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Event Timer

Put a big countdown on the projector or screen and control it from your phone — start, pause, reset, and add time from anywhere in the room. One display link keeps every screen synced to the second, with no app to install.

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One link on every screen, synced to the second

Open the display link on the main screen, the green-room monitor, and the lobby TV — they all show the same countdown at the same instant. Start it once and every screen moves together, with no refresh and no drift.

Control it from your phone, anywhere in the room

Start the clock when the speaker actually starts, pause for the fire-alarm test, add two minutes when the Q&A runs long — all from your phone at the back of the room or the AV desk. The big screen follows instantly, so you're never tied to the laptop driving it.

Nothing to install on the screen

Any browser opens the display link and goes full-screen — a smart TV, a laptop on HDMI, a mini-PC behind the screen. No app, no cast button, no AV software to license. If it can load a web page, it can show the countdown.

Free to run, paid only when you want branding

Create and display timers on the free plan — up to 2 saved boards, no credit card. Paid plans (from $19/month) add your own colours, fonts, and progress bar — worth it when the screen carries a sponsor logo or a brand look.

Conferences, sessions, and breakouts

Keep a packed run of show on time. Put the countdown on the session screen, give the moderator the controls on their phone, and switch to a "Resumes at 14:00" hold screen between talks. Every breakout room runs from the same link, so the whole programme stays in step. Full write-up: the event countdown timer.

Feature screenshot: Countdown timer on a conference session screen while a moderator holds the controls on a phone

Speakers, lightning talks, and the AV desk

Build a confidence monitor for free: set a speaker-facing screen at the foot of the stage showing the same countdown, and run it from the AV desk at the back. Lightning talks get a hard buzzer and an end message, and the visible clock turns the cut-off into a shared game rather than an awkward wrap-up. See the stage-timer setup and the presentation timer.

Feature screenshot: Speaker on stage with a countdown on a confidence monitor at the foot of the stage

Weddings, services, and “starting soon” screens

Hold a room before it begins: a "Starts in 10:00" screen for a livestream, a wedding or church-service countdown on the big screen, a New-Year or product-launch countdown to zero. It doubles as a tidy hold screen while people find their seats. See countdowns for the big screen.

Feature screenshot: Large 'starting soon' countdown on a venue screen as guests take their seats

On-brand event screens and activations

Running a branded activation or a sponsor moment? The same timer takes your colours, logo, and fonts, so the countdown sits inside the run of show as a deliverable rather than a default. For a fully designed, on-brand scoreboard or countdown built for the AV pack, see custom event scoreboards.

Feature screenshot: Branded countdown timer in sponsor colours on a large LED wall at a live event

Also for classrooms and meetings

The same synced timer has a home in every other room. Teachers run exam and station countdowns with the classroom timer, and teams timebox agenda items on the meeting-room TV with a meeting timer — one link, every screen in sync.

Feature screenshot: Meeting-room TV showing a countdown timer during a team session

Features

Live multi-screen sync

Share one display link and the same countdown runs in real time on every screen that opens it — main stage, confidence monitor, lobby, and overflow rooms stay in step to the second.

Remote control from your phone

As the timer's creator, your own view has the controls. Start, pause, reset, or add time from anywhere in the room while the screen stays full-screen.

Scheduled start and hold screen

Count down to a set time — "Doors at 19:00", "Resumes at 14:00" — so the screen runs a tidy hold while the room fills, then starts itself on cue.

Any duration, up to 100 hours

From a five-minute lightning talk to an all-day programme. Adjust the time on the fly without starting over.

Buzzer and end message

Finish with a buzzer and a message on screen — "Time!", "Next speaker 👏", "We're live" — plus a title so the room knows what's being timed.

Your colours, fonts, and logo

Match the stage look or a sponsor's brand with custom background and progress-bar colours, a choice of fonts, and a circular or horizontal bar. Branding is on the paid plans.

Count down or up

Count down to a hard stop, or count up as a stopwatch to see how long a segment actually ran.

Full-screen in any browser

One clean, high-contrast full-screen view that reads from the back of the hall. Works on a smart TV, laptop, or mini-PC — nothing to install.

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Event Timer FAQ

Create a timer, then open its display link in any browser on the screen — a smart TV, a laptop on HDMI, or a mini-PC — and press full-screen. Keep the same timer open on your phone, where your creator view has the controls. Start, pause, reset, and add time from your phone and the big screen follows to the second. Here's the full walkthrough: show a countdown on a TV and control it from your phone.

Yes — it's the main reason to use it for events. Open the display link on as many screens as you like (main stage, confidence monitor, lobby, overflow rooms) and they all show the same countdown at the same instant. There's no limit on the number of screens, and nothing to refresh.

Right. The timer is a web page, so anything with a modern browser can display it — no app, no cast button, no licensed AV software. Plug a laptop or mini-PC into the screen, open the link, and go full-screen. We'd skip the built-in browser on cheap smart TVs; an HDMI source is more reliable.

Yes. The countdown is anchored to a fixed end time on our server clock rather than counting frames in the browser, so it stays correct even if a device sleeps, a tab drops to the background, or a laptop reconnects to Wi-Fi partway through.

Yes. Use the scheduled-start mode to count down to a set time — "Doors at 19:00" or "Resumes at 14:00" — and the screen runs a tidy hold while the room fills, then starts on cue. Add a title and an end message so the screen explains itself.

Yes. You can create and display event timers on the free plan — up to 2 saved boards, no credit card. Paid plans (from $19/month Plus, $39/month Pro) add your own colours, fonts, and logo for branded screens, plus more saved timers. See pricing.

On a paid plan, yes — set custom background and progress-bar colours, pick a font, and choose a circular or horizontal bar so the countdown fits the stage look or a sponsor's colours. If you want a fully designed, on-brand scoreboard or countdown built for the AV pack, see our custom event scoreboards.

Yes — it's the same synced timer. Teachers use the classroom timer for exams and station rotations, and teams use a meeting timer to timebox agenda items. One link, every screen in sync.

Yes. The same timer is framed for coaches, gyms, and streamers — game clocks, HIIT and interval rounds, and OBS stream countdowns — on our sister site. See the online sports timer at KeepTheScore.

Happy to. Email us at [email protected] and we'll help you get the screens and controls sorted before the doors open.