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Event production

An event production timer built for crews

Run the timing for every room from one account. Operators, moderators and stage screens each get their own link, only one device controls a room at a time, and the show timing tells you straight away if you're running long.

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Free plan: 3 rooms, 3 timers and 3 screens per room. No card needed.

One account, every room

Give each stage, breakout room or studio its own room in Shotimer, with its own running order, screens and links. Switch between them from the dashboard without stopping a running timer.

  • Live status: the dashboard shows which rooms are running and how many screens each one has.
  • Live Connections: see every connected screen across your rooms, and remove any you don't recognise.
  • Show timing: each room tracks whether it's running over or under, and when it will really finish.
The Shotimer Controller for a main stage, with Doors and walk-in music, Welcome from the host and Headline session in the running order.

The right link for every person

Every link opens one view and only does what it's for, so a stage screen can never be used to control the show.

  • Operators run the timers. Moderators can only send stage messages and see speaker notes.
  • Agenda links show a read-only running order, without notes or backstage messages.
  • Replace links at any time: old links and QR codes stop working at once.

Fast, safe control during the show

Shotimer is built so a show can't be thrown by a stray click, a second operator or a dropped connection.

  • One controller at a time: a second device opens view-only and takes over with one confirmation. If the controller drops out, another takes over after 8 seconds.
  • Keyboard control: Space, R, the arrow keys and B for blackout.
  • Cues on stage: send STANDBY, 5 MIN LEFT or your own messages, or show a message on its own.
  • Keeps going: if a screen loses its connection, it keeps counting from its last update.
A confidence monitor showing the Headline session countdown, with the message STANDBY below it.
How it works

Ready in three steps.

Set up your running order

Create a free account, open a room and give each timer a title, a speaker and a duration.

Put the timer on a screen

Open the stage screen in a new tab, or scan its QR code on a TV, tablet or phone. Nothing to install.

Press Start

Every screen counts down together. Add a minute, send a message or move to the next timer from your laptop or phone.

Questions & Answers

Frequently asked questions.

Two devices can have the same room open, but only one controls it at a time, so nobody presses Start at the same moment. The other device is view-only and can take control with one confirmation. If the controlling device drops out, another open Controller takes over after 8 seconds.
Yes. Live Connections on the dashboard lists the screens connected to each of your rooms, and you can remove any you don't recognise without opening the room.
Stage screens keep counting from their last update, so speakers still see the time. The Controller pauses its buttons until the connection returns, and never replays commands late. Each device can use its own connection, such as mobile data.
Stream Deck and Bitfocus Companion control is part of Shotimer Pro, which is coming soon.
Yes. Press Blackout, or the B key, to turn every stage screen in the room black. Press it again to bring the timer back.
The free plan allows 3 connected screens per room, and your own Controller doesn't count. Shotimer Pro, coming soon, gives each room 5 screens, with up to 25 available.

Learn more in the docs

More ways to use Shotimer

Conferences and speakers

Back-to-back sessions, a stage screen in every room, and a clear warning when the schedule starts to slip.

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Theatre and performances

Countdowns to curtain up and the end of the interval, with quiet messages to the green room and wings.

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Try Shotimer at your next event.

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