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Slides Timer

by Clay

v2.02 Updated Mar 26, 2026 66.79KiB
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Slides Timer is a powerful extension that automatically brings your Google Slides to life with dynamic timers and clocks. Whether you're running a classroom activity, a business presentation, or a workshop, Slides Timer provides a seamless and beautiful way to keep your audience engaged and on track. Simply place your timer configuration between << and >> and let the extension do the rest! πŸš€ KEY FEATURES (FREE) β€’ Countdown & Count-up: Use - to count down or + to count up (e.g., <<5:00->>). β€’ Live Clock & Date: Display the current time or date with <<time>> or <<date>>. β€’ Custom Formatting: Full control over time/date displays using common indicators (e.g., <<time|hh:mm>>). β€’ Continuous Timers: Use ~ to keep your timer running across different slides. β€’ Slide Triggers: Automatically advance slides (-+) or go back (--) when a timer hits zero. β€’ Audio/Video Alarms: Trigger your inserted audio (@) or video (!) files at specific times. πŸ’Ž PREMIUM FEATURES (PRO) β€’ Analog Clock Faces: Beautifully rendered analog clocks using |analog. β€’ Dynamic Progress Bars: Visual progress bars that fill or empty as your timer runs (|bar). β€’ Scoreboards: Track points between slides with shared IDs and custom increments. β€’ Pomodoro Cycles: Infinite work/break chaining for ultimate productivity (e.g., <<pomodoro|25:00|5:00>>). β€’ Custom Hotkeys & Tags: Personalize your starting/ending markers and keyboard shortcuts. ⌨️ KEYBOARD CONTROLS Enhance your presentation flow with quick hotkeys: β€’ Pause/Start: Press d to pause or resume the active timer. β€’ Reset: Press e to reset the timer to its starting value. β€’ Manual Start: Use $ in your tag (e.g., <<5:00-$>>) to start the timer in a paused state. Note: You can customize these keys in the extension popup (Premium). πŸ“– COMMON EXAMPLES β€’ <<5:00->> : 5-minute countdown. β€’ <<10:00-+>> : 10-minute count-up. β€’ <<pomodoro|25:00|5:00>> : A cycle of 25m work and 5m break. β€’ <<0:30-|bar>> : A 30-second progress bar. β€’ <<time^&>> : Current time without seconds or AM/PM. β€’ <<2026-06-21_00:00-+>> : Countdown to Summer Break! β€’ <<score|0|[:1|]:5>> : Scoreboard starting at 0, press [ for +1 and ] for +5. πŸ› οΈ FORMATTING REFERENCE Customize your <<time>> and <<date>> tags with these indicators: β€’ hh : 12-hour format (double digit) β€’ HH : 24-hour format (double digit) β€’ mm : Minutes β€’ ss : Seconds β€’ dddd : Day of the week (long) β€’ MMMM : Month (long) β€’ yyyy : Year (4 digits) πŸ’³ SUBSCRIPTION & MANAGEMENT Manage your PRO subscription directly through the extension popup. Click "Manage Subscription" to view invoices or update payment methods via our secure portal at https://slidestimer.web.app πŸ”’ PRIVACY This extension does not collect or handle personal user data beyond your Chrome Profile ID for subscription verification. Tip: Be sure to refresh your Google Slides tab after installation for the timer to activate!
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Reviews (38 cached)

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2026-03-23
Villdoes

Why do I need to pay now, I have a lot of slides with the clock <<time|hh:mm>> Im super angry now that you need to pay for it now. I dont want to pay for it. If you can add a toggle to hide the seconds timer and add another toggle to turn off military time, that would be helpful, Thanks!

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2026-03-23
Eric Bennett

Suddenly requested my email address and browser search history. SUPER SHADY! Users should uninstall immediately. EVEN MORE SHADY: The developer is denying that this extension uses these permissions, but this is false. ALL USERS SHOULD UNINSTALL THIS IMMEDIATELY!

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2026-03-23
ToryAnn Stutts

I have been using this for years in the classroom, and with the new update, none of the original tags work. Useless and stupid.

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2025-07-05
Morten Dyrberg

literally doesnt work

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2025-04-09
Joseph The Canadian Moroccan

Does not work at all

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2025-04-02
Erwin van Holten

i see nothing but a buy-me-coffee and some unreadable instructions

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2025-01-21
Stephanie Hettich

this sucks...

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2024-12-08
Clayton Lawson

this timer does not work for me, im trying to make a google slide os, but when i put anything in there, THE TIMER WON'T WORK, so i will give this one star,. Update: i forgot to reset the slides

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2024-04-20
Shaul Rom w21w22

no intreface only text popups

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2024-04-19
Xtinct Gamer

When I use this I put in the command <<5:00->> and the timer doesn't even start? This extension just isn't working at all.

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2023-10-01
Paul Robertson

Best I can judge, the instructions lack clarity and examples. "Add $ in a count down or up timer to start it in a paused state." Well, there's no example of this further down, so should I write <<$0:00>> , <<0:00$>>, or some other combination? I'm looking at this because after using the timer once successfully on a slide, it never worked again. Hitting the "e" key indeed resets it to the first value, but that will not start the timer again. Hitting "d" only advances it by one second. It never does a countdown again, despite instructions stating to β€œPause and restart timers with the d key.” So either the instructions are poor, or the timer simply does not work more than once. Another irritating feature: as soon as you launch your slideshow, the timer has already started. So if you want a certain countdown time, make sure to add in the extra seconds it takes for the slide to load. If you are trying to present one line at a time and hitting a key to advance your presentation by paragraph, bad news: your timer started already and is finished, and you can't use it any longer. Returning to the timer slide from elsewhere in your presentation does not reactivate it either. Only exiting slideshow mode and refreshing the entire presentation achieves this. And to answer the riddle above about the $? Neither of the forms I tried worked - at least with the instructions I've seen so far. In a review above I see someone has written that we shouldn’t use a text box, but rather a rectangle for this. That seems like a fairly unintuitive step, so instructions are certainly lacking there as well. Great idea, would be a nice feature if I could understand how the developer imagines it is supposed to work.

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2023-06-22
Matt Hardwick

Doesnt work.

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2022-11-14
Pamela Hill

Doesn't work. I see that it used to work for people, but it's not working right now.

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2022-11-03
Beatriz Binnie

Doesn't work at all. Tried installing it a few times. Followed all the instructions in several YouTube videos, however it doesn't work for me. PLEASE fix this because this extension would be very useful. I can't believe that there aren't any other options. This is the only one and it doesn't work =(

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2022-09-15
r8escjohn

Did work but now in Chrome 105.0.5195.125 no work again on PC/Mac :-< Too bad as this was an awesome extension and much needed in Slides!

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2022-06-02
Miriam P (The Planning Mimzy)

I REALLY wanted to like and use this extension. Despite following everyone's advice and the instructions on the website and on an article about this extension, it never worked. I will find something else to use.

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2022-04-20
Tracie W

This does not work!

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2022-01-25
Joe Lee

for some reason, the icon is there but it doesn't work for me.... :(

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2021-08-06
JΓΌrgen Strauss

Nice idea, but doesn't work!

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2021-07-13
Valor

Didn't work.

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2021-04-15
Liliana Toptchiyska

It didn't work for me for some kind of reason :/

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2020-09-27
Pam Burke

I was excited to use this extension, but it does not work.

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2020-09-22
mom4 H

I used it for just about everything and then it stopped working on us. Such a shame for it was very helpful with productivity. Best to you in hopes you can repair or replace this extension

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2020-09-22
Emily Carmichael

This extension does not work at all. The site claims it's compatible with my device. I tried installing it repeatedly. The icon NEVER shows, so apparently it's never available. This was a huge waste of planning time.

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2020-08-24
Lauren Montgomery

Didn't work

β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜†2020-08-23
Dionne Liberia

It didn't work.

β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2026-03-25
Kit Remy

I hate the new update. ADD TIME FORMATTING BACK please. Now I need to change 300 slide's time functions. And the <<time#>> is a lie. It shows the time with AM PM...

β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024-10-07
Shelly Wilke

Unfortunately I have to uninstall the extension because it is interfering with the ability to use captions with my microphone and meeting the needs of needs of my hearing challenged students beats out having a timer. For those that are trying to get the $ to work, use it like this: : <<15:00-$@>> This timer worked with counting down, not starting until I used the d/e trigger keys and playing a sound at the end of the timer. Its a shame it conflicts with microphone use.

β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2023-04-06
Arielle Salsali

It does not work as it is supposed to, but the codes are easy. I insert in many different codes, but the codes are unable to work.

β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2020-09-10
Stephanie Pappas

This worked for a day and then stopped working

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026-03-23
Traffico360

Would there be a old version coz i cant even find a way to get a short time, i did <<time^>> which it supposed to be only hour and minute, but it came as hour, minute and second as soon i present. Anyway to fix this?

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025-12-18
baptiste langen

the command designed to change the slide after a count down ( <<01:00-+>> and <<01:00-->> ) doesn't work. This is a huge downgrade for me. The rest works perfectly, easy to use and to understand. just fix theese 2 commands please :D

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025-01-03
Hashtag Cow Youtube

The timers do not work and or the clock. I was doing the same thing @ClaytonLawson and it does not work EDIT: For those who are encountering the same issue i have just go into presentation mode

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2024-09-11
Alma Mckown

Great. But, I can't get the $ (slide in a paused state) or the d and e keys to work. I would REALLY like them to work! Any advice

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2024-08-09
Mark Phillips

I'm having trouble with the d key pausing the timer. The e key works as a reset tool. Also, I'd rather NOT have the timer start as soon as the slide appears. I'd like to be able to start the timer when I want. Thanks.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2024-03-18
Brenda Richards

I used it previously, but cannot get it working now.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2024-02-18
Sarah Deeren

The timer worked. I had issues at first, but I had to close Google Chrome browser and reopen it. The only issue I have now is that the slide progression does not work. The timer goes off, but does not move to the next slide like it should. I am using the <<10:05-+>> format.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2021-12-01
Paula Schlotterbeck

I can't get this to work in a published presentation shared via the web (we use this method to Chromecast to television monitors in our agency lobbies/stores and staff have requested a clock slide with the current time). If anyone has found a workaround I'd love to learn about it!

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alarmsβ„Ή Can schedule periodic background tasks identityβ„Ή Can use your Google account identity identity.email storageβ„Ή Can store data locally in your browser tabsβ„Ή Can see your open tabs and their URLs

Details

Version 2.02
Updated Mar 26, 2026
Size 66.79KiB
First Seen Mar 27, 2026

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