Sharing Timers

Three ways to share a timer: export to a file, publish it on intervaltimer.com, or generate a local URL scheme link.

Export to File

  1. Tap Edit.
  2. Select the timers and folders to export.
  3. Tap the Export icon () in the toolbar.

Send the resulting file to install the timers on another device, or keep it as a backup.

Publish a Timer

Publishes the timer to intervaltimer.com, generating a link anyone can use to install it.

Two ways:

  1. Swipe the row to the right and tap Share.
  2. Tap and hold the row, then tap Publish.

Local Link

Tap and hold the row, then select Shortcuts Link. The resulting seconds:// link only works on this device but lets other apps launch the timer in Seconds.

Editing Local Links Manually

All Seconds links start with seconds://? followed by parameters separated by &.

  • action=open-timer (required) — tells Seconds to open a timer.
  • path=<percent-encoded path> (required) — either a full folder path or just a timer name. If only a name, Seconds depth-first-searches for the first match. Spaces must be percent-encoded as %20.
  • auto-start=true|false — opens and starts the timer immediately. Defaults to false.
  • prefer-internal-audio=true|false — when the timer has audio assigned and another app is playing music, Seconds normally asks which to play. URL opens bypass that prompt. true defaults to the timer's audio; false keeps external playback. If omitted, the behavior follows auto-start: when auto-start is true, external audio is kept; otherwise the prompt shows.