To share an alarm with someone, send them a preset alarm link that already has the time filled in. They open it in their browser, hit set, and the alarm is ready on their device. It's the fastest way to get a friend, partner, or whole group on the same wake-up time.
Key points
- Share a preset link like /alarms/set-alarm-for-7-00-am/ so the time is already filled in.
- The other person opens it and hits set - No app or sign-up needed.
- Alarms live on each person's own device, so they have to set it themselves.
- Swap the time in the link to make any custom preset.
- Great for roommates, study groups, and trips where everyone needs the same time.
What a shareable alarm link actually does
A preset link points to a page with the alarm time already chosen. Open this 7:00 AM alarm and the clock loads set to 7:00 AM - Your friend just confirms it. Want a different time? Swap the time in the address. For example, the link with "6-30-am" gives a 6:30 AM preset, and "8-15-pm" gives 8:15 PM.
One important thing: the link only carries the time, not a saved alarm. Alarms are stored on each person's own device through their browser. So the link sets things up for them, but they still tap set on their end.
Share an alarm in 5 steps
Here's the whole process:
- Pick the time you want, like 7:00 AM.
- Open or build the matching preset link, such as /alarms/set-alarm-for-7-00-am/.
- Copy the link from your browser's address bar.
- Send it by text, chat, or email.
- Tell them to open it and hit set on their own device.
That's it. Each person ends up with the same alarm time, set in their own browser.
How to build a custom time link
You don't need any special tool to make a preset. The link follows a simple pattern: the hour, the minute, and am or pm, with dashes between. Here are a few examples:
| Time you want | The link to share |
|---|---|
| 6:30 AM | /alarms/set-alarm-for-6-30-am/ |
| 7:00 AM | /alarms/set-alarm-for-7-00-am/ |
| 9:45 PM | /alarms/set-alarm-for-9-45-pm/ |
If you'd rather not build it by hand, just set the alarm yourself on the alarm hub first, then copy whatever link shows in your address bar.
Sharing across time zones
If your friend is in another city, remember that a time means different things in different places. A "7:00 AM" alarm fires at 7:00 their local time, not yours. So agree on whose time zone you mean. The time-zone converter or a quick check of the current time in a city helps you line everyone up. Planning around a flight? See how to set an alarm for a different time zone.
Why you can't push an alarm to their phone
Alarm.now runs in the browser and saves alarms on the device that made them. There's no account and nothing syncs between phones or computers. So you can't set an alarm and have it pop up on someone else's screen - That's a phone-app thing, not a web thing. The link is the workaround: it does the setup for them so all they do is confirm.
Once they've got it, they can manage it from their own My Alarms page. If you both want the same alarm every morning, pair this with how to set a recurring daily alarm online.
TL;DR
Share a preset alarm link like /alarms/set-alarm-for-7-00-am/ and have the other person open it and hit set in their own browser. Swap the time in the link for any custom alarm. Alarms live on each device, so the link does the setup but everyone confirms their own.