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Screen Recording Timer
Stopwatch and countdown timer built for screencasts. Mark laps, hit length targets, chime on completion.
100% browser-based — no installs, no accounts, nothing leaves your device.
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Alerts
Tips
- ·Position this tab inside your screen-recording area to show the timer in your video
- ·Use Lap to mark chapter boundaries while recording — find them later in editing
- ·3-second countdown is great for psyching yourself up before clicking record
- ·Long-form tutorials: aim for 5-10 min target via countdown to stay on script
Format
HH:MM:SS.cs
Hours, minutes, seconds, and centiseconds (hundredths of a second). Driven byrequestAnimationFrame for smooth, drift-free updates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why use a separate timer for screen recordings?+
A standalone, visible timer helps you pace your script, hit demo length targets, and mark sections without fiddling with OS clocks. Lap markers make it easy to find chapter points later in editing.
Does this timer keep running if I switch tabs?+
Yes — but browsers may throttle background tab timing for power savings. The timer uses requestAnimationFrame and performance.now(), so when the tab is hidden it pauses repainting but keeps accurate underlying time on resume.
Can I get a sound or notification at the end?+
Yes. The countdown mode plays a built-in chime synthesized via the Web Audio API — no external sound file. You can also enable browser notifications for an OS-level visual alert.
How accurate is the timer?+
We use performance.now() for sub-millisecond precision and avoid setInterval drift. Display is updated every frame (typically 60 Hz) but the underlying time is accurate to fractions of a millisecond.
Is anything sent to a server?+
No. Everything runs in your browser — no network calls, no tracking, nothing uploaded. The timer works offline once the page is loaded.
Can I use this with OBS, Loom, or QuickTime?+
Yes. Open this page in a browser window, position it inside your recording area, and capture as normal. The timer overlay becomes part of your video. For OBS, you can also capture just this tab as a separate source.
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Available formacOS&Windows
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