diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index 4216b0991..89a21abaa 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ontime-ui",
-  "version": "1.2.3",
+  "version": "1.3.0",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@chakra-ui/react": "^2.0.0-next.3",
diff --git a/client/src/app/appConstants.js b/client/src/app/appConstants.js
index a901ed110..72c1578b2 100644
--- a/client/src/app/appConstants.js
+++ b/client/src/app/appConstants.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // Exported viewer link location
+const minimalLocation = 'minimal';
 const speakerLocation = 'speaker';
 const smLocation = 'sm';
 const publicLocation = 'public';
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ const studioLocation = 'studio';
 const cuesheetLocation = 'cuesheet';
 
 export const viewerLocations = [
+  { link: minimalLocation, label: 'Minimal timer' },
   { link: speakerLocation, label: 'Speaker Screen' },
   { link: smLocation, label: 'Backstage Screen' },
   { link: publicLocation, label: 'Public Screen' },
diff --git a/client/src/common/components/nav/NavLogo.jsx b/client/src/common/components/nav/NavLogo.jsx
index 1e9ed0320..7d253c63f 100644
--- a/client/src/common/components/nav/NavLogo.jsx
+++ b/client/src/common/components/nav/NavLogo.jsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export default function NavLogo(props) {
       initial={{ opacity: showNav ? 0.5 : baseOpacity }}
       whileHover={{ opacity: 1 }}
       className={style.navContainer}
+      data-testid='nav-logo'
     >
       <Image alt='' src={navlogo} className={style.logo} onClick={handleClick} />
       <AnimatePresence>
diff --git a/client/src/features/viewers/timer/MinimalTimer.jsx b/client/src/features/viewers/timer/MinimalTimer.jsx
index fd143b367..7459b832a 100644
--- a/client/src/features/viewers/timer/MinimalTimer.jsx
+++ b/client/src/features/viewers/timer/MinimalTimer.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
+import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import NavLogo from '../../../common/components/nav/NavLogo';
@@ -8,26 +9,127 @@ import style from './MinimalTimer.module.scss';
 
 export default function MinimalTimer(props) {
   const { pres, time } = props;
+  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
 
-  // Set window title
-  useEffect(() => {
-    document.title = 'ontime - Minimal Timer';
-  }, []);
+  document.title = 'ontime - Minimal Timer';
+
+  // get config from url: key, text, font, size, hidenav, hideovertime
+  // eg. http://localhost:3000/minimal?key=f00&text=fff
+  // Check for user options
+  const userOptions = {};
+
+  // key: string
+  // Should be a hex string '#00FF00' with key colour
+  const key = searchParams.get('key');
+  if (key) {
+    userOptions.keyColour = `#${key}`;
+  }
+
+  // textColour: string
+  // Should be a hex string '#ffffff'
+  const textColour = searchParams.get('text');
+  if (textColour) {
+    userOptions.textColour = `#${textColour}`;
+  }
+
+  // font: string
+  // Should be a string with a font name 'arial'
+  const font = searchParams.get('font');
+  if (font) {
+    userOptions.font = font;
+  }
+
+  // size: multiplier
+  // Should be a number 0.0-n
+  const size = searchParams.get('size');
+  if (size) {
+    userOptions.size = size;
+  }
+
+  // alignX: flex justification
+  // start | center | end
+  const alignX = searchParams.get('alignx');
+  if (alignX) {
+    if (alignX === 'start' || alignX === 'center' || alignX === 'end') {
+      userOptions.justifyContent = alignX;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // alignX: flex alignment
+  // start | center | end
+  const alignY = searchParams.get('aligny');
+  if (alignY) {
+    if (alignY === 'start' || alignY === 'center' || alignY === 'end') {
+      userOptions.alignItems = alignY;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // offsetX: position in pixels
+  // Should be a number 0 - 1920
+  const offsetX = searchParams.get('offsetx');
+  if (offsetX) {
+    const pixels = Number(offsetX);
+    if (!isNaN(pixels)) {
+      userOptions.left = `${pixels}px`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // offsetX: position in pixels
+  // Should be a number 0 - 1920
+  const offsetY = searchParams.get('offsety');
+  if (offsetY) {
+    const pixels = Number(offsetY);
+    if (!isNaN(pixels)) {
+      userOptions.top = `${pixels}px`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const hideNav = searchParams.get('hidenav');
+  if (hideNav) {
+    userOptions.hideNav = hideNav;
+  }
+
+  const hideOvertime = searchParams.get('hideovertime');
+  if (hideOvertime) {
+    userOptions.hideOvertime = hideOvertime;
+  }
+
+  const hideMessagesOverlay = searchParams.get('hidemessages');
+  if (hideMessagesOverlay) {
+    userOptions.hideMessagesOverlay = hideMessagesOverlay;
+  }
 
   const showOverlay = pres.text !== '' && pres.visible;
   const isPlaying = time.playstate !== 'pause';
   const timer = formatDisplay(time.running, true);
   const clean = timer.replace('/:/g', '');
+  const finishedStyle = userOptions?.hideOvertime ? style.container : style.containerFinished;
 
   return (
-    <div className={time.finished ? style.containerFinished : style.container}>
-      <div className={showOverlay ? style.messageOverlayActive : style.messageOverlay}>
-        <div className={style.message}>{pres.text}</div>
-      </div>
-      <NavLogo />
+    <div
+      className={time.finished ? finishedStyle : style.container}
+      style={{
+        backgroundColor: userOptions.keyColour,
+        color: userOptions.textColour,
+        justifyContent: userOptions.justifyContent,
+        alignItems: userOptions.alignItems,
+      }}
+      data-testid='minimal-timer'
+    >
+      {!hideMessagesOverlay && (
+        <div className={showOverlay ? style.messageOverlayActive : style.messageOverlay}>
+          <div className={style.message}>{pres.text}</div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {!userOptions?.hideNav && <NavLogo />}
       <div
-        style={{ fontSize: `${89 / (clean.length - 1)}vw` }}
         className={isPlaying ? style.timer : style.timerPaused}
+        style={{
+          fontSize: `${(89 / (clean.length - 1)) * userOptions.size}vw`,
+          fontFamily: userOptions.font,
+          top: userOptions.top,
+          left: userOptions.left,
+        }}
       >
         {time.isNegative ? `-${timer}` : timer}
       </div>
diff --git a/client/src/features/viewers/timer/MinimalTimer.module.scss b/client/src/features/viewers/timer/MinimalTimer.module.scss
index 40a0637b0..f06f0248b 100644
--- a/client/src/features/viewers/timer/MinimalTimer.module.scss
+++ b/client/src/features/viewers/timer/MinimalTimer.module.scss
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
   background: $bg-black;
   height: 100vh;
   color: $title-white;
-  display: grid;
-  place-content: center;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
   gap: 1vw;
-  border: 1vw solid $bg-black;
+  border: 1vw solid transparent;
 }
 
 .containerFinished {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 .timerPaused {
   font-family: "Arial Black", sans-serif;
   font-size: 20vw;
+  position: relative;
   color: inherit;
   opacity: 1;
   transition: 0.5s;
diff --git a/server/cypress/integration/navigation.spec.js b/server/cypress/integration/navigation.spec.js
index c37c85c94..f23e1305b 100644
--- a/server/cypress/integration/navigation.spec.js
+++ b/server/cypress/integration/navigation.spec.js
@@ -91,4 +91,33 @@ describe('validate routes', () => {
     cy.visit('http://localhost:4001/cuelist');
     cy.contains('Running Timer');
   });
+
+  describe('minimal timer and options', () => {
+    it('renders base route', () => {
+      // base route
+      cy.visit('http://localhost:4001/minimal');
+      cy.get('[data-testid="minimal-timer"]').should('exist');
+      // ontime fallsback to stage timer on errors, so we check for that
+      cy.get('.App').should('not.contain', 'Time Now');
+    });
+
+    it('renders with defined options', () => {
+      // route with options
+      cy.visit(
+        'http://localhost:4001/minimal?font=arial=1&size=1.5&text=0f0&key=ff0&hideovertime=true&alignx=start&aligny=end&offsetx=100&offsety=-100&hidemessages=true'
+      );
+      cy.get('[data-testid="minimal-timer"]').should('exist');
+      // ontime fallback to stage timer on errors, so we check for that
+      cy.get('.App').should('not.contain', 'Time Now');
+    });
+
+    it('hides nav on given option', () => {
+      // route with options for no nav
+      cy.visit('http://localhost:4001/minimal?hidenav=true');
+      cy.get('[data-testid="minimal-timer"]').should('exist');
+      // ontime fallback to stage timer on errors, so we check for that
+      cy.get('.App').should('not.contain', 'Time Now');
+      cy.get('[data-testid="nav-logo"]').should('not.exist');
+    });
+  });
 });