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# ontime

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This information relates to version 1 of the app.

You might be looking for [v2 documentation](https://ontime.gitbook.io/v2/)
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Ontime is an application for creating and managing event running order and timers.

The user inputs a list of events along with scheduling and event information. This will then populate a series of screens which are available to be rendered by any device in the Network.

This makes for a simple and cheap way to distribute over a venue using a network infrastructure instead of video outputs.

![App overview](https://2899617949-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Mc0giSOToAhq0ROd0CR%2Fuploads%2FLo63PYLzsAUSy7S9b0qe%2Fapp.jpg?alt=media\&token=70161c04-d937-481c-b899-044fe471d425)

![The stage timer in action](https://2899617949-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-Mc0giSOToAhq0ROd0CR%2Fuploads%2FgbmeexMUG5KL2gTtsfmU%2F11%20speaker.jpg?alt=media\&token=61224888-09e5-45d1-aba1-052c419937b3)

The app has been currently tested in both MacOS (Intel) and Windows 10.

### Unopinionated

We are not interested in forcing workflows and have made ontime so it is flexible to whichever way you would like to work.

* You do not need an order list to use the timer. Create an empty event and the [OSC API ](/ontime-v1-old/control-and-feedback/osc.md)works just the same
* If you want just the info screens, no need to use the timer!
* Dont have or care for a schedule? 
  * a single event with no data is enough to use the OSC API and get going
  * use the order list to create a set of quick timers by setting the beggining and start times to 00:00 and 00:10 (**BAM!** 10 minute timer). You can quick recall this with OSC as always