stagetimer.io
Remote-controlled countdown timer
Discover how Stagetimer.io, born from a simple idea, grew into a successful SaaS for video productions, achieving 10,000€+ MRR through community engagement and savvy marketing strategies.
What started as a pet project with the question “can I create a tool for this” is now a software with more than 1k users and so far, number 1 on Product Hunt today🥇
I would greatly appreciate your support ❤️. We even had a nice video made to showcase what the app can do.
Hey there,
Stagetimer has a public API now. With it, you can remote control your timer with other software, for example, the Streamdeck with Bitfocus Companion. I'm gonna work on a detailed guide for the Companion in the future.
How to use the new API
You can access the API through a popup at the top of the controller page. It is required to generate an API key to authenticate with the API. The API is only available for pro users.
Popup to access the API
The API documentation page details every available endpoint. The value for your room ID and API key are pre-filled when you follow the "API Documentation" link from the controller page.
Detailed documentation for every endpoint
Select time format (24-hours, 12-hours, auto)
The last update introduced different time formats. It chooses the time format automatically based on your country and language. In fact, if you share the link with someone from another country they see it in their local time format.
Now there is an explicit setting to define the time format for everyone if you like to do so.
Explicitly define the time format
Titles and extra info
The last update also introduced the option to show a timer title to speakers. Not there is another field called "Extra" which you can use to show speaker names or other extra information to the speaker.
Show a title and extra information to the speaker
Duplicate a room
From your dashboard, it is now possible to duplicate a room with all customizations, timers, and messages.
Duplicate a room
That's it for release 1.18\. As always, feel free to reply to this email, especially if you find a glitch.
Check out the full list of changes on https://stagetimer.io/changelog/
Cheers,
Lukas
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Hi! I would like to try ir further but it only allows me to set 3 slots, and also would like to try the API to integrate with my XLR lighting. Can I access the 14 days trial and then decide if suscribe? thanks! Juan
Version 1.11.0 added the following features, among them, the new subscription model with payment gateway:
✅ Added a user profile and the ability to log into the app
✅ Added a payment gateway for pro subscriptions
✅ Added ability to protect controller and viewer links
✅ Prevent computer from sleeping during fullscreen
I have never launched anything that is my own publicly, neither do I have an audience. But I think stagetimer.io can be really helpful for the right people and it's a great opportunity to put something into the world and learn from the experience.
The app is built with Vue.js, Tailwindcss and Socket.io. I finished the whole app in 4 evenings and then used an entire Sunday to deploy it to production. Check it out: https://stagetimer.io/
Right now it is a free tool. If it catches on and is useful to people I consider adding some premium features.
A friend of mine has a studio where he mainly records educational content. He uses an old laptop with a little tool written in flash as a timer. I thought by myself "Surely there is a modern web-based app out there we can use instead".
Well, there wasn't. There were some Mac and Windows apps, but nothing like I thought there would be.
But I am a web dev, so I can build it myself!
Requirements:
- Nice timer app that runs in the browser
- Can display messages for the speaker
- Can be remote controlled with another device through the internet
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