Wake up to your favorite YouTube Shorts

YT Shorts Alarm plays the latest Short from any YouTube channel as your alarm. No more boring beeps.

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YT Shorts Alarm — your morning, powered by fresh video

How It Works.

1
Pick a channel

Enter a YouTube @handle, channel URL, or channel ID. Each alarm can have its own channel.

2
Set your alarm

Choose the time, select which days, and fine-tune playback settings like volume, replays, and rising volume.

3
Wake up inspired

When your alarm fires, the latest Short plays full-screen — even over your lock screen. Snooze for 5 minutes or dismiss.

Features.

Smart Video Selection

Automatically finds the newest embeddable Short from your chosen channel.

Per-Alarm Customization Pro

Different channel, volume, replays, and duration for each alarm.

Reliable Delivery

Uses Android's exact alarm API — survives Doze mode and reboots.

Rising Volume Pro

Gentle wake-up: volume ramps from whisper to full over 30 seconds.

Playlist Mode Pro

Play multiple Shorts in sequence — skip blocked videos automatically.

Interval Scheduling

Schedule alarms every X days from a start date — perfect for reminders that don't follow a weekly pattern.

Alarm Labels

Name your alarms so you know exactly why they're going off. Labels display on the alarm screen.

Channel Suggestions

Not sure which channel to pick? Curated suggestions help you discover great wake-up content.

Privacy First

No accounts. No tracking. No ads. All data stays on your device.

See It in Action.

Alarm dashboard with interval scheduling, alarm history, and toggle switches

Alarm Dashboard

Edit alarm screen with time picker, day selection chips, and Every X days interval option

Edit Alarm

Edit alarm with label, weekday selection, expanded playback overrides with video URL and channel fields

Alarm Label & Overrides

Video URL dropdown showing curated wake-up video suggestions

Video Suggestions

Per-alarm playback controls for replays, videos per alarm, duration, volume, vibration, and rising volume

Playback Controls

Alarm playing screen with YouTube Short video, loop counter, snooze and dismiss buttons

Alarm Playing

Settings screen with channel configuration, playback sliders for video length, volume, replays, and videos per alarm

Playback Settings

Channel dropdown showing curated channel suggestions with handle autocomplete

Channel Suggestions

Settings screen showing overlay permission, battery optimization, and display over apps option

Permissions

Settings screen showing permissions status, test alarm, export and import configuration, and about section

Actions & About

Built Right.

Material Design 3 Android 10+ Encrypted Storage YouTube Data API v3 Export/Import Interval & Weekly Scheduling 60+ Unit Tests Zero Tracking SDKs

Frequently Asked Questions.

The core app is free — one alarm with full playback, snooze, and dismiss. A one-time Pro upgrade unlocks unlimited alarms, per-alarm overrides, rising volume, playlist mode, and export/import. No ads, no subscriptions.

The app falls back to your device's default alarm tone within 15 seconds. Your alarm always goes off.

Yes — enter a @handle, channel URL, or channel ID. The app finds the latest embeddable Short-style video.

Yes. All alarms are rescheduled automatically after your device restarts.

No. The app does nothing between alarms. It uses Android's native AlarmManager which is battery-optimized.

Each permission is essential for alarm reliability: exact timing, waking the screen, surviving battery optimization, and showing notifications.

Ready to wake up differently?

Free to start. No ads. No tracking. No account required. One-time Pro upgrade available.