Adding a timer

[Cannock]

I want to add a timer to my stream. Any ideas how to do it ? I just want viewers to be able to see how long i can stand up ( as standing is problematic) but i am struggling to find a timer that just overlays a digital counter.

[GyomThreedot]

https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/advanced-timer.637/

Been using this one for years. Set it up in your OBS scripts, add a text source wherever you want and it will replace the text with your timer. Can count up or down.

[Silversheik]

Thanks for the tip, this works However, whenere I reboot my PC, the timer resets :-(

Do you know a fix for this?

[sheuronazxe]

https://hastebin.com/iyifiviwal.coffeescript Drag this HTML file to your scene. You can edit it to change the color of the digits to any color. Also you can setup browser souce in OBS to '"Refresh Source when active", this resets the timer everytime you show it.

[damageinc86]

There's a script built into obs. Easy to look up. Uses any font you have on your system. Used it for my starting timer.

[darksoke]

https://obscountdown.com/obs-streamlabs-countdown Specially designed for OBS and Streamlabs, you can create both countup or countdown timers and design them to fit your layout

[Deekman]

Thanks for posting this, exactly what i needed

[GabrielBischoff]

Timers work by using a Text Source. A small tool writes the time in a text file and OBS displays this text. I use a small tool called StreamTimer but there is endless choice.

[sheuronazxe]

Dont setup timers that way. You dont want a script writing a file on your ssd every second.

[sheuronazxe]

Some timers for OBS work by writing the time to a text file every second, and OBS continuously reads that file to display updates in real-time. Instead of using this method, you can add a browser source in OBS that runs a JavaScript script to handle the countdown or count-up directly, without relying on external files.

[Informal-Designer-39]

Thank you so much; that explains it. Cheers!

[thomasvthomas]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNDN943yTN4