World clock releases on GitHub

Abstract world clock dial with concentric zone rings and an umber arc on ash paper.
Zone-ring mark: flat ink dial geometry with one umber zone arc for a local world clock install. Dial Hollow original zone-ring geometry for factory-world-clock (not a DesktopClock logo).

This world clock guide maps DesktopClock release assets on danielchalmers/DesktopClock. Prefer the Windows x64 MSI on the current stable v* tag.

Primary Windows asset

The primary world clock installer in this guide is DesktopClock-*-x64.msi from GitHub Releases. Match that filename on the live tag before you run anything. Approximate size on recent tags is under two megabytes, but always trust the Releases page for the current byte count.

Portable DesktopClock-*-x64.zip sits on the same tag when you want a folder install without MSI. Supporting arm64 msi and zip builds exist for ARM Windows PCs. Prefer x64 MSI on ordinary Intel or AMD desktops.

How to read the tag

Open DesktopClock Releases and confirm the tag uses the v prefix. Assets are published for the desktop app itself. Skip review portals that rename the MSI for a world clock ranking.

There is no verified winget package for DesktopClock on the research date for this guide. Do not invent a winget id. Stay on the GitHub filename.

What each file is for

  • DesktopClock-*-x64.msi — normal world clock install on 64-bit Windows.
  • DesktopClock-*-x64.zip — portable folder when you cannot run MSI.
  • DesktopClock-*-arm64.msi / .zip — supporting ARM builds on the same tag.

Keep one release door per machine so the next world clock bump does not invent a second mirror. Document whether you used x64 MSI or portable zip.

After you download

Run the MSI or extract the zip, launch DesktopClock, and prove one zone on the desktop. First hour: installed. Windows walkthrough: install on Windows. Safe habits: download safe.

Independence

Dial Hollow maps filenames for people who searched world clock and need a local DesktopClock path. Upstream remains at danielchalmers/DesktopClock under MIT. Binaries stay on GitHub Releases.

When Releases add new architecture suffixes, re-check the live tag before you image a lab. Write the exact filename on the machine ticket beside the OS version.

GitHub Actions publishes the assets on the tag. Prefer those names over third-party mirrors that only rank for world clock. If SmartScreen blocks a first run, return to the Releases URL you typed instead of grabbing a second copy from a search ad.

Version numbers change. Say “the current release” in tickets and let the build read the live tag from release data. Never pin a dotted version in public HTML copy.

Keep the install boring

Boring world clock installs survive reimages. Prefer DesktopClock-*-x64.msi from GitHub Releases for danielchalmers/DesktopClock, or the portable x64 zip when policy blocks MSI. arm64 assets are supporting for ARM PCs. There is no verified winget package for DesktopClock, so stay on the filename.

  • Open Settings after launch and pick the remote time zone first.
  • Prove one glance before theme presets or countdown tools.
  • Keep Windows Clock when alarms still matter on the same PC.
  • Write the Releases URL and asset pattern on the machine ticket.

Tickets, labs, and Softonic traps

Shared desks lose hours when Softonic bookmarks replace the upstream door. Dial Hollow maps filenames independently; upstream remains on GitHub under MIT. When the live tag adds new architecture suffixes, re-check Releases before you image a lab. Say “the current release” in tickets instead of pinning a dotted version string in HTML copy.

Family PCs, contractor laptops, and classroom images all benefit from the same rhythm: one door, one zone proof, one documented update habit. That is how a world clock stays useful without becoming another Downloads mess.

SmartScreen and related pages

If SmartScreen warns on first launch, return to the GitHub URL you typed. Do not “fix” a block by grabbing a second mirror from a search ad. Research marks exact SmartScreen publisher strings as unverified until observed on hardware, so this guide avoids inventing them.

Related pages worth keeping bookmarked: the releases map, download-safe habits, Windows install, first hour, and safety notes.

Teams that glance at remote offices daily should treat DesktopClock like any other small utility: pin the MSI on the image, name the owner of the next bump, and refuse review-portal wrappers that only rank for world clock. A second proof glance after every reimage keeps Softonic shortcuts from returning through old bookmarks.

Contractors who need a remote-zone face should receive the Releases URL in the ticket body, not in a chat screenshot that expires. Classroom images should store the MSI beside other approved utilities so the next semester bump stays obvious. Home users can keep a single Downloads note with the exact filename pattern and delete older zips the same day.

When two people share one laptop, agree which door owns updates before anyone installs a second copy. Mixing MSI and portable zip without a note is how duplicate faces and confused uninstalls start. Prefer one documented world clock path per machine and leave countdown experiments for after the zone glance works.