Swatch Internet Time Desklet

version 1.0

Last updated: Nov. 24, 2025

This Cinnamon desklet displays the Swatch Internet Time in "beats". Swatch Internet Time is a decimal time concept introduced by the Swatch corporation in 1998. It divides the day into 1,000 "beats" instead of hours, minutes, and seconds. Each beat is equivalent to 1 minute and 26.4 seconds. The day starts at midnight BMT (Biel Mean Time, UTC+1). You can learn more about Swatch Internet Time here:

• https://www.swatch.com/en-us/internet-time.html

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time

Tested and developed on Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 7 using Cinnamon 6.4.13

Features:

• Displays Swatch Internet Time in beats
• Display centibeats (e.g. @000.00)
• Adjustable background color and opacity
• Adjustable font-size
• Show/hide logo

Author:

Ken Dawson (https://github.com/kendawson-online)

GitHub: https://github.com/swatchtime/

Report issues: https://github.com/swatchtime/cinnamon-desklet/issues