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Sendspark offers countdown timers for both the Chrome extension and the web application. In the Chrome extension, open the Settings icon and toggle the Countdown option for camera and screen recordings. In the web app, click the countdown button in the bottom-left of the camera recorder to toggle it, and you can skip the countdown on screen recordings.

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Key takeaways

  • Countdown timers are available in both the Chrome extension and the web app.
  • In the Chrome extension, open the Settings icon and toggle Countdown for camera and screen recording.
  • In the web app camera recorder, click the countdown timer button in the bottom left to toggle it on/off.
  • Web app screen recording has no on/off toggle, but you can skip the countdown to start recording sooner.
Sendspark has countdown timers for both the Chrome extension and web application. Here is how to use both:

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Countdown in Chrome Extension

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Camera & Screen Recording

  1. Launch the Sendspark Chrome Extension
  2. Click on the Settings icon
  3. Toggle the Countdown option on/off
Sendspark extension with cursor on the Settings icon to toggle countdown

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Web Application

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Camera Recording

  1. Select Camera recording to launch the recorder ​Web App Recording ​
  2. Click the countdown timeron the bottom left of the video player to toggle it on/off ​Countdown button

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Screen Recording

  1. There is no way to toggle on/off the countdown timer for screen recording, but you can skip countdownto start recording sooner — so you don’t have to wait! ​Cancel Recording button

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Frequently asked questions

Launch the Sendspark Chrome extension, click the Settings icon, and toggle the Countdown option on or off. This applies to both camera and screen recording.
Select Camera recording to launch the recorder, then click the countdown timer button on the bottom left of the video player to toggle it on or off.
No. There’s no on/off toggle for the countdown timer on web app screen recording, but you can skip the countdown to start recording sooner.
In the Chrome extension, the Countdown toggle covers both camera and screen recording. In the web app, you can toggle it for camera recording and skip it for screen recording.
Updated July 2026.