Countdown Bar

Install Countdown Bar from Operations > Plugins, then create a countdown from the plugin page.

Choose the message, target time or weekly repeat, how early the bar should appear, what happens at zero, size, priority, and target screens.

Targets can include all active screens, selected screens, Display Groups, or Locations.

Font

By default the bar uses the font built into the Player. To use your organization’s typeface, choose it in Font. The list shows the fonts under Settings > Fonts, and Add fonts opens the Google Fonts browser without leaving the page.

Screens download the font together with the bar and keep it for offline use. A screen that runs an older Player, or that can’t load the font, shows the bar in the Player’s own font.

You can’t remove a font from Settings > Fonts while a countdown uses it. Choose another font in that countdown first.

Timing

The bar appears when its lead time begins and counts down to the target.

You can show completion text for a short time after zero, or have the bar disappear immediately.

If more than one Countdown Bar is active on a screen, Tilecast uses priority first and then the nearest target time.

Progress and urgency

The optional progress fill shows how much of the configured countdown window remains.

Urgency settings can change the appearance as the target gets closer. Motion effects are reduced when the Player exposes a reduced-motion preference.

Editing an enabled countdown updates the affected screens after their Player configuration refreshes.