alarm clock function on your Macbook device:
Use the Macbook operating system to wake up in the morning
You may not want to have to download new software to your Macbook device at all because of the lack ofMac hard drive space sufficient or simply because you do not want to have to install yet another application on your Apple device. No problem, the task planner integrated into your Macbook's operating system will do the job perfectly! do not forget to withdraw the password request on opening on your Apple device so that the wake-up schedule can work. Here are the steps to follow:
- Meet you in System Preferences (menu accessible from the menu Apple: the little black apple which is located at the top left of your screen)
- Now select the tab Energy saver then click Programmer
- You can now select the days and l'time which your Macbook device will need to turn on in order to serve as a wake-up call. You can click on OK in order to validate your approach.
* Footnotes: the time selected on your Macbook device must be slightly earlier than the desired wake-up time. There should be time for the Macbook to power on and initiate alarms, which can take a minute or two.
How do I remove the password request when opening my Mac to make the alarm clock work?
If your Macbook requires a password when you log in, the wake-up timer will not work. Only the sound of turning on your Apple device will sound, and the laptop will be stuck on the login window. So remember to remove the password request when opening your Mac if you want it to serve you as a morning alarm!
Here are the steps to follow in order to withdraw the password request on opening from your Apple device:
- Meet you in System Preferences (menu accessible from the menu Apple: the little black apple which is located at the top left of your screen)
- Click on the tab Users and groups then click Options
- You can now click on the chains to make your changes. You will need to enter your session password.
- It is now possible to activate theAutomatic login as well as disable password for starting your Macbook device.
Use Automator software to create an alarm on Mac
There is a lot of great, easy-to-use software out there that will help you turn your laptop into an alarm clock. On classic laptops, you can use Alarm Clock Pro, Wakefly, my alarm clock, flip clock, wake up time, X'n Beep, Free Alarm Clock… but let's come back to our Mac laptops: the most powerful applications will then be iSleep, Aurora or Automator. It is also on the latter that we will focus, because it is the one with the most advantages (in terms of ease of installation, ease of use and efficiency). Indeed, the Automator app is already on your Macbook device ! These utilities will have exactly the same function as a classic alarm clock: you just have to program the time and select a music track in order to program your alarm.
Here are the steps to follow in order touse the Automator alarm clock on your Mac device:
- Open the application automator (which is already in your file Applications; if you can't find it, use the Finder) then click New document.
- Click on Calendar alarm in this new document.
- Choose tab Music in the left column then click now on Find music items. Double click on the element in question in order to be able to enter edit mode.
- You can now choose the playlist that Music will have to launch in order to wake you up in the morning by entering its exact name in "the name contains ..." (copy and paste)
- Execute now the process to see if the operation worked well.
- Now select the category Start playback in Music (in the left column)
- Executethe process again to see if the operation worked well and that the music starts correctly.
- Don't forget to save your new Workflow clicking on File then Save. Don't forget to either allow this automation to access the Music app.
Modify the event in the calendar to make the Mac alarm clock more efficient
The Workflow you just created using the Automator application is functional. It will automatically generate an event in the calendar at the time of recording. But the event itself is not very efficient, and you may have unpleasant surprises in the morning when you go to work, if your alarm forgets to ring. Here are the steps to follow in order to make this event (and therefore this workflow) more efficient and therefore, more secure:
- Double click on the event that the application automator created. You can now edit it like any event except for the alarm.
- Change the hour that you want your Macbook device to sound the alarm.
- Now click on the tab Repeat in order to personalize the days for which the alarm clock should start.
- You just have to click on Starter and the alarm should repeat itself throughout your calendar.
How to set an alarm clock on a Windows computer
For put an alarm clock on a Windows computer, you will also need to use the operating system from your computer. It will take create a wake-up task as well as start playing a music file whose location is directly on the hard drive of your Windows device. Here are the steps to follow in order to program an alarm clock function on your Windows computer:
- Open the menu Startedr
- Click on the tab Accessories and System tools
- Select now Task scheduler
The instructions to create an automatic alarm clock will now be displayed, you just have to follow them.
