The countdown timer for live events, on every screen and in sync
Build your event as a rundown of timed segments. Put the countdown on every screen in the building with unlimited display links. Run the whole show from a browser on any device. No install, no app.
Any device with a browser: laptops, phones, tablets, TVs. Nothing to install.
Up and running in three steps
From a blank page to a running show in about two minutes.
Create your event.
Add segments with durations. NextTime computes every start and end time from your event start.
Share display links.
Open the link on any screen: confidence monitor, lobby TV, a speaker's phone. There is no limit on how many.
Run the show.
Play, pause, skip, and nudge from the console. Every screen updates instantly.
A rundown, not a stopwatch
Most timers count one thing down. NextTime models your whole event. Set the event start time, give each segment a duration, and every start and end time is computed for you. When the keynote runs six minutes long, one edit cascades through the rest of the schedule. Lock the segments that cannot move, like lunch or a hard out, and the cascade flows around them.
- Event start time anchors the schedule
- Per-segment start and end times, auto-computed
- Edits cascade forward through the rundown
- Time locks hold the segments that cannot move
- Auto-advance rolls one segment into the next, with a per-segment override
A speaker timer your presenters can trust
A timer for speakers only works if the speaker believes it. NextTime gives every presenter a clean, fullscreen countdown with text that scales to be read from the back of the room. Green means go, yellow means land it, red means the slot is closing, and if they run past zero the display counts up so the overtime is visible, not hidden. No app on their phone, no login, no hardware at the podium. Just a link on whatever screen is in front of them.
Built for the person running the show
Play, pause, and reset. Jump to the previous or next segment. Nudge time by a minute or thirty seconds without breaking stride. Flip the count direction. Send a message to any screen: flash it, take it fullscreen, color it, keep it up or let it expire. Sound alerts on the console tell you when a segment turns yellow, red, or expires, so you can watch the stage instead of the clock.
One clock. Every screen.
The console and every display link read the same clock at the same moment: presenter, confidence monitor, lobby TV, a phone in the back row. Play, pause, or nudge, and every screen moves together.
- Console, confidence monitors, lobby TVs, phones, all on the same second
- Adding a screen is opening a link. Password-protect any of them.
- Countdown, count-up, or time-of-day, switched live from the console
Wherever there is a schedule and a stage
Purpose-built pages for the rooms you run.
Simple pricing, no monthly plans
Free to start. Pay by the event, or for the year.
A real timer, not a demo.
- Unlimited display links
- Full operator console
- Segments up to 10 minutes each
Everything unlocked for one event, for 30 days.
- All features, no caps
- Segments of any length
- Never auto-renews
Everything, all year, account-wide.
- All features on every event
- Unlimited events and display links
- Segments of any length
Put a timer on every screen
Free to start. No install, no app, no card. Your first event can be running in two minutes.
Questions
Is NextTime free?
Yes. The Free plan is fully usable: unlimited display links, the full operator console, messages, warning colors, and auto-advance. The one limit is segment length, capped at 10 minutes per segment. The $15 Event Pass removes that cap for one event.
Is there a NextTime stage timer app to download?
No. NextTime runs entirely in the browser. The console, the speaker displays, and the stage clock are all web pages, so there is nothing to install on any device, ever.
Does anyone watching need an account or an app?
No. A display link opens in any modern browser on any device. Nothing to install, nothing to sign into.
How many screens can show the timer?
As many as you want. Display links are unlimited on every plan, including Free. Every display link is a fullscreen 16:9 display with timer text that scales itself to the screen. Add a progress bar or a time-of-day clock, switch a screen between countdown, count-up, and time-of-day modes, and password-protect any link. Three screens or thirty: other stage timer tools meter the screens; NextTime never does.
What devices and browsers does it work on?
Anything with a modern browser can open your timer link: laptops, phones, tablets, and TVs with a browser or a streaming stick, on any operating system.
Does NextTime work offline?
No. NextTime is a web app and needs an internet connection to keep every screen in sync. If your venue has no connectivity at all, a dedicated offline desktop timer is the better tool for that room.
Does it work with OBS, vMix, or Wirecast?
Yes. Every timer has an OBS-ready display variant with a transparent background that drops into a browser source in OBS, vMix, Wirecast, Streamlabs, or anything that renders a web source.
Can I control it from a Stream Deck or companion hardware?
Yes. Every event can mint a control link whose actions (play, pause, next, previous, add or remove time, jump to a segment) are plain web links you can bind to a Stream Deck, Bitfocus Companion, vMix, or OBS button. The link itself is the credential: no plugin, no API key, nothing to install.
What happens when a speaker runs long?
The timer counts up past zero so everyone can see the overtime, and one edit to the rundown cascades the new times through the rest of your schedule.
Can I send a message to the speaker?
Yes. Type it at the console and it appears on the screens you choose: flashed, fullscreen, or persistent, in the color you pick.
Can I use it as a stage clock?
Yes. Not every minute of a show is a countdown: flip any screen to time-of-day mode and it becomes a clean stage clock for walk-in, changeovers, and breaks, then flip it back when the next segment starts. The operator does it from the console; nobody touches the screen.