https://github.com/extratone/beep
Beep is a single, 12-line, 358-character AppleScript that plays a system notification sound for the numeric value of the current hour in quick succession. (Think grandfather clock.)
https://github.com/extratone/beep
applescript audio macos
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Beep is a single, 12-line, 358-character AppleScript that plays a system notification sound for the numeric value of the current hour in quick succession. (Think grandfather clock.)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/extratone/beep
- Owner: extratone
- License: other
- Created: 2022-05-18T08:24:39.000Z (about 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2022-05-19T10:35:27.000Z (about 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-09-05T01:42:31.577Z (9 months ago)
- Topics: applescript, audio, macos
- Language: Rich Text Format
- Homepage:
- Size: 36.5 MB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 4
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.md
- Citation: CITATION.cff
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README
# Beep Hour
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/extratone/beep)
- [Gist](https://gist.github.com/038e2a5d448a35566720cff64bbcac03)
- [WTF](https://davidblue.wtf/drafts/C3A69CD8-39ED-42C9-9EBF-7FE06A0AED15.html)
## Description
**Beep is a single, 12-line, 358-character AppleScript that plays a system notification sound for the numeric value of the current hour in quick succession. (Think grandfather clock.)**
See [the GitHub repository](https://github.com/extratone/beep) or otherwise [contact me](https://davidblue.wtf/db.vcf).
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12 lines, 358 characters,
## Source
```applescript
on getTimeInHours()
-- Get the "hour"
set timeStr to time string of (current date)
set Pos to offset of ":" in timeStr
set theHour to characters 1 thru (Pos - 1) of timeStr as string
set timeStr to characters (Pos + 1) through end of timeStr as string
return (theHour) as string
end getTimeInHours
set CurrentTime to getTimeInHours()
beep CurrentTime
```