Name: KUMA Timer
Price: 8.00 GBP
Availability: InStock
Author: PLTech

Built for live

Countdown · Count-up · Clock

Three timer modes in one display. MM:SS, HH:MM:SS or frame-accurate MM:SS:FR. Progressive colour warnings as you approach time. Send fullscreen to any output, any monitor.

Layout Editor NEW

Drag and resize timer, clock, cue name, progress bar, messages and images on a free canvas. Save as presets, recall from Companion. Renders identically on host, NDI, KUMA Live and iOS.

Cuesheet, Presets & Time Cut

Drag-drop runsheet with named cues. One-click presets. Time Cut compresses or stealth-skips chunks of countdown without breaking the 1-Hz illusion the audience sees on stage.

Remote on iPad, iPhone & web

Native iOS Companion app — Monitor and Controller views, free with every Full licence. Plus a built-in web controller — any browser, any phone.

Bitfocus Companion & OSC

Official Bitfocus module: 22 actions, 9 feedbacks, 9 variables. Bidirectional OSC for any automation system — receive commands, broadcast live status back.

QLab & Mitti integration NEW

Mirror the remaining time of the cue QLab or Mitti is playing — the TCR — as a replacement timer or a second line under your own countdown. Fire OSC triggers back, and HOLD the audience screen on your timer while you audition a VT. Setup guide →

KUMA Timer showing a QLab TCR line under the countdown

Wireless hardware displays NEW

Flash a Ulanzi TC001 LED matrix or ESP32-S3-BOX-3 LCD from your browser — no Arduino IDE. Both mirror the countdown, colours, overtime blink and SMS. Local (LAN) or Cloud (different Wi-Fi) mode. Flash your device →

Broadcast outputs

1080p NDI stream bundled — straight into vMix, OBS, Resolume. SMPTE LTC timecode receiver. CdEther and LimiTimer hardware sync built in. Web mirror for cloud audiences.

TCP/UDP show control NEW

Plain-text commands over TCP or UDP (port 36702). START, STOP, PAUSE, SET, PRESET, CUE — works with Watchout, Cue Pilot, or any automation that can send a string. Protocol reference →

Send Message · Audio Cues

Live scrolling marquee to the display, timed auto-dismiss, saved templates. Stage-friendly chimes on colour transitions. BBC GTS pips opt-in for the last 5 seconds.

Show full feature list — 60+ items →

Timer & Display

Countdown, count-up & time-of-day clock
MM:SS, HH:MM:SS or frame-accurate MM:SS:FR
Text mode or Round analogue ring
Background — solid colour or custom image
Custom text colour & font
Colour warnings: green → orange → red
Progress bar (text mode)
Ring: fill-up or countdown direction
Ring: filled / solid / outline style
Show cue name on display
Progress bar position: bottom / top / adjacent NEW (adjacent: tucked below digits with signed offset)
Timer size adjustment — ±% delta from auto-fit
Layout Editor — drag/resize fields on a free canvas, save as presets
Per-surface layout overrides — different Look for NDI, web & iOS
Image / logo field in Layout Editor
Frame-accurate countdown (MM:SS:FR, 7 frame rates)
BBC RounDOT clock face

Overtime

Stay at 00:00 / count-up / stop
Background colour change on overtime
Blink effect in overtime
OSC message on overtime trigger (with distinct OVERTIME status)
OVERTIME coloured text overlay — custom text, colour, size, position

Cuesheet & Presets

Named cues with individual durations
Double-click to load any cue
Next / Previous cue navigation
Drag & drop reorder
Customisable quick-load presets (up to 10 in Lite, unlimited in Full)
Manual HH:MM:SS input

Message to Screen

Live text overlay on display
Scrolling marquee or static
Scroll direction (invert for RTL text)
Position: top or bottom
Size: small / medium / large
Custom text & border colours
Flash effect
Fullscreen mode
Timed auto-dismiss
Saved templates
Message history

Audio Cues NEW

Chime at orange transition (yellow zone)
Chime at red transition (urgent zone)
Gong at time-up (00:00)
6 bundled sounds: chimes, bells, gong, alarm, tick
Per-cue volume slider + Test button
Custom WAV / MP3 upload
BBC GTS pips opt-in (last 5 seconds)
Limitimer-style red-zone beep opt-in
Mirror to iOS Companion (next iOS build)

Remote Control & Web

Web mirror — timer in any browser
Web controller — full control from phone/tablet
Password protection
QR code for instant connection
Configurable port
KUMA Companion — Monitor view (iPhone & iPad) App Store
KUMA Companion — Controller view (iPhone & iPad) App Store
KUMA Companion — Stages mode for multi-host control (iPad only) NEW

Integrations

Bitfocus Companion — 22 actions, 9 feedbacks
OSC input & output (bidirectional)
TCP/UDP show control — port 36702, plain-text commands
QLab & Mitti TCR follow + triggers
NDI output — 1080p stream (bundled runtime)
LTC / SMPTE timecode receiver
CdEther — Interspace hardware display sync
LimiTimer — Dsan PCT-2 serial hardware

Controls & Shortcuts

Space — start / pause / resume (works regardless of focus)
R — reset timer
H — hide / show display
S NEW — jump focus to first time field (M / H), value pre-selected
Tab — cycle H → M → S → SET, value auto-selected at each step
Enter in any time field — fires SET and frees focus so Space starts the timer
±1 minute buttons
Time Cut — Glide (smooth speed-up) or Jump (stealth chunk-skips)
Presenter View — always-on-top overlay, optional transparent bg NEW
Multi-monitor — send to any screen
Site licence — one code, multiple seats, portal management
macOS · Windows · Raspberry Pi · 30-day Full trial

Bitfocus Companion Module

Control KUMA Timer from your Elgato Stream Deck or any Companion-compatible controller. Grab the module package and import it straight into Companion 3.x — no terminal, no developer mode.

✓ In the official Bitfocus registry. pltech-kumatimer v2.1.2 — search for KUMA Timer in Companion's module search and install in one click. 22 actions, 9 feedbacks, 9 variables. Companion 3.x & 4.x.

How to install

Open Companion in your browser (usually http://127.0.0.1:8000).
Go to Connections, add a new connection and search for KUMA Timer.
Enter the IP of the machine running KUMA Timer and you're connected.

First Launch

KUMA Timer is distributed as direct downloads from this site. The macOS and Windows builds are code-signed — they install without Gatekeeper / SmartScreen warnings. The Raspberry Pi kiosk ships as an AppImage (AppImage convention — Linux apps are not code-signed). Every install starts with a 30-day Full trial — no card, no sign-up.

macOS SIGNED

No Gatekeeper warning — Apple-notarized DMG. Double-click, drag to Applications, done. Works on macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon & Intel).

Buy for £8

30-day Full trial · £8 to keep it
Every install begins with 30 days of Full-tier features. Enter a £8 licence to retain Full for life — or revert to Lite (free, core countdown only) at any time.

Windows SIGNED

No SmartScreen warning — Azure-Trusted-Signed EXE installer. Runs on Windows 10 / 11 (x64).

Buy for £8

One licence — every platform
The same £8 code activates Full on macOS, Windows or Raspberry Pi. Move between machines any time via the deregister portal.

Raspberry Pi — kiosk install

One command turns a fresh Pi 4 or Pi 5 (Pi OS Bookworm 64-bit) into a dedicated KUMA Timer appliance — fullscreen timer on boot, web admin on the LAN. The installer handles every apt dependency; you don’t need to touch the AppImage manually.

Paste into an SSH session (or local terminal):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pltech-dev/kuma-timer-releases/main/install-pi.sh | sudo bash

View script source on GitHub →

Installs KUMA in kiosk mode (fullscreen timer on boot, web admin at http://<pi-ip>/, default login kuma/kuma). Later updates from the web panel or sudo /opt/kuma-timer/update-kuma.sh.
📖 Full Raspberry Pi install guide →

Pi kiosk needs a Full licence. The kiosk is driven entirely from the web admin panel (a Full-tier feature) — during the 30-day trial everything works with no code, after that enter a £8 Full licence from the web admin's License panel. The same code works on Mac, Windows or Pi — one machine at a time.

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Network Access — Firewall Dialog

On first launch KUMA Timer will ask for permission to accept incoming network connections — this is required for OSC, Web Mirror, Web Controller and NDI.

🍎 macOS
A dialogue will appear: "Do you want the application 'KUMA Timer' to accept incoming network connections?"
Click Allow.

🪟 Windows
Windows Defender Firewall will ask to allow KUMA Timer on private/public networks.
Check Private networks and click Allow access.

Minimum screen resolution — 1280 × 768. On very small screens the control panel may extend beyond the visible area. If the title bar is hidden: right-click the taskbar icon → Move, then use the arrow keys.

Feature matrix

What's in each build?

Same codebase, three platforms. This table shows what each platform can do — the tier you run (Lite or Full) decides which of these are actually unlocked on your install. See the Lite vs Full comparison on the pricing page.

Feature	🍎 macOS	🪟 Windows	🥧 Raspberry Pi
Core timer
Countdown, count-up, pause, reset, hide	✓	✓	✓
Presets (quick-load & editor)	✓	✓	✓
Cues — load / next / prev / edit	✓	✓	✓
HH:MM:SS mode for long cues	✓	✓	✓
Time Glide (smooth time stretch)	✓	✓	✓
Time Jump (stealth chunk-skip cuts) NEW	✓	✓	✓
SMS flash message overlay	✓	✓	✓
Clock mode (wall clock)	✓	✓	✓
Display
Fullscreen text / round display modes	✓	✓	✓
Color thresholds + progress bar styles	✓	✓	✓
Custom fonts + background image	✓	✓	✓
Presenter View (second monitor)	✓	✓	—
Network integrations
OSC in/out (Companion, QLab, etc.)	✓	✓	✓
LTC timecode input	✓	✓	✓
Bitfocus Companion module	✓	✓	✓
Web admin panel (any device on LAN)	✓	✓	✓
KUMA Live cloud share (QR + link)	✓	✓	✓
KUMA Companion app (iPhone & iPad)	✓	✓	✓
NDI® output	✓	✓	—
CDEther (Interspace Ind.) hardware displays	✓	✓	✓
Direct-Attach Mode — drive CDEther with just laptop & cable, no router (built-in DHCP)	✓	✓	✓
LimiTimer / DSAN PCT-2 (USB serial)	✓	✓	✓
Deployment & updates
Kiosk mode — fullscreen on boot, no desktop	—	—	✓
Auto-start on power-on (systemd)	—	—	✓
One-click update (web admin button)	✓*	✓*	✓
Config export / import (sync between devices)	✓	✓	✓
Code-signed installer (no browser warning)	✓	✓	—

Raspberry Pi — minimum
Pi 4 (1 GB RAM) or newer. Pi OS Bookworm 64-bit. 16 GB SD card.
NDI® output is not available on Pi from v1.10.23 onwards (NDI® licensing) — see FAQ. Use macOS or Windows for NDI® broadcast.

macOS — minimum
Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) or Intel. macOS 13 Ventura or newer.
Signed with Apple Developer ID + notarized. No Gatekeeper warning.

Windows — minimum
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. 4 GB RAM.
Signed with Azure Trusted Signing. Publisher shown as PL TECH LIMITED.

✓* = works with caveat — hover for details. Changes ship regularly; this table reflects the latest stable release.

Anonymous usage statistics — on first launch KUMA Timer will ask whether you'd like to share anonymous usage data. If you agree, the app sends: Hardware ID (anonymised identifier derived from your network card), OS name & version, and app version. Nothing else — no names, no files, no location, no IP address stored.

Participation is entirely optional. You can opt in or opt out at any time in Settings → Misc → Privacy.

OSC Reference

Control KUMA Timer from Bitfocus Companion or any OSC-capable device. Default listen port: 9000

Address	Argument	Action
`/kuma/start`	—	Start timer
`/kuma/pause`	—	Pause / resume toggle
`/kuma/reset`	—	Reset to zero
`/kuma/hide`	—	Toggle display visibility
`/kuma/time/add`	—	+1 minute
`/kuma/time/sub`	—	−1 minute
`/kuma/warp`	`int` seconds	Load duration (e.g. `300` = 5:00)
`/kuma/preset`	`int` ≥ 0	Load preset by index (0 = first). Range depends on how many presets you've configured — max 10 in Lite, unlimited in Full.
`/kuma/cue`	`int` index	Load cue from runsheet
`/kuma/settime`	`string` HH:MM:SS	Load exact time (e.g. `"01:30:00"`)

Feedback from KUMA → Companion (default 127.0.0.1:12321):

Address	Value	Sent when
`/kuma/timer`	`string` e.g. `"04:32"`	Every 500 ms
`/kuma/status`	`"LIVE"` · `"PAUSED"` · `"STANDBY"` · `"HIDDEN"`	On state change
`/kuma/overtime`	`1`	On overtime start

The timer your show deserves.

Latest Release

Bitfocus Companion Module

How to install

First Launch

What's in each build?

OSC Reference