About
Count down to an event, a launch or a birthday, or count up from a date, for example days without an accident. The Counter can also count seconds, or count down to the next slide. Choose the format, font and size to match your design.
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 the counter with Plugins → Counter, then choose a Mode in the settings on the right.
Count down to a date
- Add Counter, and set Mode to Count down to date
- Set the Date and Time, and pick a Format
Count up from a date
- Add Counter, and set Mode to Count up from date
- Set the Date and Time to count from, and pick a Format
Count down a number of seconds
- Add Counter, and set Mode to Count down seconds
- Set Countdown Start to the number of seconds, and pick a Format
It starts when the slide shows.
Count up every second
- Add Counter, and set Mode to Count up every second
- Pick a Format
It starts when the slide shows.
Count down to the next slide
- Add Counter, and set Mode to Count down to next slide
- Pick a Format
It always matches the slide’s duration. To use it on many slides, copy and paste it.
Style the counter
- Click the counter
- Set the Font, Font Size, Alignment, Shadow and Stroke
- Turn on Vertical to stack it
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 |
| Mode | Count down to date, Count up from date, Count down seconds, Count up every second, or Count down to next slide |
| Date | The date to count to or from |
| Time | The time of day to count to or from |
| Countdown Start | For Count down seconds: the number to start from |
| Format | How detailed it is, for example days, hours, minutes and seconds |
| Vertical | Stacks the counter vertically |
| Font | The font |
| Alignment | Left, center or right |
| Font Size | The size |
| Shadow | A shadow behind the text |
| Stroke | The thickness of the outline |
| Layer | Move the counter up or down the layers |
FAQ
What happens when it reaches 0?
It stays at 0. Counting up from a future date shows 0 until that date.
Can the slide disappear when it reaches 0?
Yes, with a slide condition: a date range that ends at the same moment, optionally deleting the slide afterwards.
