Clock

If the time display in your menu bar is not enough (or if you prefer to turn off the menu bar display altogether), you can choose to have a nice Clock sitting right in the middle of your screen.

After you open the Clock, go to the Clock menu and choose “Preferences...” so you can adjust it to suit yourself. You can choose to display an analog or digital clock, as shown below, with some variations in the digital version. If you display the clock in a floating window, you can adjust its transparency. Even if you choose to see the clock as a floating window, it will still appear in your Dock.

If you have trouble making the Clock go away ...

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