Show a countdown timer in a Zoom meeting
The simplest way: create a free NextTime timer, drop the display link in the Zoom chat, and everyone opens the same synced countdown in a browser tab. No screen share, no app, and the host controls the clock from the console without touching Zoom.
Method 1: a link in the chat
Paste the display link in chat and every participant opens the identical, synced timer in a tab beside their Zoom window. Panelists, judges, and speakers all read the same second. The host runs the console from another tab or a phone: start, pause, add a minute, or flash "wrap up" to everyone at once.
- Create a free timer and copy its display link.
- Paste the link in the Zoom chat.
- Everyone opens it in a tab; you keep the console.
Method 2: share the timer tab
If participants should not have to click anything, share a browser tab showing the display link. The countdown takes over the shared screen with text sized to be read in a thumbnail. Best for short segments, since sharing occupies the screen.
Method 3: a second camera on a physical screen
For workshops run from a room, point the display link at a screen in the room and let the camera see it. Lowest tech for the audience, and the operator still controls it remotely.
Webinars, panels, and remote judging
Timed panels and pitch judging fall apart on Zoom because nobody shares a clock. Give every panelist the link, build the segments in advance, and let auto-advance run the format. A producer anywhere in the world can nudge time or message a speaker without ever appearing on camera.
- Every panelist opens the same display link
- Segments built in advance: auto-advance runs the format
- Nudge time or message a speaker from anywhere, off camera
A producer's message lands on the panelists' timers, never on camera.
Give the whole call one clock
Free to start. Drop one link in the chat and every participant reads the same second.
Zoom timer questions
Does NextTime integrate with Zoom?
No integration, and none is needed. It is a URL: participants open it in a tab, or you share it on screen.
Can the host control the timer during the meeting?
Yes. The console is a separate web page on any device, and every open copy of the timer updates instantly.
Will everyone see the same time?
Yes. Display links sync in real time, whether ten people or two hundred have them open.
Does this work in Teams or Google Meet?
Yes, identically. Anywhere a participant can open a link or you can share a tab, the same three methods apply.
Is it free?
Yes for segments up to 10 minutes each, with unlimited participants watching. Longer segments take a $15 Event Pass or Pro.