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 or HH:MM:SS. Progressive colour warnings as you approach time. Send fullscreen to any output, any monitor.

Cuesheet, Presets & Time Cut NEW

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

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.

Send Message · Audio Cues NEW

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 or HH:MM:SS format
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 NEW — ±% delta from auto-fit (-90…+500 %)

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 box overlay NEW — custom text, colours, size, position, distance

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 — 17 actions, 9 feedbacks
OSC input & output (bidirectional)
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
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.

✓ Now in the official Bitfocus registry. pltech-kumatimer v1.8.0 is available directly from Companion's built-in module search — no manual import required. Search for KUMA Timer in Companion and install in one click.

companion-module-pltech-kumatimer — stable v1.8.0

For Bitfocus Companion 3.x & 4.x · OSC · Feedbacks · Variables · Presets

Download (.tgz)

⏳ API 2.0 module submitted for review (v2.0.3) — coming to the Bitfocus registry for Companion v4.3+. Once accepted it will appear automatically in the module search alongside v1.8.0.

How to install

Download the .tgz above — no need to extract it.
Open Companion in your browser (usually http://127.0.0.1:8000).
In the left sidebar click Modules, then the yellow Import module package button at the top. Select the downloaded .tgz.
Go to Connections, add a new connection and search for KUMA Timer.

Companion Manage Modules view — Modules tab highlighted in the sidebar and Import module package button at the top

Once the module is accepted into the official Companion module library this step disappears — it'll show up in the built-in search like any other integration.

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).

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). macOS 12 Monterey 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