Timer for Live Events and Conferences
Event producers and MICE agencies rely on Timers Studio to keep keynotes, panels, breakouts and ceremonies on time. One studio ID, multiple stages, synchronized across confidence monitors, Stream Deck, and the moderator dashboard.
Who uses Timers Studio for events and conferences
Event producers, MICE agencies, corporate event teams, trade show organizers, wedding and gala planners.
Teams running events and conferences use Timers Studio as the single source of truth for their show timing. A show caller triggers a cue once and every connected surface updates in the same frame: confidence monitor on stage, speaker tablet, moderator dashboard, broadcast overlay, Stream Deck hardware. That removes the fragile chain of separate apps, browser tabs, and manual sync checks that most productions still rely on.
Key features for this use case
- Unlimited stages in one studio session
- Confidence monitor themes matching your brand
- Flash messages from the moderator to the stage
- Stream Deck one press scene switching
- Printable rundown PDF export
- Live audience Gateway for Q&A and polls
Every feature is designed for live production constraints: sub-frame sync across surfaces, sub-100 ms state propagation over WebSockets, persistent session state so a reconnecting browser rejoins mid-show exactly where the timer was, and role-based access so the moderator cannot accidentally break the show caller's cue stack.
Typical integrations
Stream Deck, Bitfocus Companion, vMix, OBS Studio, Zoom, Microsoft Teams.
Native integrations cover the hardware and software most events and conferences teams already own: Elgato Stream Deck via WebHID (MK.2, XL, Plus, Neo, Pedal), Bitfocus Companion with 30+ actions and 15 feedbacks, vMix through real-time data binding, OBS Studio as an overlay source, n8n and Make.com for automated workflows, and a full REST API with 53 endpoints, Bearer token auth, Server-Sent Events stream, and an OpenAPI 3.1 spec for custom integrations.
How does Timers Studio work for events and conferences?
You create a studio for the event, build a rundown with segments and cues, configure a theme that matches the broadcast style or the venue brand, and open a player URL on each target surface. The show caller drives the rundown from a web control panel or from Stream Deck buttons mapped through Companion. State propagates over WebSockets in under 80 milliseconds, which keeps every connected surface in lock even over a conference room wifi.
The moderator dashboard lets one operator push flash messages to specific surfaces (for example a "wrap up" note to the speaker tablet without the audience seeing it). Ephemeral per-event URLs mean customer events stay private without manual access controls, which matters when the same account is running back-to-back corporate events.
Why events and conferences teams pick Timers Studio
Production teams switch from StageTimer, CuePilot, or custom OBS overlays when they need multi-surface sync without latency, themes that match their brand guidelines, and an API that integrates with the automation stack they already own. Timers Studio is built by broadcast engineers for broadcast engineers, which shows in the sub-frame sync, the Stream Deck first-class support, and the documentation that assumes you know what a rundown is.
Get started
Create a free Timers Studio account, launch your first studio in minutes, and connect your Stream Deck or Bitfocus Companion. No credit card required.
Starter is free forever with one studio and a monthly live-events cap that covers casual usage. Professional at $24 per month unlocks unlimited studios, custom themes, full integrations, and REST API access for teams running regular lives. Enterprise from $80 per month adds SSO, team seats, custom SLA, and dedicated onboarding for broadcast-critical operations.