【OBS-compatible】Timer Widget

Timer Widget for OBS

The Timer widget is an OBS widget for showing a countdown on your stream. Use it to show the remaining time for a segment, the time until the stream starts, the end of a break, or any moment where viewers need to understand how much time is left.

Create the timer in Jamluca, copy the published URL, and paste it into an OBS browser source to display it on stream. You can start, stop, and reset the timer during the broadcast, so it works well when the countdown needs to follow the flow of the stream.

Share the Remaining Time with Viewers

Showing a timer on screen helps viewers understand moments where remaining time matters. You can share waiting time, work time, time limits, break time, and other countdowns directly in the stream layout.

Keeping the remaining time visible makes the stream's progress easier to follow. It is useful for timed challenges, waiting screens, break screens, event schedules, and other moments where you want to divide the stream by time.

Start, Stop, and Reset During the Stream

You can start, stop, and reset the timer as the stream progresses. Start the countdown when a segment begins, pause it during an explanation or issue, and reset it for the next attempt.

Open the controller URL on a phone or another PC to operate the timer even when you are away from the device running OBS. The streamer can control it from a phone, or a teammate can start and stop the timer from another device as the stream progresses.

Adjust the Design for Readability

You can adjust the font, size, text color, background, border, and shadow in the editor. Match it to your stream colors, keep it small enough to avoid covering gameplay, and make the remaining time easy to read.

Because a timer is information viewers need to check quickly, readable numbers are important. If the background footage changes brightness, a translucent background or shadow helps keep the timer legible.

Display Progress Around the Box

Turn on Progress in the timer settings to add a stroke that traces the box outline and depletes as time runs out. Remaining time becomes easier to read at a glance than digits alone, and the moving stroke draws viewers' attention.

Because the progress follows the box's width, height, and corner radius, you can shape it as a circle, a rounded square, a wide capsule, or any other form that fits your stream layout.

Use It in OBS with a Browser Source

Each timer is published as a dedicated URL. Add an OBS browser source and set that URL to display the timer on your stream. You can adjust the size and position in OBS to fit your layout, balancing the timer with gameplay, camera footage, and other on-screen elements.

For the step-by-step setup flow, see How to Use Jamluca.

Stream Scenarios for the Timer Widget

• Show the time remaining until the stream starts
• Tell viewers when a break will end
• Run challenges with a time limit
• Show the remaining time for events or segments
• Split work streams into focus and break periods

If you want to measure elapsed time, use the Stopwatch widget. Use the Timer widget for remaining time and the Stopwatch widget for elapsed time.