Viewer

The Viewer is the big timer on the screen. It's what your presenter looks at.

The Viewer: logo, title, digits, speaker and the wrap-up bar

What it shows

The Viewer follows the cued stage:

  • the logo, the timer's title and the on-air dot
  • the time, in large digits
  • the speaker
  • the wrap-up bar, showing how far along the timer is

If the stage has no timers, it shows only the logo and the on-air dot, plus any message that's showing. If every timer on the stage is skipped, it shows Skip.

Digits and formats

A countdown shows the full duration until it starts. A count-up starts at 0:00. When paused, the digits freeze.

Choose how the digits read in Settings ▸ Formatting ▸ Countdown, such as 1:05:00, 65:00 or 1h 5m. The time of day has its own format, with 12- and 24-hour options. For a timer that shows the time of day, see Appearance.

At zero

Settings ▸ Formatting ▸ Overtime behavior sets what happens at 0:00:

  • Continue counting past 0:00, with a sign in front, such as +0:01. Choose plus or minus in Overtime prefix.
  • Stop at 0:00
  • Hide timer at 0:00: the digits disappear but the timer keeps running.
  • Blackout screen at 0:00: the screen goes black but the timer keeps running.

Wrap-ups

As the end nears, the bar changes colour at the points you set, and the digits can flash. The digits themselves stay white. See Wrap-ups and colours.

A chime can play too. Whoever's at the Viewer can mute chimes with the button on screen, and the device remembers it.

Messages

A message shows below the digits, which shrink to make room. A fullscreen message replaces the timer. Colour, bold and capitals update live.

Blackout and dim

From the Controller, BLACKOUT and DIM darken the Viewer. Use them to hide the timer between sessions.

Screen controls

Move the mouse and these controls appear:

  • Mirror vertically and Mirror horizontally
  • Picture-in-picture, in browsers that support it
  • Fullscreen

To keep them off a screen the audience can see, turn on Hide control overlays when you share the link.

If the connection drops

The Viewer keeps counting while disconnected and catches up when it reconnects. It also corrects for a device whose clock is wrong, so screens stay in step.