Melt is a meditation timer built around the Vipassana tradition. Nothing to read, nothing to follow. Set the time, press play, close your eyes. The bell marks the beginning and the end. Everything between is yours.

S.N. Goenka's Vipassana tradition recommends two one-hour sittings daily — morning and evening — for students who have completed a 10-day course. The first twenty minutes settle the mind. The middle twenty deepen concentration. The final twenty are where dissolution begins. Shorter sittings are valid. One hour is the threshold where something different becomes possible.

Vipassana means to see things as they really are. The technique involves observing bodily sensations — without reacting, without craving or aversion. Every sensation arises and passes. This is Anicca — impermanence. The practice is the observation. The insight is in the noticing.

Sit with a straight spine. Eyes closed. Begin by observing the breath at the nostrils — the touch of air, the temperature. When ready, sweep awareness through the body, part by part, top to bottom, bottom to top. Observe. Don't react. When the mind wanders, return. No judgment. Just return.

Set your duration with the scroll wheel or quick buttons. Press play. The screen will fade — leaving only the image and the time counting down. Move your mouse or touch the screen to bring the controls back. Your sessions are saved in the log (◫). Bell sounds and other settings are in the gear (⚙️).