About
An analog clock on your slides that shows the live time, ticking every second. Choose the time zone, show or hide the second hand and numbers, and match the colors and font to your design. Great for shops, offices, lobbies, schools and waiting rooms. For a digital time or the date, use Time & Date.
Get Started
Everything here starts in the editor: go to Playlists, open your playlist and choose the slide. When you’re done, click Publish.
Add a clock to a slide
- Click Plugins and choose Clock
- Drag it into place and resize it, or use the alignment buttons
Show the time in another city
- Click the clock
- Set Time zone to the region, for example Europe/Berlin (see the list of regions)
By default, the clock uses the player’s own time zone.
Match the clock to your design
- Click the clock
- Show or hide the Second hand and Hour numbers
- Set the Background, Border, Hand and Numbers colors, and the Numbers font
- Turn on Gradient border for a stylish edge, or make the background transparent so the clock blends in
Options
Click the plugin on the slide to see these in the settings on the right.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alignment and Cropping | Fit to canvas, align left, center, right, top, middle or bottom, and lock |
| Time zone | The region to show the time for. By default the player’s own time zone |
| Second hand | Shows or hides the second hand |
| Hour numbers | Shows or hides the numbers on the face |
| Background color | The color of the face (can be transparent) |
| Border color | The color of the border |
| Gradient border | Gives the border a gradient |
| Hand color | The color of the hands |
| Numbers color | The color of the numbers |
| Numbers font | The font of the numbers |
| Hand length | How long the hands are. Useful when a font takes more room |
| Layer | Move the clock up or down the layers |
| Positioning | Place the clock pixel by pixel |
| Sizing | Set its size in pixels |
FAQ
Why does the clock show the wrong time?
The player’s time zone is probably wrong. Check the time zone and region in the player’s operating system settings, or set Time zone in the plugin.
Does the clock slow down my player?
No. It uses very little power.
