Product Update 3.5+: Account Security & a Few Output Tweaks
A handful of smaller updates between releases — two-factor authentication, transparent blackout, Live Connections controls, and a couple of desktop tweaks — summarized in one short video.
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Product Update 3.5: 📡 NDI® Output for the Desktop App
The Stagetimer desktop app now sends timer displays as NDI video sources directly into vMix, OBS, and other production software — no browser source or screen capture needed.
Product Update 3.3: ✅ Bulk Actions, 🔴 On-Air Toggle & more
Toggle on-air status for your crew, resolve schedule gaps and overlaps with one click, upload custom logos, edit labels globally, and select multiple timers for bulk actions.
How to Add Timers to Zoom Meetings
Three ways to add countdown timers to Zoom — built-in app, browser screen share, and shareable links. Setup steps and when to use each.
Cueing Systems for Hybrid Events: Integration Guide
Integrate cueing systems into hybrid events with OBS and Companion — setup, rehearsals, live cueing, and troubleshooting for smooth productions.
Event Countdown Timer Setup: Complete Guide for Beginners
Learn how to plan hardware, choose displays, and configure cloud-based countdown timers for events using HDMI, SDI, Fire TV, Raspberry Pi, and Stagetimer.
How to Prevent Speaker Time Overruns
Keep presentations on schedule with clear time limits, rehearsals, visual countdown timers, and overrun protocols.
Why Meetings Overrun and How to Fix It
Meetings go overtime because of missing time blocks, unchecked speakers, and invisible clocks. Fix each one with timed agendas, visible countdowns, and real-time recovery.
Product Update 3.0: 🎨 Customizable Outputs Out of Beta
Customizable Outputs replaces the old sharing system with a full template editor. Plus new elements, shorter links with simpler QR codes, improved live connections management, and self-serve connection limit upgrades.
Essential Event Production Checklists: Downloadable Templates
Download ready-to-use checklists for pre-production, run-of-show, technical rehearsals, and post-event wrap-up to streamline event operations.
Product Update 2.24: ⚫ Blackout Customization, 📋 Agenda & Moderator Elements
Customize blackout screens with colors and images, display event rundowns with the Agenda element, give moderators message control, and export complete room configurations including outputs.
Product Update 2.23: 🎤 Submit Questions Customization ... and more
Customize your question submission page with branding, upload custom fonts for outputs, and new interactive elements including transport controls and iframe embeds.
Product Update 2.22: 🎨 Output Links + ⚙️ Room Settings
Output Links gives you a full template editor to create custom timer displays, and Room Settings centralizes all your time formatting preferences.
How to Create Messages from Twitter with Zapier
Learn how to automatically turn tweets into Stagetimer messages using Zapier's automation platform. Perfect for displaying social media content during live events.
Product Update 2.21: ⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Introducing keyboard shortcuts for faster controller navigation and a new jump playhead API endpoint for precise timer control.
Product Update 2.20: 🎬 New Operator Page for Show Callers
Introducing a new streamlined interface with large buttons specifically designed for show callers and technical directors managing timers during live productions.
Product Update 2.19: ⏱️ Time Warp (Modified Speed)
Introducing Time Warp - control the perceived timing of your presenters without them knowing.
Product Update 2.15: 🏷️ Timer Labels
New customizable timer labels for better show organization.
Product Update 2.12: 🕑 Full Timezone Support & 🔤 Custom Fonts
Introducing mandatory timezone settings for rooms and the ability to upload custom fonts for premium users.
Product Update 2.11: New Team Features & API Enhancements ✨🛠️
Explore Stagetimer's latest update featuring team collaboration, enhanced API, simplified pricing, and more.
Product Update 2.10: Timezone Chooser 🌍⏰
If you're part of an international team, you know the hassle of coordinating across time zones. That's where this comes in. It lets you unify timestamps in a single timezone. And if your browser messes up your timezone, you can fix it manually.
Product Update 2.9.3: New Offline Version, Quality of Life Updates & Pricing Revision
New offline version with the latest features and a new API. QoL improvements include revamped transport monitoring, placeholders in messages, and interface cleanups. Pricing structure changes affect connected devices, timers, and messages per room. Existing plan limits remain unchanged.
Display a Fullscreen Timer with Stagetimer (2-Min Guide)
Create and customize fullscreen timers with Stagetimer for tasks/events. Generate, configure settings, and customize appearance. Save timers/settings with free account.
Shareable Online Countdown Timer (1-Min Guide)
Create, customize, and share countdown timers with Stagetimer. Get a shareable link, and remotely control timers. Offline version available.
Setting up a Timer Clock on Stagetimer (2-Min Guide)
Create a timer clock with this free tool. Choose "Time of Day" or "Countdown + Time of Day". Share it with a link or QR code. Offline version available.
Creating a Timer Clock with Seconds Using Stagetimer (2-Min Guide)
Create and customize a timer clock with seconds. Set it to "Time of Day" appearance, hide the title, and customize further. Add a countdown if desired. Share the clock via link.
Creating an Online Timer with Sound Alerts (1-Min Guide)
Create timers with sound alerts, customize the duration, start time and title. Control them from anywhere. Windows & Mac app available.
How to Set Up Multiple Timers Online
Run multiple countdown timers in sequence or on a schedule. Set durations, link timers together, share fullscreen views with your team, and automate your event rundown.
How to Add a Countdown Timer to Your Microsoft Teams Meeting: A Step-by-Step Guide
Manage your online meetings effectively with a customizable timer. This guide shows you how to integrate Stagetimer with Microsoft Teams. Save time, gain control.
Product Update 2.9: Introducing the Powerful Stagetimer API v1 🚀
Enhanced with new endpoints, GET requests, and socket for real-time updates. Making it easier to integrate with other tools.
Countdown Timer for TED Talks
Learn how Stagetimer can help speakers stay on time and deliver effective presentations, especially for TED talks. Tips on using it effectively.
Introducing Stagetimer's New Sync Delay Feature
Add sync delay to viewer & agenda pages for seamless livestream experiences. Available on all plans.
Interview with Krock.io, the Innovative Video Review and Collaboration Tool
We hear from Krock’s founder about the inspiration behind the product, the benefits of using the platform, and how it sets itself apart from other video collaboration tools.
Product Update 2.8: Improved room link sharing with more options 🔗
Discover the new sharable links popup with more info and options. Pre-define names for links, use `mirror` or `isolate` for viewers, and more.
Free Fullscreen Countdown Timer for Presentations and Events
With Stagetimer's free countdown timer, keep teams on track & on schedule w/ an easy-to-use interface for customizing. Its multiple timer app is great for sharing & coordinating.
Free Online Timer for Meetings
Stagetimer is a reliable & easy-to-use timer for meetings; features progress bar, color-coding and messages to keep participants on schedule & message. Perfect for virtual & on-site sessions.
Free Online Timer with Wrap-up Colors and Chimes
Stagetimer: free online timer for live events. Easy-to-read preview, custom progress bar, wrap-up colors/chimes. Flash timer for uninterrupted events. Perfect for live performances/presentations. Make changes while the show is running.
Free Shareable Countdown Timer for Presentations and Events
Stagetimer is a free browser-based timer that can be used to enhance your events and presentations. With its easy shareability, live control, and customizable features, Stagetimer makes event organization a breeze.
How to Collect Audience Questions during an Event
Stagetimer lets speakers take control of their presentation. Ensures audience is informed & engaged. Allows for more open dialogue. Audience can ask questions without raising hands or interrupting conversation.
Introducing the new offline version for MacOS & Windows 🍎🪟
Introducing the new offline version of Stagetimer, with improved server architecture and performance. Easily schedule and control timers on any device, even without internet access. Plus, updated API and better timezone support coming soon. Try it now and see the difference!
Known Issue: Timezone problem with “Scheduled” and “Until finish time” feature
We have received reports from our users that the "Scheduled" and "Until finish time" feature in our countdown timer app is not working correctly for some users in certain timezones.
Incident Report: Analysis of the October 7 server downtime
On October 7, 2022, Stagetimer's server suffered an outage due to a faulty process filling up the available memory. We apologize for the inconvenience and have since addressed the issue. This is a detailed analysis of the incident.
Product Update 2.6: Manage connected devices 🎛 🖥
Lukas had always been a bright young boy, and he was always tinkering with things. So it was no surprise to anyone when he announced that he was going to write a feature that would help people find all the devices that were connected to their rooms. With this tool, people could also rename devices and control them remotely.
How to Add a Countdown Timer in OBS Studio for Free
Adding a countdown timer in OBS Studio is a simple task that can take your live stream quality up a notch. This guide shows step-by-step how to do it. Advanced knowledge of OBS Studio is not required, anyone can follow this guide.
How to create a dashboard with a YouTube Livestream, Timer, and Agenda
I'll show you how to create a complete dashboard in HTML (with easy copy-paste, no experience required) and how to put it on the internet for free with one click.
Product Update 2.4 + 2.5: Customize all the colors 🎨🧑🎨
I have two big changes to announce today: 1. The all-new and improved™ customizer gives you (almost) full artistic control and 2. the new pricing 💸
Product Update 2.3: Improved time format settings 🕑
Today's update looks trivial on the surface but required some serious brain juice.
Product Update 2.2: Let the audience submit questions 🙋♂️
Today's update brings you a link for the audience to submit questions and our launch on the app discovery site producthunt.com.
Product Update 2.1: Movable playhead, room search & QR download
Today's update is short and offers a few quality-of-life improvements. Now that my ever-growing list of small tasks became a bit smaller again, I'm off to work on the next big thing 😁.
Stagetimer 2.0 is here with improved design and audio chimes 📢 🎉
It's a complete redesign of the most important page: the controller. What makes it great? Why is it better than the previous version? When I started working on this project, I was completely new to the AV industry ...
Virtual Event Production Guide & Tools To Use
What tools and software to use on a virtual event production. Compare alternatives and learn how to run an online event.
What is a Call Sheet? Best Practices & Examples
What is a call sheet and why use it in event production? Free call sheet template that can be customised to suit your needs.
What is a Cue Sheet? Best Practices & Free Template
What is a cue sheet and why use it? Free cue sheet template that can be customised to suit your needs.
Run of Show Template & Best Practices for On/Offline Events
What is a run of show and why use it in event production? Free run of show template that can be customised to suit your needs.
Product Update: Rename connected devices & room log 🏷️
Update 1.21 is a bit smaller than usual but I wanted to push it out mainly for the improvements around connected devices. In short, the controller now offers some options for connected devices, there is a log of all activities in a room and the controller page got a bit de-cluttered.
Event Rundown & Show Flow Guide with Examples
Why you should be using an event rundown or show flow to run events effectively. Free tool to build a rundown with several timers and messages.
How to keep speakers on time
Countdown timer in the browser that can be shared via link and controlled from anywhere. No excuses for running overtime.
Product Update: CSV import and agenda page 💾
Instead of reading this post you can watch my photogenic self demonstrate the updates in a video. Besides a demo of the CSV import and the new agenda page, there's also a sneak peek of the upcoming controller redesign at the end.
Free Countdown Timer for Linux
Countdown timer that can be used with Linux. Use it online with the web version or offline with the downloadable app. Share the timer via a link with speakers and control it from anywhere.
Free Countdown Timer for Mac
Countdown timer that can be used with Mac. Use it online with the web version or offline with the downloadable app Share the timer via a link with speakers and control it from anywhere.
Free Countdown Timer for Windows
Countdown timer that can be used with Windows. Use it online with the web version or offline with the downloadable app. Share the timer via a link with speakers and control it from anywhere.
Building stagetimer.io, and what we learned along the way
A brief history how it all started, the process of building it, what we learned along the way and what's next.
Product Update: Licensed rooms and new pricing 🌟
We are raising our prices for new customers and making rooms more useful when you share controller links. And, as we are nearing the end of the year, I'm sharing a few of our stats at the end 😇
Countdown Timer for Event Production
Build a rundown with multiple timers and messages in the browser, share it with speakers via link.
How to Time Speakers in Different Time Zones
Stagetimer is a countdown timer that makes timing speakers across time zones simple. Use it online or offline. Share it with others via link or QR code.
Product Update: New public API to remote control your timer 🔌
Stagetimer has a public API now. With it, you can remote control your timer with other software, for example, the Streamdeck with Bitfocus Companion.
Product Update: Schedule timers, Event rundown and 12h format 📅
This was by far the most requested feature and took me almost the entire September to implement completely. I focused first of all on making it work reliably.
The new 7-segment font, +/- 10 minute buttons and more ...
All the new things this month were requests from users like you 😁 Besides, a lot of time went into under-the-hood improvements, more about that at the end.
Product Update: Add your own logo, finally 🤭
Not only can you now upload your own logo. You can also conveniently change the size and positioning.
Product Update: Easy blackout button and black-on-white timer ⚫
You asked to add an option for blanking the timer. Because some speakers should not be timed. Well, now there is an easy button for that.
Product Update: Customizable Timer Backgrounds 🎨
The much-requested "Customize Timer" feature got its first update 🎉
Product Update: User Profiles, pro subscription and password protection 🔑
You can now sign up for a free user profile to keep track of the rooms you've created. Also, the first subscription plan is here and it comes with unlimited usage pro features.