A shared timer is a countdown that more than one person can see at once — on a stage screen, a phone, a laptop across the country — all showing the same time, because they all display the same timer rather than copies of it.
In MaestroTimer, sharing is not a feature bolted on top: every view is a link. This guide shows how to create a timer, share it with anyone, and keep control of it while everyone else watches.
Viewers watch, the controller controls
The viewer link is display-only by design: the people you share it with can see the countdown but cannot start, stop, or edit anything. Control lives in the controller view, which stays with you.
That separation is what makes a timer safely shareable. A speaker watches the countdown on stage, a remote participant follows on a phone, and none of them can accidentally pause the meeting. When you adjust the time from the controller, every open viewer updates immediately.
Share to any device — phones included
Because the shared timer is a web page, the receiving device does not matter: an iPhone, an Android tablet, a smart TV's browser, a laptop. Opening the link is the entire installation.
This answers a common phone-specific question directly: the built-in clock apps on phones cannot share a live timer with someone else, but a browser-based timer can — send the viewer link and the other person's phone shows the same countdown yours does, live.
Different people can get different views
One room offers more than one shareable surface, and each is its own link.
The views:
- Viewer — the fullscreen countdown, for stage screens and anyone who just needs the time.
- Agenda — the room's full running order, for a team that wants to see the whole schedule.
- Moderator — timer plus messaging, for a host who sends cues while watching the clock.
- Controller — full control; share it only with people who should run the timer.
Run the shared timer
While others watch, you keep the levers. A wrap-up threshold changes every shared display's appearance as time runs low — the speaker sees the warning without being told. Messages appear next to the countdown on every open view: bold, colored, or flashing, as loud as the moment needs.
The live connections view lists every device currently attached to the room, which turns "can everyone see it?" into a glance: if the stage screen and the remote guest are connected, they are on the list. Timers can also be linked so the next starts when one ends, or scheduled to begin at a set time of day.
FAQ
Can the people I share the timer with change it?
Not through the viewer link — it is display-only. Control stays in the controller view, so share the viewer freely and keep the controller for whoever runs the timer.
Can you share a timer with an iPhone?
Yes. The phone's built-in clock app cannot receive a shared timer, but a browser-based one can: open the viewer link in Safari and the iPhone shows the same live countdown as every other screen.
Do viewers need an account?
No. Anyone with the link sees the timer in their browser — no sign-up, no install, nothing to configure.
How many people can watch the same timer?
Every open viewer connects to the same room and stays in sync, and the live connections view shows exactly who is attached at any moment.
Share a timer in the next minute
MaestroTimer runs in the browser: create a room, send the viewer link, and everyone watches the same live countdown while you control it. Wrap-up colors, messages, and a live connections view are built in.