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Getting started

Getting started

Create a live timer room, share it with your team and your stage, and — when you're ready — save it to a free account. You can be running a countdown in under a minute, no sign-up required.

Create a room

Everything in TimedFlow happens inside a room: a shared space that holds your timers and keeps every screen in sync. To make one, open /r/new. A room is created instantly and you land on its controller — the interface you use to run the show.

No account needed

You don't have to sign up to try TimedFlow. A fresh room works immediately. Create an account only when you want to save a room and come back to it later.

The controller and the viewer

Every room has two kinds of links, and the difference matters:

  • The controller — /r/<slug>/controller — is for the operator. This is where you add timers, start and pause the clock, and send cues. Keep this link to yourself and anyone helping run the event.
  • The viewer — /r/<slug> — is the display everyone else sees: the stage screen, a presenter's confidence monitor, or a laptop at the back of the room. It shows the timer, wrap-up colors, and any messages you send, but it has no controls.

Open the viewer on as many screens as you like — there is no limit on how many people can watch a room at once. The controller and viewer each have their own guide.

Share your room

  1. 1
    On the controller, use Share to copy the viewer link, then send it to whoever is running the stage screen.
  2. 2
    Need someone to scan it from a phone? Open the QR code from the controller's More menu and let them point a camera at it — it opens the viewer with no typing.
  3. 3
    Press F on the viewer to go fullscreen once it's on the right screen.

The same QR modal also carries the audience question link, so a room full of people can submit questions from their phones. That flow is covered in Audience Q&A.

Save a room with a free account

A room you create anonymously is great for a one-off, but if you want the same room — with its timers and branding — to still be there next week, save it to a free account. Signing in links the room to you so it can't be lost.

What the free plan includes

  • Unlimited timer duration. Run a five-minute lightning talk or a three-hour service — length is never capped.
  • One saved room per account.
  • Up to three timers in that room. Time-of-day clocks don't count toward the limit.

When you outgrow that — more timers, more rooms, or your own branding on the display — see Plans and limits for what Pro adds.

Next steps

With a room open, the natural next stop is the controller — building your rundown and learning the handful of keyboard shortcuts that let you run a show without looking for buttons.

Keep reading

The controllerBuild your rundown, start and pause the clock, extend time on the fly, and drive the room with keyboard shortcuts.The viewer displayThe fullscreen stage display: wrap-up color stages, progress bar, sound alerts, blackout, and theme.Plans and limitsWhat the free plan includes, what Pro unlocks, and how room and timer limits work.
Getting started — TimedFlow Docs