Preshow, act, break, act two, bows, clear

Free Show Timer

Use a show timer for preshow, act, break, act two, bows, and clear. Create an XTimer room when stage managers, producers, performers, booth operators, house managers, and crew leads need shared show timer timing.

Built for this job

Show production teams can separate preshow, act, break, act two, bows, and clear.

Production, meeting, classroom, and website teams can keep timing visible without replacing show rundowns, stage management notes, venue policies, performer calls, house management plans, and authorized show staff.

XTimer rooms support shared show timer timers across stage managers, producers, performers, booth operators, house managers, and crew leads devices.

Current agenda item

Preshow

1/6

15:00

Next

Act

Total time

1:30:00

Agenda presets

Agenda

Edit durations in minutes.

Controls

Create controlled room

Use this setup in XTimer

Need a controller link, viewer display, or shared room?

Keep this simple timer for quick work. Move into an XTimer room when one person controls the clock and another screen shows it to a speaker, team, class, or audience.

Open in XTimer room

Presets that match real work

Start from a timer people already understand.

Each preset has a clear use case, duration, and workflow. That makes the page useful for search visitors immediately, and gives professional users a natural path into XTimer rooms when they need separate controller and viewer devices.

Live show

90 min

Segments

6

First

15:00

Total

1:30:00

A 90-minute show timer with preshow, act, break, act two, bows, and clear.

Quick show timer

30 min

Total

30 min

A 30-minute timer for a compact show block.

Act break

45 min

Total

45 min

A 45-minute timer for act and break pacing.

Professional setup

Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.

Use show rundowns, stage management notes, venue policies, performer calls, house management plans, and authorized show staff as the source of truth.

Use the timer for show pacing only, not for performance rights, venue safety, labor, ticketing, accessibility, legal, or show decisions.

Keep show notes, act timings, break notes, house notes, booth updates, and stage management logs in approved rundown, agenda, production, classroom, website, CMS, analytics, or operations systems.

Use an XTimer room when stage managers, producers, performers, booth operators, house managers, and crew leads need one shared show timer countdown.

Frequently asked questions

What is a show timer?

A show timer structures preshow, act, break, act two, bows, and clear.

Does this make production, meeting, classroom, website, legal, safety, accessibility, publishing, or operational decisions?

No. XTimer is only a timing tool. Use show rundowns, stage management notes, venue policies, performer calls, house management plans, and authorized show staff for decisions.

Can teams share the timer on different devices?

Yes. Create an XTimer room when stage managers, producers, performers, booth operators, house managers, and crew leads need one shared show timer countdown.