One timer covers one task; real schedules need several — agenda items in a meeting, stations in a workshop, talks in a session, segments in a stream. A multi timer keeps them all in one place, so the sequence is managed instead of juggled.
MaestroTimer treats this as the normal case: a room holds as many timers as the schedule needs, each named and configured on its own, all controlled together. Here is how to set it up and the patterns that make several timers manageable.
Set up multiple timers in one room
Everything lives in one room, so there is one link to share and one place to control.
The steps:
- Create a room and add your first timer.
- Keep adding timers — one per agenda item, exercise, or segment, each with its own name, duration, speaker, and notes. A meeting reads like: Welcome 5 min, Status round 15, Decision 20, Wrap-up 5.
- Give each its own wrap-up threshold where a warning matters.
- Open the room's agenda view to see the full list in order — that link is the shared schedule, live as things change.
Run them in sequence — automatically if you like
Most multi-timer situations are really a sequence: item two starts when item one ends. Link the timers and that happens on its own — the running order advances with no operator action, which is how a workshop keeps moving while you teach it.
Where the sequence is anchored to the clock rather than to the previous item, use a scheduled start: the 14:00 session begins at 14:00 whether or not the morning ran long. Manual start stays available for everything in between.
Timers that run side by side
Some setups need parallel clocks — breakout rooms, exam halls with staggered groups, gym stations. Use one room per track and open each room's viewer on that track's screen: every display shows its own countdown, and each track's controller stays independent.
The live connections view of each room lists the screens attached to it, so verifying six breakout displays is reading six short lists rather than walking six rooms.
One link for the schedule, one per screen
The multi-timer payoff is shared visibility. The agenda link gives everyone the same live running order — what is on now, what comes next, how the day actually stands. The viewer link turns any screen into the current countdown. The controller stays with whoever runs the schedule, on any device.
Messages tie it together mid-run: a bold, colored, or flashing note lands next to the countdown when a group needs telling something the timer cannot say.
FAQ
How many timers can I put in one room?
As many as the schedule needs — each with its own name, duration, and warnings. The agenda view shows them all in order.
Can several timers run at the same time?
For parallel tracks, use one room per track with its own viewer and controller. Within a single room, timers form a running order that advances one at a time.
Can the next timer start automatically?
Yes. Linked timers start the moment the previous one ends, and any timer can instead be scheduled to start at a set time of day.
How do people see all the timers, not just the current one?
Share the agenda view's link — it lists the full running order live, while the viewer link shows the current countdown fullscreen.
Put your whole schedule on timers
MaestroTimer runs in the browser: one room, as many named timers as the day needs, automatic sequencing, and every screen synced through a link.