# Background Clock

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/background-clock/34326>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [October 26, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/background-clock/34326 "2020-10-26T20:10:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![aefelton1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/aefelton1/32/17748_2.png) [@aefelton1](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/aefelton1)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/background-clock/34326/1 "2020-10-26T20:10:41Z")

</div>

I’m new to a company and my boss asked me to find out how to have a countdown clock show in the meetings so people won’t go over time. I know there is a clock that counts up in the upper right corner in Zoom, but its very tiny and no one can or will see it. Looked on YouTube and the ways they have for inputting a clock in the background are complicated. The one’s you have to buy only go up to 15 min and have their own verbiage. My boss would like a simple clock to float in the background but large enough for everyone to see it counting down from either 1hr or 30 min., so people will NOT go over time when the meeting is over. Is that even possible?? Is there such a thing as a virtual background with a working countdown clock?? Please let me know.  
Thank you in advance. -Ann

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 7:07am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/background-clock/34326/2 "2020-10-28T07:07:54Z")

</div>

Hey @aefelton1,

This would be a perfect use case for a [Zapp](https://zoom.us/zapps)! 🙂 I believe we also announced this feature at [Zoomtopia](https://www.zoomtopia.com/).

Thanks,  
Tommy

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![vandalayindustries](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/vandalayindustries/32/39002_2.png) [@vandalayindustries](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/vandalayindustries)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/background-clock/34326/3 "2020-11-19T20:26:12Z")

</div>

Hey Ann,

We recently launched an App that might be able to help. [It’s available on the Zoom Marketplace here](https://marketplace.zoom.us/apps/3Jdbzv64QnKYAT911tlV9Q). You can also get access by creating an account at [BlueSky Apps](https://blueskyapps.org).

If you need help or have any questions or ideas for features, we’re all ears: [info@blueskyapps.org](mailto:info@blueskyapps.org).

Cheers,  
Ben

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/3X/6/1/614bdd549b610bbaa46ff934617683a02bdaa03c.png) [@system](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 6:26am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/background-clock/34326/4 "2020-12-20T06:26:17Z")

</div>

Closed on December 20, 2020, 6:26am UTC

This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.