Getting Started
Get your first event up and running in under two minutes. This guide walks you through creating an event, adding sessions, opening the controller, and sharing screens with your team — from zero to a live countdown timer.
Quick Start
| Step | What to do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sign up at the login page with your email or Google account |
| 2 | Click **Create Room** on the dashboard to make your first event |
| 3 | Give it a title, set a default timer duration, and add your sessions |
| 4 | Click **Open Control Panel** to launch the master controller |
| 5 | Open **Output Links** in the controller and generate a screen link |
| 6 | Open the link on a second device — your timer is live and synced |
Step 1: Create an Account
Go to the Tevyr login page and sign up with your email and password or Google account. After signing up, you'll be taken to your dashboard — the home base where all your events are managed.
You can start using Tevyr immediately on the free plan. No credit card required.
Step 2: Create Your First Event
Click the Create Room button on the dashboard. You'll see a form with two options:
- Start from Scratch — Fill in the event details manually and add sessions one by one.
- Import from CSV — Upload a spreadsheet with your event schedule. A template is provided.
Minimum Setup
All you need to get started is:
- Event title — Name your event (e.g., "Annual Conference 2024")
- Passcode — A 6-digit code is auto-generated. This is used in the URLs for your screens and controller.
- Default duration — How long each session lasts by default (you can override per session)
Everything else — company name, colors, sessions — is optional and can be added later.
Step 3: Add Sessions
Sessions are the timed segments of your event — each keynote, panel, break, or Q&A gets its own session with its own countdown timer.
Click Add Session and fill in:
- Title — The session name (e.g., "Opening Keynote")
- Speaker — Optional, shown on the screen
- Duration — Hours, minutes, and seconds
You can also set warning thresholds (when the timer turns orange and red), choose a start mode (manual, linked to previous, or scheduled), and assign custom colors.
For a quick setup, just add titles and durations. You can fine-tune thresholds, colors, and start modes later from the controller or event settings.
Step 4: Open the Controller
After creating your event, click Open Control Panel. This opens the Master Controller — your command center for the entire event.
From the controller you can:
- Start, pause, and reset the countdown timer
- Navigate between sessions (next, previous, jump to any)
- Send messages to screens (announcements, warnings)
- Trigger effects like blackout, flash, and on-air indicators
- Manage Q&A questions from the audience
- Run polls for audience voting
- Control the teleprompter, sponsor wall, iFrames, and ad-hoc timers
The left sidebar has icons for each feature panel. Click one to open it.
You can also control your event from the Tevyr iOS app on your iPhone or iPad — same features, optimized for touch.
Keyboard Shortcuts
The controller supports keyboard shortcuts for fast operation:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Play / Pause the timer |
| ← Left arrow | Reset to current session start |
| → Right arrow | Jump to next session |
| B | Toggle blackout on all screens |
| F | Flash effect (4-second pulse) |
| O | Toggle on-air indicator |
| P | Panic blackout (emergency, all screens including controllers) |
| D | Disco effect (fun flashing lights) |
Step 5: Share Screens
Open the Output Links panel from the controller (or from the event dropdown). This is where you generate links for every screen and control type.
Screen Types
| Type | Who it's for | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | The presenter on stage | Large countdown timer, private messages, progress bar |
| Audience | The audience / projector | Countdown timer, public messages, session info |
| Staff | Backstage crew | Timer, all messages (including staff-only), session info |
How to Share
- Choose the screen type you need
- Click Generate Link
- Copy the URL and open it on the target device, or scan the QR code with a phone
That's it — the screen connects instantly and stays in sync. No app to install, no pairing needed. Any device with a web browser works.
You can generate multiple links of the same type. Each link is an independent connection — opening the same link on two devices gives you two synced screens.
Your event is live. From here, the sidebar covers everything else — sessions and timers, output links, messages, the API, and more.