Presentation Timer
Professional timer for speakers, teachers & presenters — segments, warnings & fullscreen
Professional Presentation Timer — Free & Online
Our free presentation timer is built for speakers, teachers, and event hosts who need to stay on time. Set a duration, add named segments for each part of your talk, and present in fullscreen. The clock turns amber when time is running short and red in the final minute — with audio alerts so you never have to watch the screen.
How to Use the Timer
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How the Presentation Timer works
Set up in seconds, present with confidence.
Choose from quick presets (2 min, 5 min, TED Talk, 1 hour) or enter a custom duration in hours, minutes and seconds. The timer configures instantly.
Break your talk into named sections — Introduction, Main Content, Q&A — each with its own time budget. The timer tracks each segment and auto-advances.
Hit F or click Fullscreen for a giant display you can read from across the room. The clock turns amber when time is running short and red in the final minute.
Everything you need to run on time
Built for speakers, teachers, event hosts and anyone who presents.
Split your talk into named sections. The timer tracks each one and automatically moves to the next when time is up — with an audio cue so you always know where you are.
The clock turns amber at your warning threshold (default 2 minutes) and red in the danger zone (default 1 minute). Set your own thresholds. Fullscreen mode shows these changes dramatically.
A giant clock you can read from the back of the room. The time fills the screen — nothing else. Hover to reveal controls. Press Esc or F to exit. Works perfectly on a second monitor.
Distinct audio tones at your warning threshold, danger threshold, and when time is up. No need to watch the screen — you’ll hear it. Toggle sound off if you’re in a quiet room.
Every completed segment is logged with its target time, actual time, and difference. See instantly whether you ran over or came in early. Great for rehearsals and improvement.
When time runs out the clock doesn’t just stop — it counts up in red so you always know how far over you are. The overtime banner flashes clearly. You can keep going as long as needed.
Switch between countdown mode (shows time remaining) and count-up mode (shows elapsed time). Useful for different styles of presenting — some speakers prefer to see how long they’ve been speaking.
Space to play/pause, R to reset, N for next segment, F for fullscreen. Control everything without touching the mouse — keep your hands free and your eyes on the audience.
Who uses the Presentation Timer
Anyone who speaks in front of people and needs to stay on time.
Conference and keynote speakers use segment timers to track intro, demo, and close separately — rehearsing each section until pacing is perfect. Fullscreen mode runs on a laptop facing the speaker while the main display shows slides.
Teachers and lecturers use it to keep lessons to time and signal when to move between topics. The audio alerts mean they don’t need to glance at the screen — the beep is the cue.
Event organisers and MCs use it to keep multiple speakers on schedule. The session history shows at a glance whether the event is running on time, over, or with minutes to spare.
Students and job seekers rehearse speeches, presentations and interviews with the timer to hit exactly the right length. The history log shows improvement across multiple practice runs.
Facilitators and Scrum Masters keep stand-ups, retrospectives and workshops on track. Each agenda item becomes a segment — when the timer advances everyone knows it’s time to move on.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Once the page has loaded, everything runs entirely in your browser. There are no server calls during a session — the timer will keep running even if your internet drops. This makes it reliable for live presentations where connectivity can be unpredictable.
Open the timer on your laptop, click Fullscreen (or press F), and your operating system will let you move the fullscreen window to your secondary display. Your slides can run on the main screen while the giant clock faces only you. Many speakers put the timer on a tablet or second laptop.
Segments are named sections of your presentation, each with its own time budget. Turn them on if you have a structured agenda — Introduction 2 min, Main Points 10 min, Demo 5 min, Q&A 3 min. The timer tracks each section separately, auto-advances with an audio cue, and logs whether you ran over or came in early.
The clock turns red, an end-of-time audio tone plays, and the display switches to overtime counting up in red — so you always know exactly how far over you are. The timer doesn’t stop or freeze. You can keep presenting as long as needed.
Yes. In the setup panel you can set exactly when the amber warning triggers (default: 2 minutes remaining) and when the red danger zone begins (default: 1 minute remaining). Each threshold also triggers a distinct audio alert.
Yes — click the TED Talk preset for an 18-minute timer with pre-built segments: Hook (1 min), Story (6 min), Idea (8 min), Evidence (4 min), Close (2 min). These are based on the standard TED Talk structure used by experienced speakers.
Your settings are kept for the current session in your browser. Because everything runs locally with no account required, settings reset when you close the tab. For repeating presentations, the quick presets let you get back to your preferred setup in one click.
Space plays and pauses the timer. R resets it to the beginning. N skips to the next segment. F opens or closes fullscreen mode. Esc exits fullscreen. These shortcuts work in fullscreen too — so you can control the timer without touching the mouse while presenting.
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