Digital PowerPoint Timer

digital-countdown The second in our series of slides for use in your own conferences and training events. This Digital PowerPoint Timer has been created and animated within PowerPoint. Use it to make sure that delegates know when the next session is going to start, and entirely how long they can spend sipping coffee and checking their email. Select the starting slide of your choice, and watch the count down to zero.

This digital PowerPoint timer looks like a digital countdown timer (from a famous Fox TV show); we also have a more retro PowerPoint countdown timer for those who prefer that look.

Choose from different lengths and versions of timer below. PowerPoint 2003 files will work in PowerPoint 2003, 2007, and 2010. PowerPoint 2010 files can be used to change the colour of the clock from within PowerPoint 2010, but may not function correctly in earlier versions of PowerPoint. Please note that with the longer length timers (60 and 90 minutes), there is a chance that PowerPoint might crash due to the large number of animations involved. For countdowns over 60 minutes, download the shortest length appropriate for optimum reliability.

Simply download the PowerPoint slides, set the timer by starting on the correct slide, hit Shift+F5, and off you go. Have a great event – remember, your slides will be more effective if you don’t use bullet points.

Download Digital PowerPoint Timer For PowerPoint 2003

PowerPoint 2003 10 minute timer
PowerPoint 2003 20 minute timer
PowerPoint 2003 30 minute timer
PowerPoint 2003 45 minute timer
PowerPoint 2003 60 minute timer
PowerPoint 2003 90 minute timer

Download Digital PowerPoint Timer For PowerPoint 2010

PowerPoint 2010 files can be used to change the colour of the clock – read our Digital PowerPoint Timer instructions to learn how.

If using Internet Explorer 8 on Windows, you may need to right click and select ‘save as’ (or upgrade to IE9, or Chrome, or Firefox) to avoid the pptx file opening as a zipped XML file.

PowerPoint 2010 10 second timer
PowerPoint 2010 20 second timer
PowerPoint 2010 30 second timer
PowerPoint 2010 60 second timer
PowerPoint 2010 90 second timer
PowerPoint 2010 10 minute timer
PowerPoint 2010 20 minute timer
PowerPoint 2010 30 minute timer
PowerPoint 2010 45 minute timer
PowerPoint 2010 60 minute timer
PowerPoint 2010 90 minute timer

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53 Comments to Digital PowerPoint Timer

#1

Jim Smith

4:43 pm, February 8th, 2010

Beautifully crafted visually but unfortunately it takes an additional 10 sec to load each slide before it counts down so the timer is very inaccurate.

Any suggestions?
#2

Joby Blume

5:36 pm, February 8th, 2010

Jim, we obviously tested the file, and it’s working fine for us. Which I guess isn’t that useful for you…

There are two things that could cause unacceptable lag in switching between slides – one is PowerPoint itself, the other is your computer.

This sequence was designed in PowerPoint 2003, and can run with glitches in 2007. (It runs OK in 2010, and for some set-ups in 2007.) If your computer is not fast graphically that might also cause some delays.

If you let us know what your set-up is we might be able to craft a solution, for you and visitors in similar situations.
#3

German

7:18 pm, February 24th, 2010

Thanks a Lot!
When you said free to download and to use it. Can we use it at Home, College, company without any payment or license to use it?
#4

Joby Blume

11:25 pm, February 24th, 2010

Yep, at home, college, or at your company. It can’t be resold or modified for resale though. This is our gift to our readers.

If you like the slides, maybe tell some people about us, that would be great!
#5

Joe Bob

3:17 pm, April 1st, 2010

I really like the concept. But, I can’t get the download to work on anything. Powerpoint says it is corrupt or unable to open this file type. I’ve tried Office 2003,2004, and 2008.
#6

Jessica Pyne

12:08 pm, April 6th, 2010

Joe – have you downloaded the file and saved to your computer, or tried to open it immediately?

If you could send us a copy of the error message, that would help in diagnosing the problem.
#7

Joby Blume

11:09 am, April 9th, 2010

Are you using a Mac?
#8

Soham

10:29 am, April 15th, 2010

Guys!!
There are so many people making it so complicated to put a countdown timer in PPT that i had given up!!

Your PPT has made it all so simple!! Can not thank you enough!

Great job.. (Already refered your site to all my trainers)
#9

Joby Blume

7:03 pm, April 15th, 2010

Soham – glad you like the timer.

Thank you so much for telling people about us – that’s exactly the right way to thank us. If you blog or tweet and want to mention our PowerPoint countdown timer, even better!
#10

Ruksana

1:01 pm, October 5th, 2010

Hi, i like your countdown, but how can i change the colour green to gold, as i cannot seam to find a way

thanks
#11

Joby Blume

10:22 am, October 6th, 2010

Ruksana

There’s no straightforward way as we have made use of PNGs to get the effects working. We’ll look at producing a newer version that allows customisation – but that will take a couple of weeks at least, as it fits in with the workload of our presentation studio. We’ll update you when we have more news.
#12

Chrissieb

4:33 pm, December 1st, 2010

Thank you so much for this timer it was really easy to use and has really helped me to keep time of activities enabling me to work with the learners around the room.

Just love the black and green concept

Thanks once again
#13

Joby Blume

4:56 pm, December 2nd, 2010

Well the design concept is from a TV show – but we’re really pleased that you find the PowerPoint timer useful in the classroom.
#14

Andy

8:49 pm, December 2nd, 2010

This is AWESOME – I have been looking for a timer for some time now and often get asked about countdown timers – I have referred all my colleagues to this website as a functional resource for our department.
I would love to see a menu page and the option to select different times – 60 mins, 45 mins, 30 mins etc.

The Design is great and gets everyone’s attention. Nice work – I look forward to future updates.
#15

Jessica Pyne

11:30 am, December 3rd, 2010

Hi Andy – Thanks for the feedback, we’re glad you like it! We do have plans to develop the countdown timer further, and I’ll pass your requests on to the design team. If there is anything else you would like to see, please let us know.
#16

Andy

6:50 pm, March 21st, 2011

Any updates ? I would love to start using this but, at present it is lacking the features I need.
#17

Jessica Pyne

11:35 am, March 25th, 2011

Hi Andy – Unfortunately our designers haven’t had the chance to update this yet, but we promise you it’s on the cards! We hope that we’ll have the updates you requested soon, and I’ll email you once they have been completed.
#18

Jo Anne Brooks

7:44 pm, March 29th, 2011

Thanks! Love this!
#19

Jessica Pyne

10:29 pm, April 4th, 2011

As you can see, we now have longer lengths available. It is worth noting though that there is a chance of PowerPoint crashing with longer lengths, as the software is not used to such a large number of animations. This doesn’t mean that they can’t be used – just that for optimum reliability for countdowns over 60 minutes, you should try and use the shortest length appropriate.

We are also working on a PowerPoint 2010 version of this timer that will enable users to change the colours of the countdown. This should be live very soon.

Thanks for your patience, and keep the suggestions coming!
#20

Jessica Pyne

12:12 pm, April 7th, 2011

Another update – we now have PowerPoint 2010 versions of the timer, which can be edited to change the colour of the clock. Read our Digital PowerPoint Timer Instructions to learn how to do this. Enjoy – and if you have any other comments, please let us know!
#21

Cathie

3:30 pm, April 26th, 2011

Is there any way to use this on a confidence monitor along with or split screen with a presenter’s PPT? Or does anyone know of a product that would accomplish this? Thanks.
#22

Jessica Pyne

7:38 pm, April 28th, 2011

Hi Cathie, unfortunately you wouldn’t be able to split the screen, as PowerPoint does not support this. If you wanted to have both the timer and a separate PowerPoint presentation running, you would need to use two monitors and two computers.
#23

Tayfun

11:01 am, May 8th, 2011

Thank you very much for this very useful, esthetic gadget and this amazing website.
#24

Jessica Pyne

11:27 am, May 9th, 2011

You’re welcome, Tayfun – we’re glad you find it useful. If there’s anything else you would like to see on m62.net, please let us know! We really appreciate input from our site visitors.
#25

Stuart Crous

7:12 am, May 27th, 2011

WOW, what a beautiful feature. We are using the digital countdown timer for the first time in our church service this weekend, thank you to m62 for this brilliant website. You guys rock.
#26

Jessica Pyne

11:39 am, May 27th, 2011

Thanks for the lovely comment, Stuart! We’re glad you like it, and hope that you continue to find m62.net useful!
#27

Sammy

3:35 pm, June 17th, 2011

Thank u so much.This concept is really great
#28

Jessica Pyne

9:24 am, June 20th, 2011

You’re welcome, Sammy – we hope you find the slides useful. Let us know if you have any ideas for anything else you would like to see us produce in PowerPoint!
#29

JOJUU

8:57 am, June 23rd, 2011

Is there easy way to remove that circle and leave only clock view. If so, will it make it this presentation much lighter?
#30

Jessica Pyne

4:27 pm, June 29th, 2011

Jojuu – Unfortunately, there is no easy way to remove the circle, as there is a risk that you could break the animation sequence. It would make the file size smaller, but it is difficult to say how much. I’ll add your request to the list of future developments, but it may take a while to be completed. Please do continue to make suggestions – we really appreciate the feedback!
#31

debra

8:12 pm, July 8th, 2011

I only need a 20-second countdown. So I know I can delete all but the last 2 slides. And then on the second to last slide delete all the minutes. But I got lost trying to delete everything but the last 20 seconds. Any suggestions?
#32

Jessica Pyne

12:59 pm, July 11th, 2011

This is where gets fiddly, Debra. The extra seconds and their animations would have to be manually deleted. I can pass your request on to our design team to see if they have time to adapt this for you, but they are very busy at the moment! I’ll contact you by email if there are any developments.
#33

wani

9:15 pm, July 24th, 2011

gee, this helps alot! how do i change the time to 10 secs instead?
#34

Jessica Pyne

1:39 pm, July 26th, 2011

Hi Wani. Without editing the animations yourself, the slides cannot begin at anything other than whole minutes. We do have a request in for shorter versions of the timer, but our designers are very busy at the moment and are unable to work on this immediately. I’ll let you know when shorter versions become available!
#35

moon

8:25 am, August 25th, 2011

thank you~
it’s definitely what i’m looking for~!!
#36

Jessica Pyne

11:04 am, August 26th, 2011

You’re welcome, Moon – we’re glad you found what you were looking for! If you think the timer could be useful to anyone else, please do let them know!
#37

Jessica Pyne

10:42 am, August 31st, 2011

Hello All – We now have 30 and 90 second versions of this timer available. There will be more to come, as well as shorter versions of our more retro PowerPoint Countdown Timer. Please keep the suggestions coming, and we’ll keep the developments coming!
#38

Jennifer

3:10 pm, September 20th, 2011

I want to put this timer on our school wide powerpoint for when students change classes they will know how much time they have left to cut down on tardies and I want it to loop. Can I make the timer loop all of the school day??? I wanted to somehow do 45 minutes then 4 minutes 45 minutes then 4 minutes…over and over
#39

Joby Blume

10:40 am, September 21st, 2011

I think it would be possible to do this. Download the 45 minute version, and then copy the last four slides at the back, so that you get 45 minutes and then 4 minutes – a deck of 49 slides. Then when you set up the slideshow (in PowerPoint 2010 Slide Show -> Set Up Slide Show) select ‘Loop continuously until Esc’. This ought to get you the 45 -> 4 -> 45 -> 4 etc timer that you want.

But I would check the timings if I were you – the animations are set exactly within PowerPoint, but I don’t know how well this kind of PowerPoint clock would keep time over the course of a day. It might work – it might not.
#40

David

12:30 pm, November 13th, 2011

Is it possible to create a two minute countdown timer, or to alter one to start at 2 minutes?
#41

Joby Blume

2:38 pm, November 13th, 2011

Just use the last two slides.
#42

Lenny

4:21 am, November 25th, 2011

hey guys love this countdown and was almost exactly what i was looking for for my youthgroup to use. My only question is…. would you happen to have a 15 minute countdown?
#43

Joby Blume

11:14 am, November 25th, 2011

Lenny – just start it on the slide that’s 15 minutes from the end. Delete the ones you don’t need if that’s easiest for you.
#44

Lenny

6:45 am, November 26th, 2011

Joby i am kind of embarrassed that i did not think of that haha thank you for the pointer :) much appreciated
#45

Adam Cahill

7:26 pm, November 28th, 2011

I’ve tried to do something like this before but the sheer amount of tedium drove me insane and I abandoned the effort. Kudos to your team!!
I’ve successfully changed the colors of the “on” portions of the LED display to a more subdued color, unfortunately “off” sections are too bright making it difficult to read. Is there a way to change these?
#46

Jessica Pyne

1:19 pm, November 30th, 2011

Adam, I’ve passed your query on to the designers – will post the response when I receive it!
#47

Jessica Pyne

12:24 pm, December 7th, 2011

Hi Adam, I’ve had a response from the design team. Unfortunately the colour of the inactive numbers cannot be changed – this wasn’t built into the original file. The best way to combat this is to change the colour for the active numbers back to something brighter. Sorry we couldn’t be of more help!
#48

chris

6:47 pm, December 14th, 2011

Thanks a lot for the resources guys this is awesome. I am using the ppt countdown timer for a youth retreat presentation and going to hype up all the services. Looking forward to coming back to the sight for more info. I find myself frequently in the “I can use ppt but I know I am not using it to it’s full potential” boat.
#49

Jessica Pyne

6:06 pm, December 16th, 2011

Fantastic Chris, that’s just what we like to hear! Glad our timer is going to good use, and thanks for helping us spread the word. Please do get in contact if you have any specific requests for us, and we hope that we can continue to provide useful content in the future!
#50

Del

4:32 pm, January 11th, 2012

Thank you so much for posting the timers ! I needed a 5 minute timer for a meeting next week and this one will work perfectly !
#51

Jessica Pyne

3:22 pm, January 13th, 2012

You’re welcome Del, and we’re glad we could be of use! Hope your meeting goes well.
#52

Mark H.

10:11 pm, January 31st, 2012

These are great timers. I have one question. Is there a way to pause the timer and then restart it where you paused it from? I have tried the spacebar, but when I press the spacebar it does pause the counter but when I press it again it moves the counter time down to the next rounded minute…i.e. if I pause it at 15:34 and then press the spacebar again, then the counter will move to 15:00 and start from there.
#53

Mark H.

10:12 pm, January 31st, 2012

Also, is there a way to add a sound file, like a buzzer, when the counter hits 0:00?