Getting started

Show Clock runs your running order — the list of everything that happens and when. It shows a big countdown clock for the room, keeps your whole crew on the same time, and lets the audience or band follow along on their own phones through a share link. Everything you build is saved automatically, and if you're signed in it syncs to your other devices.

Quick start

1. Open Show Clock from the dashboard, or tap Open Show Clock in the sidebar.
2. Build your rundown — add slots (Doors, Set 1, Changeover, Curfew…), each with a start time. You can also import a list instead of typing.
3. Leave the clock in Wall Clock mode. It follows real time and highlights the slot you're in.
4. When you want the room, band or FOH to follow along, tap Share and send them the link or QR code.
5. During the show, tap Next slot to advance, and use the offset buttons if you're running behind or ahead — everyone's times update live.

The operator screen

The workspace has two main areas. On a tablet or computer they sit side by side; on a phone you switch between them with the tabs at the bottom.

Clock modes

Use the mode toggle (or press M to cycle) to choose how the clock behaves:

Building your rundown

Each entry is a slot with a start time, a type (Doors, Soundcheck, Set, Changeover, Break, Curfew, Load-out, Other…), a label, and optional notes, duration and an attachment.

• Add a slot — use the add button at the bottom of the Running Order.
• Edit a slot — tap a row to expand it inline; “More options” reveals duration, day, clock mode, per-slot offset and artwork.
• Reorder — drag the grip (⋮⋮). Reordering keeps your set of times and rotates which slot lands on which time, so the schedule stays intact.
• Multiple rundowns — keep several named timetables (e.g. one per festival day) and switch between them.

Import & export

You don't have to type everything in. Show Clock imports and exports CSV, JSON, and plain-text HH:MM Label lines, exports to iCal, and prints or saves the running order to PDF.

Show details

Set your show title, stage/venue name and show date (used for multi-day labels). Optionally set a location (GPS or manual coordinates) to get a sunset time and weather readout in the top bar.

Running the show

• Next slot — the main button; advances to the next entry. Keys: Space, N or →.
• Cue — send a short text message to everyone on the share link; it flashes as a banner on their screen. Good for “5 min to doors” or “hold”.
• Alerts & auto-advance — in Countdown mode, when a slot with a duration runs out it can play a tone, flash an alert and jump to the next slot. Dismiss an alert with D or Esc.
• Fullscreen — press F to hand a clean clock to a projector.

Running late or early — the offset

This is the feature that keeps a real show honest. When you're behind (or ahead) of schedule, you don't re-type every time — you apply an offset and every upcoming time shifts at once, for you and for everyone watching your share link.

• + → running 1 minute later (behind). Shift++ → +5 min.
• − → running 1 minute earlier (ahead). Shift+− → −5 min.
• The centre button (or R / 0) resets the offset back to on time.
• Keyboard: ↑ = +1 min, ↓ = −1 min.

The status pill reads e.g. RUNNING 4 MIN LATE, every projected start time in your running order shifts by the offset (you still see the original planned time in faint text), and everyone on the share link sees the shifted times too, within a few seconds — no need to re-share. The offset is remembered across reloads and syncs to your other devices.

Themes, install & shortcuts

Toggle between Dark (default), Light and High-contrast with the theme button. On phone or tablet you can install Show Clock to the home screen (Add to Home Screen) — it then launches fullscreen and works offline like a native app.

Next

• Sharing — links, QR codes, snapshots and what the audience sees.
• Multiple devices & accounts — syncing your own devices vs. sharing to others.
• Working offline — what keeps running when the Wi-Fi drops.