feat: count to group completion

Search every text field with optional filters, keep result selection stable, and expose clearer match context and counts. Cover query parsing, matching, mixed-entry indexing, and the reveal flow.

.github/skills/code-review/SKILL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+---
+name: code-review
+description: Review Ontime changes for concrete correctness, architecture, testing, routing, security, and maintenance issues. For GitHub Copilot review.
+---
+
+# Review Ontime changes
+
+Review as a maintainer. Find material defects, not speculative advice, style preferences, or generic checklists. Approve when no material issue remains.
+
+## Load relevant context
+
+Read the full diff, PR description, linked issue, tests, and nearby owning code. Then load only applicable guides:
+
+- Every non-trivial review: [change assessment](../../../docs/agent-guides/change-assessment.md)
+- Module placement, server layers, client state, shared packages: [architecture](../../../docs/agent-guides/architecture.md)
+- Tests or changed behaviour: [testing](../../../docs/agent-guides/testing.md)
+- Comments, abstractions, naming, complexity: [code quality](../../../docs/agent-guides/code-quality.md)
+- Authentication, external input, files, integrations, assets, secrets: [security](../../../docs/agent-guides/security.md)
+- Routes, URLs, websockets, authentication, cookies, presets, assets: [routing and cloud](../../../docs/agent-guides/routing-and-cloud.md)
+- Rundowns, timers, persistence, imports, cache, realtime: [domain invariants](../../../docs/agent-guides/domain-invariants.md)
+- Commands, imports, dependencies, formatting, CI claims: [workflow](../../../docs/agent-guides/workflow.md)
+
+Check a guide and nearby canonical code before citing an Ontime convention. Skip unrelated guides.
+
+## Review order
+
+1. Establish intent and affected runtime surfaces.
+2. Read tests first. Identify claimed behaviour and coverage.
+3. Trace implementation, errors, and state transitions.
+4. Check correctness/data integrity, security, architecture/testability, cloud routing, lifecycle/performance, maintainability.
+5. Verify claimed checks. Never claim unobserved results.
+
+Passing tests do not prove architecture, routing, comments, or error paths. Review changed behaviour only; include existing problems only when the diff worsens or relies on them.
+
+## Findings
+
+Report only concrete, actionable issues. Each finding: tight line range, direct defect, impact and trigger, smallest viable remedy when unclear.
+
+- **P0 — Critical:** data loss, exploitable vulnerability, broadly broken production. Blocks merge.
+- **P1 — High:** likely correctness failure or major supported-deployment regression. Blocks merge.
+- **P2 — Medium:** real edge-case defect, architecture regression, missing business-rule test, stale comment, meaningful maintenance risk. Normally blocks merge.
+- **P3 — Low:** local improvement with limited impact. No subjective style or tool-managed formatting.
+
+Order by priority. Prefer few high-confidence findings. No praise or checklist before findings. If none, say so and note verification gaps or residual risk.
+
+Then give one concise PR-level value/risk/complexity assessment. Never repeat it per finding.

AGENTS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Ontime agent guide
+
+Make the smallest maintainable change. Keep scope narrow. Inspect nearby code first. Reuse helpers and boundaries when semantics match.
+
+## Load only relevant guides
+
+- Commands, validation, formatting, imports, PRs: [workflow](docs/agent-guides/workflow.md).
+- Non-trivial planning, implementation, review: [change assessment](docs/agent-guides/change-assessment.md).
+- Module placement, server layers, client state, shared packages: [architecture](docs/agent-guides/architecture.md).
+- Tests or changed behaviour: [testing](docs/agent-guides/testing.md).
+- Comments, naming, abstractions, maintainability: [code quality](docs/agent-guides/code-quality.md).
+- Authentication, external input, files, integrations, assets, secrets: [security](docs/agent-guides/security.md).
+- Navigation, URLs, API paths, websockets, redirects, cookies, static assets: [routing and cloud](docs/agent-guides/routing-and-cloud.md).
+- Rundowns, timers, imports, persistence, cache, websockets: [domain invariants](docs/agent-guides/domain-invariants.md).
+
+Load multiple guides when needed. Skip unrelated guides for mechanical work.
+
+## Before handoff
+
+- Check the final diff for scope, stale comments, temporary code, redundant tests, generated files.
+- If work reveals a missing, stable, reusable system, domain, or product invariant, update its owning guide. Exclude guesses, one-off bugs, and implementation details.
+- Follow [workflow verification](docs/agent-guides/workflow.md). Report only observed results.

apps/cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@getontime/cli",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.13.0",
   "author": "Carlos Valente",
   "description": "Time keeping for live events",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cpvalente/ontime",

apps/client/package.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "ontime-ui",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.13.0",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@base-ui/react": "1.6.0",
+    "@base-ui/react": "1.7.0",
     "@codemirror/commands": "^6.0.0",
     "@codemirror/lang-css": "^6.0.0",
     "@codemirror/state": "^6.0.0",
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
     "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^10.0.0",
     "@dnd-kit/utilities": "^3.2.2",
     "@fontsource/open-sans": "^5.2.7",
-    "@mantine/hooks": "^8.3.7",
+    "@mantine/hooks": "^9.5.1",
     "@sentry/react": "^10.59.0",
     "@table-nav/react": "^0.0.7",
     "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.101.0",
     "@tanstack/react-query-devtools": "^5.101.0",
-    "@tanstack/react-table": "^8.21.3",
+    "@tanstack/react-table": "^9.1.2",
     "@uiw/codemirror-theme-vscode": "^4.25.10",
     "autosize": "^6.0.1",
     "axios": "^1.18.0",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^19.2.7",
     "react-fast-compare": "^3.2.2",
     "react-hook-form": "^7.80.0",
-    "react-icons": "5.6.0",
+    "react-icons": "5.7.0",
     "react-router": "^8.0.1",
     "react-virtuoso": "^4.18.7",
     "zustand": "^5.0.14"
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@sentry/vite-plugin": "5.1.1",
+    "@sentry/vite-plugin": "5.4.0",
+    "@types/node": "catalog:",
     "@types/qrcode": "^1.5.6",
     "@types/react": "^19.1.12",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.1.9",
@@ -72,8 +73,8 @@
     "ontime-utils": "workspace:*",
     "sass": "^1.57.1",
     "typescript": "catalog:",
-    "vite": "8.0.1",
+    "vite": "8.2.1",
-    "vite-plugin-compression2": "2.5.1",
+    "vite-plugin-compression2": "2.5.3",
     "vite-plugin-svgr": "4.5.0",
     "vitest": "catalog:"
   }

apps/client/src/common/components/buttons/ToggleButton.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { ComponentProps } from 'react';
+
+import Button from './Button';
+
+type ToggleButtonProps = Omit<ComponentProps<typeof Button>, 'variant'> & {
+  /** whether the option this button controls is currently on */
+  pressed: boolean;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A button which carries an on / off state.
+ *
+ * Keeps the pressed styling and the accessible state together, so that a toggle
+ * cannot end up looking active without also announcing that it is.
+ */
+export default function ToggleButton({ pressed, ...buttonProps }: ToggleButtonProps) {
+  return <Button variant={pressed ? 'primary' : 'subtle'} aria-pressed={pressed} {...buttonProps} />;
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/eyebrow/Eyebrow.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.eyebrow {
+  font-size: $aux-text-size;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/eyebrow/Eyebrow.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+
+import { cx } from '../../utils/styleUtils';
+
+import style from './Eyebrow.module.scss';
+
+interface EyebrowProps {
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export default function Eyebrow({ children, className }: PropsWithChildren<EyebrowProps>) {
+  return <span className={cx([style.eyebrow, className])}>{children}</span>;
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/NavigationMenu.module.scss

@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-.separator {
-  border-color: $border-color-ondark;
-}
-
 .backdrop {
   position: fixed;
   inset: 0;
@@ -23,14 +19,15 @@
 
   width: 22rem;
   height: 100vh;
+  height: 100dvh;
 
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  padding-block: 1rem;
 
   background-color: $gray-1250;
   color: $ui-white;
   border-right: 1px solid $gray-1100;
+  box-shadow: $box-shadow-right;
 
   &[data-open] {
     transform: translateX(0%);
@@ -50,22 +47,51 @@
 }
 
 .header {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
-  height: 3.5rem;
+  gap: 1rem;
-  padding-inline: 1.5rem;
+  min-height: 4rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem 0.75rem 1.25rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid $white-10;
+}
 
+.headerText {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.title {
   font-weight: 600;
   font-size: 1.25rem;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+}
+
+.clientName {
+  font-size: $aux-text-size;
+  color: $gray-600;
+  @include ellipsis-text;
 }
 
 .body {
   flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
   overflow-y: auto;
+  padding-block: 0.5rem 1rem;
 }
 
-.note {
+.group {
-  margin-left: auto;
+  display: flex;
-  color: $white-20;
+  flex-direction: column;
+
+  &:not(:first-child) {
+    margin-top: 0.75rem;
+  }
+}
+
+.groupLabel {
+  padding: 0.5rem 1.25rem 0.25rem;
+  color: $gray-700;
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/NavigationMenu.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Dialog } from '@base-ui/react/dialog';
-import { useDisclosure, useFullscreen } from '@mantine/hooks';
+import { useDisclosure, useFullscreenDocument } from '@mantine/hooks';
-import { memo } from 'react';
+import { memo, PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
-import { IoClose, IoContract, IoExpand, IoLockClosedOutline, IoSwapVertical } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { IoClose, IoExpand, IoLockClosedOutline, IoPencilOutline, IoSwapVertical } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { LuCoffee } from 'react-icons/lu';
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router';
 
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ import { useClientStore } from '../../stores/clientStore';
 import { useViewOptionsStore } from '../../stores/viewOptions';
 import IconButton from '../buttons/IconButton';
 import { RenameClientModal } from '../client-modal/RenameClientModal';
+import Eyebrow from '../eyebrow/Eyebrow';
 import ClientLink from './client-link/ClientLink';
 import EditorNavigation from './editor-navigation/EditorNavigation';
 import NavigationMenuItem from './navigation-menu-item/NavigationMenuItem';
+import NavigationMenuToggle from './navigation-menu-item/NavigationMenuToggle';
 import OtherAddresses from './other-addresses/OtherAddresses';
 
 import style from './NavigationMenu.module.scss';
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ function NavigationMenu({ isOpen, onClose }: NavigationMenuProps) {
   const isSmallScreen = useIsSmallScreen();
 
   const [isRenameOpen, handlers] = useDisclosure(false);
-  const { fullscreen, toggle } = useFullscreen();
+  const { fullscreen, toggle } = useFullscreenDocument();
   const { mirror, toggleMirror } = useViewOptionsStore();
   const { keepAwake, toggleKeepAwake } = useKeepAwakeOptions();
   const location = useLocation();
@@ -52,75 +54,93 @@ function NavigationMenu({ isOpen, onClose }: NavigationMenuProps) {
         <RenameClientModal id={id} name={name} isOpen={isRenameOpen} onClose={handlers.close} />
         <Dialog.Popup className={style.drawer}>
           <div className={style.header}>
-            <Dialog.Title>Ontime</Dialog.Title>
+            <div className={style.headerText}>
-            <IconButton variant='subtle-white' size='large' onClick={onClose}>
+              <Dialog.Title className={style.title}>Ontime</Dialog.Title>
+              {name && <span className={style.clientName}>{name}</span>}
+            </div>
+            <IconButton variant='subtle-white' size='large' aria-label='Close menu' onClick={onClose}>
               <IoClose />
             </IconButton>
           </div>
           <div className={style.body}>
-            {supportsFullscreen && (
+            <MenuGroup label='This screen'>
-              <NavigationMenuItem active={fullscreen} onClick={toggle}>
+              {supportsFullscreen && (
-                Toggle Fullscreen
+                <NavigationMenuToggle checked={fullscreen} icon={<IoExpand />} label='Fullscreen' onToggle={toggle} />
-                {fullscreen ? <IoContract /> : <IoExpand />}
+              )}
+              <NavigationMenuToggle
+                checked={mirror}
+                icon={<IoSwapVertical />}
+                label='Flip Screen'
+                onToggle={() => toggleMirror()}
+              />
+              {canUseWakeLock && (
+                <NavigationMenuToggle
+                  checked={keepAwake}
+                  icon={<LuCoffee />}
+                  label='Keep Awake'
+                  onToggle={toggleKeepAwake}
+                />
+              )}
+              <NavigationMenuItem onClick={handlers.open}>
+                <IoPencilOutline />
+                Rename Client
               </NavigationMenuItem>
-            )}
+            </MenuGroup>
-            <NavigationMenuItem active={mirror} onClick={() => toggleMirror()}>
-              Flip Screen
-              <IoSwapVertical />
-              {mirror && <span className={style.note}>Active</span>}
-            </NavigationMenuItem>
-            {canUseWakeLock && (
-              <NavigationMenuItem active={keepAwake} onClick={toggleKeepAwake}>
-                Keep Awake
-                <LuCoffee />
-                {keepAwake && <span className={style.note}>Active</span>}
-              </NavigationMenuItem>
-            )}
-            <NavigationMenuItem onClick={handlers.open}>Rename Client</NavigationMenuItem>
 
-            <hr className={style.separator} />
+            <MenuGroup label='Ontime app'>
-
+              <EditorNavigation />
-            <EditorNavigation />
-            <ClientLink
-              to='cuesheet'
-              current={location.pathname === '/cuesheet'}
-              postAction={isSmallScreen ? onClose : undefined}
-            >
-              <IoLockClosedOutline />
-              Cuesheet
-            </ClientLink>
-            <ClientLink to='op' current={location.pathname === '/op'} postAction={isSmallScreen ? onClose : undefined}>
-              <IoLockClosedOutline />
-              Operator
-            </ClientLink>
-
-            <hr className={style.separator} />
-
-            {navigatorConstants.map((route) => (
               <ClientLink
-                key={route.url}
+                to='cuesheet'
-                to={route.url}
+                current={location.pathname === '/cuesheet'}
-                current={location.pathname === `/${route.url}`}
                 postAction={isSmallScreen ? onClose : undefined}
               >
-                {route.label}
+                <IoLockClosedOutline />
+                Cuesheet
               </ClientLink>
-            ))}
+              <ClientLink
+                to='op'
+                current={location.pathname === '/op'}
+                postAction={isSmallScreen ? onClose : undefined}
+              >
+                <IoLockClosedOutline />
+                Operator
+              </ClientLink>
+            </MenuGroup>
+
+            <MenuGroup label='Views'>
+              {navigatorConstants.map((route) => (
+                <ClientLink
+                  key={route.url}
+                  to={route.url}
+                  current={location.pathname === `/${route.url}`}
+                  postAction={isSmallScreen ? onClose : undefined}
+                >
+                  {route.label}
+                </ClientLink>
+              ))}
+            </MenuGroup>
 
             <PresetNavigation isSmallScreen={isSmallScreen} onClose={onClose} />
           </div>
 
-          {isLocalhost && (
+          {isLocalhost && <OtherAddresses currentLocation={location.pathname} />}
-            <div>
-              <OtherAddresses currentLocation={location.pathname} />
-            </div>
-          )}
         </Dialog.Popup>
       </Dialog.Portal>
     </Dialog.Root>
   );
 }
 
+function MenuGroup({ label, children }: PropsWithChildren<{ label: string }>) {
+  return (
+    <div className={style.group}>
+      <div className={style.groupLabel}>
+        <Eyebrow>{label}</Eyebrow>
+      </div>
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 function PresetNavigation({ isSmallScreen, onClose }: { isSmallScreen: boolean; onClose: () => void }) {
   const location = useLocation();
   const { data: urlPresets } = useUrlPresets();
@@ -129,8 +149,7 @@ function PresetNavigation({ isSmallScreen, onClose }: { isSmallScreen: boolean;
   if (navPresets.length === 0) return null;
 
   return (
-    <>
+    <MenuGroup label='Presets'>
-      <hr className={style.separator} />
       {navPresets.map((preset) => (
         <ClientLink
           key={preset.alias}
@@ -141,6 +160,6 @@ function PresetNavigation({ isSmallScreen, onClose }: { isSmallScreen: boolean;
           {preset.alias}
         </ClientLink>
       ))}
-    </>
+    </MenuGroup>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/ViewNavigationMenu.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { useDisclosure, useHotkeys } from '@mantine/hooks';
+import { useHotkeys } from '@mantine/hooks';
-import { memo } from 'react';
+import { memo, useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
 
 import { hasCustomParams } from '../../stores/savedViewParams';
@@ -15,21 +15,37 @@ interface ViewNavigationMenuProps {
   suppressSettings?: boolean;
 }
 
+function isInteractiveKeyboardAction(target: EventTarget | null): boolean {
+  if (!(target instanceof HTMLElement)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    target.closest(
+      'button, a, input, textarea, select, [role="button"], [role="checkbox"], [role="switch"], [contenteditable]:not([contenteditable="false"])',
+    ) !== null
+  );
+}
+
 export default memo(ViewNavigationMenu);
 function ViewNavigationMenu({ isNavigationLocked, suppressSettings }: ViewNavigationMenuProps) {
-  const [isMenuOpen, menuHandler] = useDisclosure();
+  const [isMenuOpen, setIsMenuOpen] = useState(false);
   const { open: showEditFormDrawer } = useViewParamsEditorStore();
   const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
   const hasSavedChanges = hasCustomParams(searchParams);
 
+  const toggleMenu = useCallback(() => setIsMenuOpen((prev) => !prev), []);
+  const closeMenu = useCallback(() => setIsMenuOpen(false), []);
+
   useHotkeys([
     [
       'Space',
-      () => {
+      (event) => {
-        if (isNavigationLocked) return;
+        if (isNavigationLocked || isInteractiveKeyboardAction(event.target)) return;
-        menuHandler.toggle();
+        event.preventDefault();
+        toggleMenu();
       },
-      { preventDefault: true },
+      { preventDefault: false },
     ],
     [
       'mod + ,',
@@ -48,11 +64,11 @@ function ViewNavigationMenu({ isNavigationLocked, suppressSettings }: ViewNaviga
   return (
     <>
       <FloatingNavigation
-        toggleMenu={isNavigationLocked ? undefined : menuHandler.toggle}
+        toggleMenu={isNavigationLocked ? undefined : toggleMenu}
         toggleSettings={suppressSettings ? undefined : showEditFormDrawer}
         hasSavedChanges={hasSavedChanges}
       />
-      {!isNavigationLocked && <NavigationMenu isOpen={isMenuOpen} onClose={menuHandler.close} />}
+      {!isNavigationLocked && <NavigationMenu isOpen={isMenuOpen} onClose={closeMenu} />}
     </>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/navigation-menu-item/NavigationMenuItem.module.scss

@@ -2,35 +2,68 @@
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
 
-  padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
+  padding: 0.625rem 1.25rem;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
+  gap: 0.625rem;
   width: 100%;
 
-  border-left: 4px solid transparent;
+  border-left: 3px solid transparent;
-  color: $action-text-color;
+  color: $gray-200;
+  font-size: $text-body-size;
   white-space: nowrap;
+  text-align: left;
 
   cursor: pointer;
 
-  transition-property: color;
+  transition-property: color, background-color;
   transition-duration: $transition-time-action;
 
+  // keep icons on a fixed box so labels align regardless of the glyph
+  > svg {
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+    width: 1.125rem;
+    height: 1.125rem;
+    color: $gray-500;
+    transition: color $transition-time-action;
+  }
+
   &:hover {
-    color: $ontime-color;
+    background-color: $white-3;
-    background-color: $gray-1350;
+    color: $ui-white;
+
+    > svg {
+      color: $gray-300;
+    }
   }
 
   &:active {
-    background-color: $border-color-ondark;
+    background-color: $white-7;
   }
 
-  &:focus {
+  &:focus-visible {
     outline: 2px solid $blue-500;
-    background-color: $gray-1350;
+    outline-offset: -2px;
+    background-color: $white-3;
+  }
+
+  // toggle rows are labels, the focusable control sits inside them
+  &:focus-within {
+    background-color: $white-3;
   }
 
   &.current {
-    background-color: $gray-1300;
+    background-color: $bg-active;
-    border-left: 4px solid $action-text-color;
+    border-left-color: $blue-400;
+    color: $ui-white;
+    font-weight: 600;
+
+    > svg {
+      color: $blue-300;
+    }
   }
 }
+
+.label {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  @include ellipsis-text;
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/navigation-menu-item/NavigationMenuItem.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 
-import { isKeyEnter } from '../../../utils/keyEvent';
+import { isKeyEnter, isKeySpace } from '../../../utils/keyEvent';
 import { cx } from '../../../utils/styleUtils';
 
 import style from './NavigationMenuItem.module.scss';
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ interface NavigationMenuItemProps {
   onClick: () => void;
 }
 
+/** A row in the navigation menu, and the single place which decides how a row reacts to input */
 export default function NavigationMenuItem({
   active,
   className,
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ export default function NavigationMenuItem({
       role='button'
       onClick={onClick}
       onKeyDown={(event) => {
-        if (isKeyEnter(event)) {
+        if (isKeyEnter(event) || isKeySpace(event)) {
+          event.preventDefault();
+          event.stopPropagation();
           onClick();
         }
       }}

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/navigation-menu-item/NavigationMenuToggle.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { ReactNode } from 'react';
+
+import Switch from '../../switch/Switch';
+
+import style from './NavigationMenuItem.module.scss';
+
+interface NavigationMenuToggleProps {
+  checked: boolean;
+  icon: ReactNode;
+  label: string;
+  onToggle: () => void;
+}
+
+/** A menu row which reflects, and toggles, an on/off state */
+export default function NavigationMenuToggle({ checked, icon, label, onToggle }: NavigationMenuToggleProps) {
+  return (
+    <label className={style.link}>
+      {icon}
+      <span className={style.label}>{label}</span>
+      <Switch checked={checked} onCheckedChange={onToggle} />
+    </label>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/other-addresses/OtherAddresses.module.scss

@@ -1,22 +1,52 @@
+.footer {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  padding: 0.75rem 0;
+  border-top: 1px solid $white-10;
+}
+
 .header {
-  font-size: calc(1rem - 2px);
+  padding: 0 1.25rem 0.25rem;
-  margin-left: 1rem;
   color: $gray-700;
 }
 
 .interfaces {
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.5rem;
+  padding: 0.25rem 1.25rem 0;
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
-  gap: 0.5rem;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.interface {
+  min-width: 0;
+  max-width: 100%;
+
+  > div {
+    max-width: 100%;
+
+    > button:first-child {
+      min-width: 0;
+      max-width: calc(100% - 1.5rem);
+      justify-content: flex-start;
+      padding-inline: 0.5rem;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .interfaceCopy {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
+  min-width: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.address {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .goIcon {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
   @include rotate-fourty-five;
   margin-left: 0.25rem;
   margin-bottom: 0.25rem;

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/other-addresses/OtherAddresses.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { IoArrowUp } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import useInfo from '../../../hooks-query/useInfo';
 import { linkToOtherHost, openLink } from '../../../utils/linkUtils';
 import CopyTag from '../../copy-tag/CopyTag';
+import Eyebrow from '../../eyebrow/Eyebrow';
+import { getExternalInterfaces } from './otherAddresses.utils';
 
 import style from './OtherAddresses.module.scss';
 
@@ -12,32 +14,33 @@ interface OtherAddressesProps {
 
 export default function OtherAddresses({ currentLocation }: OtherAddressesProps) {
   const { data } = useInfo();
+  const externalInterfaces = getExternalInterfaces(data.networkInterfaces);
 
-  // there is no point showing this if we only have one interface
+  if (externalInterfaces.length === 0) {
-  if (data.networkInterfaces.length < 2) {
     return null;
   }
 
   return (
-    <>
+    <div className={style.footer}>
-      <div className={style.header}>Accessible on external networks</div>
+      <div className={style.header}>
+        <Eyebrow>Also available at</Eyebrow>
+      </div>
       <div className={style.interfaces}>
-        {data?.networkInterfaces?.map((nif) => {
+        {externalInterfaces.map((nif) => {
-          if (nif.name === 'localhost') {
-            return null;
-          }
-
           const address = linkToOtherHost(nif.address, currentLocation);
 
           return (
-            <CopyTag key={nif.name} copyValue={address} onClick={() => openLink(address)} size='small'>
+            <div key={nif.name} className={style.interface}>
-              <span className={style.interfaceCopy}>
+              <CopyTag copyValue={address} onClick={() => openLink(address)} size='small'>
-                {nif.address} <IoArrowUp className={style.goIcon} />
+                <span className={style.interfaceCopy}>
-              </span>
+                  <span className={style.address}>{nif.address}</span>
-            </CopyTag>
+                  <IoArrowUp className={style.goIcon} />
+                </span>
+              </CopyTag>
+            </div>
           );
         })}
       </div>
-    </>
+    </div>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/other-addresses/__tests__/otherAddresses.utils.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
+
+import { getExternalInterfaces } from '../otherAddresses.utils';
+
+describe('getExternalInterfaces', () => {
+  test('returns no alternatives when localhost is the only interface', () => {
+    expect(getExternalInterfaces([{ name: 'localhost', address: '127.0.0.1' }])).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test('does not treat an interface name as deployment information', () => {
+    expect(
+      getExternalInterfaces([
+        { name: 'localhost', address: '127.0.0.1' },
+        { name: 'cloud', address: '192.168.1.42' },
+      ]),
+    ).toEqual([{ name: 'cloud', address: '192.168.1.42' }]);
+  });
+
+  test('returns non-local interfaces when local and external interfaces are available', () => {
+    expect(
+      getExternalInterfaces([
+        { name: 'localhost', address: '127.0.0.1' },
+        { name: 'Wi-Fi', address: '192.168.1.42' },
+        { name: 'Ethernet', address: '10.0.0.42' },
+      ]),
+    ).toEqual([
+      { name: 'Wi-Fi', address: '192.168.1.42' },
+      { name: 'Ethernet', address: '10.0.0.42' },
+    ]);
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/common/components/navigation-menu/other-addresses/otherAddresses.utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { type NetworkInterface } from 'ontime-types';
+
+/** Returns network addresses other than the localhost address injected by the info endpoint. */
+export function getExternalInterfaces(interfaces: NetworkInterface[]) {
+  return interfaces.filter((networkInterface) => networkInterface.name !== 'localhost');
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/InlineColourPicker.module.scss

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 0.5rem;
+
+  > span {
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+    text-align: right;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+  }
 }
 
 // attempt to match with ontimeTextInputs

apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/ParamInput.module.scss

@@ -1,37 +1,77 @@
-.inline {
+.multiOptionList {
-  display: inline-flex;
+  overflow-y: auto;
-  align-items: center;
+  max-height: 12rem;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  background: $gray-1200;
-  gap: 1rem;
+  border: 1px solid $gray-1100;
+  border-radius: $component-border-radius-md;
 }
 
-// styles from subtle button
 .toggleSelect {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.25rem;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
-  padding-inline: 0.5rem;
+  min-height: 2.5rem;
-  height: 2.5rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
-  background: $gray-1050;
+  background: transparent;
-  color: $ui-white;
+  border: 0;
+  color: $gray-300;
   line-height: 1em;
-  border-radius: $component-border-radius-md;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition:
+    background-color $transition-time-action,
+    border-color $transition-time-action,
+    color $transition-time-action;
 
-  &:hover:not(:disabled):not(:active) {
+  &:hover {
     background: $gray-1000;
-    color: $blue-500;
+    color: $ui-white;
   }
 
-  &:active:not(:disabled) {
+  &:active {
     background: $gray-1100;
-    border-color: $gray-1250;
+  }
+
+  &:focus-within {
+    outline: 2px solid $blue-500;
+    outline-offset: -2px;
+  }
+
+  &.selected {
+    background: $bg-active;
+    box-shadow: inset 3px 0 $blue-400;
+    color: $ui-white;
+  }
+
+  &:not(:last-child) {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $white-7;
+  }
+
+  > [role='checkbox'] {
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    width: 1.125rem;
+    height: 1.125rem;
+    border: 1px solid $gray-400;
+
+    &[data-unchecked] {
+      background: $gray-1100;
+    }
+
+    &[data-checked] {
+      border-color: $blue-400;
+    }
+
+    &:focus-visible {
+      outline: 0;
+    }
   }
 
   &::after {
     content: '';
-    margin-left: 0.25rem;
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
-    width: 0.75em;
+    margin-left: auto;
-    height: 0.75em;
+    width: 0.625rem;
+    height: 0.625rem;
     background: var(--user-bg, $gray-900);
     border-radius: 50%;
   }

apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/ParamInput.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ComponentProps, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
 
 import { isStringBoolean } from '../../../views/common/viewUtils';
+import { cx } from '../../utils/styleUtils';
 import Checkbox from '../checkbox/Checkbox';
 import Input from '../input/input/Input';
 import Select, { SelectOption } from '../select/Select';
@@ -107,18 +108,20 @@ function MultiOption({ paramField, options }: EditFormMultiOptionProps) {
   return (
     <>
       <input name={id} hidden readOnly value={paramState.join(',')} />
-      <div className={style.inline}>
+      <div className={style.multiOptionList}>
         {values.map((option) => {
+          const selected = paramState.includes(option.value);
+
           return (
             <label
               key={option.value}
-              className={style.toggleSelect}
+              className={cx([style.toggleSelect, selected && style.selected])}
               style={{
                 '--user-bg': option.colour,
               }}
             >
               <Checkbox
-                checked={paramState.includes(option.value)}
+                checked={selected}
                 onCheckedChange={(checked) => toggleValue(option.value, checked as boolean)}
               />
               {option.label}

apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsEditor.module.scss

@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-.drawerFooter {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: end;
-  gap: $section-spacing;
-
-  button {
-    padding: 0 2em;
-  }
-}
-
 .backdrop {
   position: fixed;
   inset: 0;
@@ -34,11 +24,11 @@
 
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  padding-block: 1rem 1.5rem;
 
-  background-color: $gray-1250;
+  background-color: $ui-black;
   color: $ui-white;
   border-left: 1px solid $gray-1100;
+  box-shadow: $box-shadow-l1;
 
   &[data-open] {
     transform: translateX(0%);
@@ -58,36 +48,54 @@
 }
 
 .header {
-  padding-inline: 1rem;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
-  height: 3.5rem;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  min-height: 4rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
+}
 
+.headerText {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.title {
   font-weight: 600;
   font-size: 1.25rem;
+  line-height: 1.2;
+}
+
+.target {
+  font-size: $aux-text-size;
+  color: $gray-600;
 }
 
 .body {
   flex: 1;
-  padding-inline: 1rem;
+  padding: 1rem;
-  padding-bottom: 10vh;
   overflow-y: auto;
 }
 
 .footer {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
   display: flex;
-  padding-inline: 1rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
   gap: 1rem;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: flex-end;
+
+  background-color: $ui-black;
+  border-top: 1px solid $white-10;
 }
 
 .sectionList {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 2rem;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
-  padding-right: 0.5rem;
 }
 
 .info {

apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsEditor.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { FormEvent, memo } from 'react';
 import { IoClose } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
 
+import { viewLabels } from '../../../viewerConfig';
 import useViewSettings from '../../hooks-query/useViewSettings';
 import { useIsSmallScreen } from '../../hooks/useIsSmallScreen';
 import { useSavedViewParams } from '../../stores/savedViewParams';
@@ -71,8 +72,17 @@ function ViewParamsEditor({ target, viewOptions }: EditFormDrawerProps) {
         <Dialog.Backdrop className={style.backdrop} />
         <Dialog.Popup className={style.drawer}>
           <div className={style.header}>
-            <Dialog.Title>Customise</Dialog.Title>
+            <div className={style.headerText}>
-            <IconButton variant='subtle-white' size='large' data-testid='close-view-params' onClick={handleClose}>
+              <Dialog.Title className={style.title}>Customise</Dialog.Title>
+              <span className={style.target}>{viewLabels[target]}</span>
+            </div>
+            <IconButton
+              variant='subtle-white'
+              size='large'
+              aria-label='Close'
+              data-testid='close-view-params'
+              onClick={handleClose}
+            >
               <IoClose />
             </IconButton>
           </div>

apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsPresets.module.scss

@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 .presetSection {
   background-color: $gray-1350;
+  border: 1px solid $white-10;
+  border-radius: $component-border-radius-md;
+  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.header {
+  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+  min-height: 2.25rem;
   display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.25rem;
+
-  padding: 1rem 0.5rem;
+  color: $gray-300;
-  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+
+.presetList {
+  border-top: 1px solid $white-7;
   max-height: 10rem;
   overflow-y: auto;
   scrollbar-gutter: stable;
@@ -14,12 +25,39 @@
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 0.5rem;
+  min-height: 2.5rem;
+  padding: 0.375rem 1rem;
+  font-size: $inner-section-text-size;
+
+  &:not(:last-child) {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $white-7;
+  }
 
   &.active {
-    color: $blue-500;
+    background-color: $bg-active;
+    box-shadow: inset 3px 0 $blue-400;
+    color: $ui-white;
+    font-weight: 600;
   }
 }
 
+.presetName {
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
 .presetActions {
   margin-left: auto;
 }
+
+.current {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  margin-left: auto;
+  color: $blue-400;
+  font-size: $aux-text-size;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsPresets.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
 import { useViewUrlPresets } from '../../hooks-query/useUrlPresets';
 import { cx } from '../../utils/styleUtils';
 import Button from '../buttons/Button';
+import Eyebrow from '../eyebrow/Eyebrow';
 
 import style from './ViewParamsPresets.module.scss';
 
@@ -26,22 +27,31 @@ export function ViewParamsPresets({ target }: { target: OntimeView }) {
 
   return (
     <div className={style.presetSection}>
-      {viewPresets.map((preset) => {
+      <div className={style.header}>
-        const active = searchParams.get('alias') === preset.alias;
+        <Eyebrow>Saved presets</Eyebrow>
-        return (
+      </div>
-          <div key={preset.alias} className={cx([style.preset, active && style.active])}>
+      <div className={style.presetList}>
-            <div>{preset.alias}</div>
+        {viewPresets.map((preset) => {
-            <Button
+          const active = searchParams.get('alias') === preset.alias;
-              variant={active ? 'ghosted' : 'subtle-white'}
+          return (
-              onClick={() => handleRecall(preset)}
+            <div key={preset.alias} className={cx([style.preset, active && style.active])}>
-              disabled={active}
+              <span className={style.presetName}>{preset.alias}</span>
-              className={style.presetActions}
+              {active ? (
-            >
+                <span className={style.current}>Current</span>
-              {active ? 'Applied' : 'Apply'}
+              ) : (
-            </Button>
+                <Button
-          </div>
+                  variant='ghosted'
-        );
+                  size='small'
-      })}
+                  onClick={() => handleRecall(preset)}
+                  className={style.presetActions}
+                >
+                  Apply
+                </Button>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsSection.module.scss

@@ -1,48 +1,118 @@
 .section {
+  overflow: hidden;
+
   color: $ui-white;
   font-size: 1rem;
+  background-color: $white-3;
+  border: 1px solid $gray-1100;
+  border-radius: $component-border-radius-md;
 }
 
 .sectionHeader {
   display: flex;
   justify-content: space-between;
   align-items: center;
-  height: 2rem;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  width: 100%;
+  min-height: 2.75rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 0;
+  font: inherit;
+  text-align: left;
+
+  color: $gray-300;
 
   &.collapsible {
     cursor: pointer;
+    transition-property: color, background-color;
+    transition-duration: $transition-time-action;
+
+    &:hover {
+      background-color: $white-3;
+      color: $ui-white;
+    }
+
+    &:focus-visible {
+      outline: 2px solid $blue-500;
+      outline-offset: -2px;
+    }
   }
 }
 
+.sectionTitle {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+/** marks a section which holds values coming from the URL */
+.customised {
+  width: 0.4rem;
+  height: 0.4rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background-color: $active-indicator;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.chevron {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  rotate: 180deg;
+  transition: rotate 300ms cubic-bezier(0.45, 1.005, 0, 1.005);
+
+  &.closed {
+    rotate: 0deg;
+  }
+}
+
+.options {
+  padding-inline: 1rem;
+  border-top: 1px solid $white-7;
+}
+
 .label {
-  margin-top: $section-spacing;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
+  row-gap: 0.25rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem 0;
   font-size: $inner-section-text-size;
-  color: $label-gray;
+
-  display: flex;
+  &:not(:last-child) {
-  flex-direction: column;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $white-7;
-  gap: 0.25rem;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compact controls sit beside their label instead of below it.
+ * Placement is done with grid areas so that the markup stays flat.
+ */
+.inline {
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+  align-items: center;
+  column-gap: 1rem;
+
+  > .title {
+    grid-area: 1 / 1;
+  }
+
+  > .description {
+    grid-area: 2 / 1;
+  }
+
+  > *:last-child {
+    grid-area: 1 / 2 / span 2;
+  }
 }
 
 .title {
-  font-size: $inner-section-text-size;
+  color: $ui-white;
-  display: block;
-  width: 100%;
 }
 
 .description {
-  font-size: $inner-section-text-size;
+  color: $gray-400;
-  display: block;
+  font-size: $aux-text-size;
-  color: $modal-note-color;
+  line-height: 1.4;
-}
-
-.closed {
-  transition: rotate 300ms cubic-bezier(0.45, 1.005, 0, 1.005);
-  rotate: 0deg;
-}
-
-.open {
-  transition: rotate 300ms cubic-bezier(0.45, 1.005, 0, 1.005);
-  rotate: 180deg;
 }
 
 .hidden {

apps/client/src/common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsSection.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { useLocalStorage } from '@mantine/hooks';
 import { IoChevronDown } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
 
 import { cx } from '../../utils/styleUtils';
+import Eyebrow from '../eyebrow/Eyebrow';
 import { OptionTitle } from './constants';
 import ParamInput from './ParamInput';
 import { type ParamField } from './viewParams.types';
@@ -14,50 +16,74 @@ interface ViewParamsSectionProps {
   options: ParamField[];
 }
 
+/** Fields which are compact enough to share a row with their label */
+function isInlineField(option: ParamField): boolean {
+  return option.type === 'boolean' || option.type === 'colour';
+}
+
 export default function ViewParamsSection({ title, collapsible, options }: ViewParamsSectionProps) {
   const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useLocalStorage({ key: `params-${title}`, defaultValue: false });
+  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
 
-  const handleCollapse = () => {
+  // hidden options are inputs without a UI, there is nothing to frame them with
-    if (collapsible) {
+  if (title === OptionTitle.Hidden) {
-      setCollapsed((prev) => !prev);
+    return <HiddenContents options={options} />;
-    }
+  }
-  };
+
+  const isCollapsed = Boolean(collapsible && collapsed);
 
   return (
     <section className={style.section}>
-      {title === OptionTitle.Hidden ? (
+      <SectionHeader
-        <HiddenContents options={options} />
+        title={title}
-      ) : (
+        isCustomised={options.some((option) => searchParams.has(option.id))}
-        <>
+        collapsed={isCollapsed}
-          <div className={cx([style.sectionHeader, collapsible && style.collapsible])} onClick={handleCollapse}>
+        onToggle={collapsible ? () => setCollapsed((prev) => !prev) : undefined}
-            {title}
+      />
-            {collapsible && <IoChevronDown className={cx([collapsed ? style.closed : style.open])} />}
+      {/* collapsed options stay mounted: the form reads its values from the DOM */}
-          </div>
+      <div className={cx([style.options, isCollapsed && style.hidden])}>
-          <SectionContents options={options} collapsed={collapsed} />
+        {options.map((option) => (
-        </>
+          <label key={option.title} className={cx([style.label, isInlineField(option) && style.inline])}>
-      )}
-    </section>
-  );
-}
-
-interface SectionContentsProps {
-  options: ParamField[];
-  collapsed: boolean;
-}
-
-function SectionContents({ options, collapsed }: SectionContentsProps) {
-  return (
-    <>
-      {options.map((option) => {
-        return (
-          <label key={option.title} className={cx([style.label, collapsed && style.hidden])}>
             <span className={style.title}>{option.title}</span>
             <span className={style.description}>{option.description}</span>
             <ParamInput paramField={option} />
           </label>
-        );
+        ))}
-      })}
+      </div>
-    </>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+interface SectionHeaderProps {
+  title: string;
+  isCustomised: boolean;
+  collapsed: boolean;
+  /** a header without a toggle belongs to a section which cannot collapse */
+  onToggle?: () => void;
+}
+
+function SectionHeader({ title, isCustomised, collapsed, onToggle }: SectionHeaderProps) {
+  const label = (
+    <Eyebrow className={style.sectionTitle}>
+      {title}
+      {isCustomised && <span className={style.customised} title='Contains custom values' />}
+    </Eyebrow>
+  );
+
+  if (!onToggle) {
+    return <div className={style.sectionHeader}>{label}</div>;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      type='button'
+      className={cx([style.sectionHeader, style.collapsible])}
+      aria-expanded={!collapsed}
+      onClick={onToggle}
+    >
+      {label}
+      <IoChevronDown className={cx([style.chevron, collapsed && style.closed])} />
+    </button>
   );
 }
 

apps/client/src/common/hooks/__tests__/useSocket.utils.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { Playback, RuntimeStore, TimerPhase, TimerType, runtimeStorePlaceholder } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { resolveTimerDisplay } from '../useSocket.utils';
+
+const eventTimer = { ...runtimeStorePlaceholder.timer, current: 5_000 };
+const groupTimer = {
+  ...runtimeStorePlaceholder.timer,
+  current: 25_000,
+  phase: TimerPhase.Default,
+  playback: Playback.Play,
+};
+
+function makeState(patch: Partial<RuntimeStore> = {}): RuntimeStore {
+  return {
+    ...runtimeStorePlaceholder,
+    timer: eventTimer,
+    eventNow: {
+      id: 'event-1',
+      timerType: TimerType.CountUp,
+      countToEnd: true,
+    } as RuntimeStore['eventNow'],
+    ...patch,
+  };
+}
+
+describe('resolveTimerDisplay()', () => {
+  it('uses the event timer by default', () => {
+    expect(resolveTimerDisplay(makeState())).toMatchObject({
+      time: eventTimer,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountUp,
+      countToEnd: true,
+      usesGroupTimer: false,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('uses the group timer and display type when enabled', () => {
+    const display = resolveTimerDisplay(
+      makeState({
+        groupNow: { useGroupTimer: true, timerType: TimerType.CountDown } as RuntimeStore['groupNow'],
+        groupTimer,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(display).toMatchObject({
+      time: groupTimer,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
+      countToEnd: false,
+      usesGroupTimer: true,
+      eventTimer,
+      eventTimerType: TimerType.CountUp,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('ignores a group timer when the group setting is disabled', () => {
+    const display = resolveTimerDisplay(
+      makeState({
+        groupNow: { useGroupTimer: false, timerType: TimerType.CountDown } as RuntimeStore['groupNow'],
+        groupTimer,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(display.time).toBe(eventTimer);
+    expect(display.usesGroupTimer).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('falls back entirely to the event display while group timer data is unavailable', () => {
+    const display = resolveTimerDisplay(
+      makeState({
+        groupNow: { useGroupTimer: true, timerType: TimerType.CountDown } as RuntimeStore['groupNow'],
+        groupTimer: null,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(display).toMatchObject({
+      time: eventTimer,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountUp,
+      countToEnd: true,
+      usesGroupTimer: false,
+    });
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { OffsetMode, RuntimeStore, SimpleDirection, SimplePlayback, TimerMessage, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OffsetMode, RuntimeStore, SimpleDirection, SimplePlayback, TimerMessage } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { useRuntimeStore } from '../stores/runtime';
 import { sendSocket } from '../utils/socket';
+import { resolveTimerDisplay } from './useSocket.utils';
 
 const createSelector =
   <T>(selector: (state: RuntimeStore) => T) =>
@@ -38,15 +39,19 @@ export const useExternalMessageInput = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => (
   visible: state.message.timer.secondarySource === 'secondary',
 }));
 
-export const useMessagePreview = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
+export const useMessagePreview = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => {
-  blink: state.message.timer.blink,
+  const timerDisplay = resolveTimerDisplay(state);
-  blackout: state.message.timer.blackout,
+  return {
-  phase: state.timer.phase,
+    blink: state.message.timer.blink,
-  secondarySource: state.message.timer.secondarySource,
+    blackout: state.message.timer.blackout,
-  showTimerMessage: state.message.timer.visible && Boolean(state.message.timer.text),
+    phase: timerDisplay.time.phase,
-  timerType: state.eventNow?.timerType ?? null,
+    secondarySource: state.message.timer.secondarySource,
-  countToEnd: state.eventNow?.countToEnd ?? false,
+    showTimerMessage: state.message.timer.visible && Boolean(state.message.timer.text),
-}));
+    timerType: timerDisplay.timerType,
+    countToEnd: timerDisplay.countToEnd,
+    usesGroupTimer: timerDisplay.usesGroupTimer,
+  };
+});
 
 export const setMessage = {
   timerText: (payload: string) => sendSocket('message', { timer: { text: payload } }),
@@ -230,20 +235,26 @@ export const useFlagTimerOverView = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
 
 /* ======================= View specific subscriptions ======================= */
 
-export const useTimerSocket = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
+export const useTimerSocket = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => {
-  eventNext: state.eventNext,
+  const timerDisplay = resolveTimerDisplay(state);
-  eventNow: state.eventNow,
+  return {
-  message: state.message,
+    eventNext: state.eventNext,
-  time: state.timer,
+    eventNow: state.eventNow,
-  clock: state.clock,
+    message: state.message,
-  timerTypeNow: state.eventNow?.timerType ?? TimerType.CountDown,
+    time: timerDisplay.time,
-  countToEndNow: state.eventNow?.countToEnd ?? false,
+    eventTimer: timerDisplay.eventTimer,
-  auxTimer: {
+    clock: state.clock,
-    aux1: state.auxtimer1.current,
+    timerTypeNow: timerDisplay.timerType,
-    aux2: state.auxtimer2.current,
+    eventTimerType: timerDisplay.eventTimerType,
-    aux3: state.auxtimer3.current,
+    countToEndNow: timerDisplay.countToEnd,
-  },
+    usesGroupTimer: timerDisplay.usesGroupTimer,
-}));
+    auxTimer: {
+      aux1: state.auxtimer1.current,
+      aux2: state.auxtimer2.current,
+      aux3: state.auxtimer3.current,
+    },
+  };
+});
 
 export const useCountdownSocket = createSelector((state: RuntimeStore) => ({
   playback: state.timer.playback,

apps/client/src/common/hooks/useSocket.utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { RuntimeStore, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+
+type TimerDisplaySource = Pick<RuntimeStore, 'eventNow' | 'groupNow' | 'groupTimer' | 'timer'>;
+
+export function resolveTimerDisplay(state: TimerDisplaySource) {
+  const eventTimerType = state.eventNow?.timerType ?? TimerType.CountDown;
+
+  if (state.groupNow?.useGroupTimer === true && state.groupTimer !== null) {
+    return {
+      time: state.groupTimer,
+      timerType: state.groupNow.timerType,
+      countToEnd: false,
+      usesGroupTimer: true,
+      eventTimer: state.timer,
+      eventTimerType,
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    time: state.timer,
+    timerType: eventTimerType,
+    countToEnd: state.eventNow?.countToEnd ?? false,
+    usesGroupTimer: false,
+    eventTimer: state.timer,
+    eventTimerType,
+  };
+}

apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/rundownMetadata.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { OntimeDelay, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+import { OntimeDelay, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, SupportedEntry, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 
-import { initRundownMetadata } from '../rundownMetadata';
+import { getFlatRundownMetadata, initRundownMetadata } from '../rundownMetadata';
 
 describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
   it('processes nested rundown data', () => {
@@ -300,3 +300,36 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('getFlatRundownMetadata()', () => {
+  it('exposes group timer settings on a group and its events', () => {
+    const group = {
+      id: 'group',
+      type: SupportedEntry.Group,
+      entries: ['event'],
+      colour: 'red',
+      useGroupTimer: true,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountUp,
+    } as OntimeGroup;
+    const event = {
+      id: 'event',
+      type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+      parent: group.id,
+      timeStart: 0,
+      timeEnd: 1,
+      duration: 1,
+      dayOffset: 0,
+      gap: 0,
+      skip: false,
+      linkStart: false,
+    } as OntimeEvent;
+
+    const flat = getFlatRundownMetadata(
+      { entries: { [group.id]: group, [event.id]: event }, flatOrder: [group.id, event.id] },
+      null,
+    );
+
+    expect(flat[0]).toMatchObject({ groupUsesTimer: true, groupTimerType: TimerType.CountUp });
+    expect(flat[1]).toMatchObject({ groupUsesTimer: true, groupTimerType: TimerType.CountUp });
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/common/utils/keyEvent.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ export function isKeyEnter<T>(event: KeyboardEvent<T>): boolean {
   return event.key === 'Enter';
 }
 
+export function isKeySpace<T>(event: KeyboardEvent<T>): boolean {
+  return event.key === ' ' || event.code === 'Space';
+}
+
 export function isKeyEscape<T>(event: KeyboardEvent<T>): boolean {
   return event.key === 'Escape';
 }

apps/client/src/common/utils/rundownMetadata.ts

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import {
   OntimeDelay,
   OntimeEntry,
   OntimeEvent,
+  OntimeGroup,
   OntimeMilestone,
   PlayableEvent,
   Rundown,
+  TimerType,
   isOntimeEvent,
   isOntimeGroup,
   isPlayableEvent,
@@ -29,7 +31,11 @@ export type RundownMetadata = {
   isFirstAfterGroup: boolean;
 };
 
-export type ExtendedEntry<T extends OntimeEntry = OntimeEntry> = T & RundownMetadata;
+export type ExtendedEntry<T extends OntimeEntry = OntimeEntry> = T &
+  RundownMetadata & {
+    groupUsesTimer?: boolean;
+    groupTimerType?: TimerType;
+  };
 
 export const lastMetadataKey = 'LAST';
 
@@ -65,10 +71,23 @@ export function getFlatRundownMetadata(
 ): ExtendedEntry[] {
   const { process } = initRundownMetadata(selectedEventId);
   const flatRundown: ExtendedEntry[] = [];
+  let activeGroup: OntimeGroup | null = null;
 
   for (const id of data.flatOrder) {
     const entry = data.entries[id];
-    const extendedEntry = { ...entry, ...process(entry) };
+    if (isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
+      activeGroup = entry;
+    } else if (entry.parent !== activeGroup?.id) {
+      activeGroup = null;
+    }
+
+    const timerGroup = isOntimeGroup(entry) ? entry : activeGroup;
+    const extendedEntry = {
+      ...entry,
+      ...process(entry),
+      groupUsesTimer: timerGroup?.useGroupTimer ?? false,
+      groupTimerType: timerGroup?.timerType,
+    };
     flatRundown.push(extendedEntry);
   }
 

apps/client/src/declarations/declaration.d.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { AppMode } from '../ontimeConfig';
-
 declare module '*.scss' {
   const content: Record<string, string>;
   export default content;
@@ -32,39 +30,6 @@ declare global {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Declare custom data we pass to the table
- * - `handleUpdate` callback to update the entry when the user edits a cell
- * - `handleUpdateTimer` callback to update the timer for a specific event
- * - `options-showDelayedTimes` whether to show or hide delayed times
- * - `options-hideTableSeconds` whether to hide seconds in the table
- * - `options-hideIndexColumn` whether to hide the index column
- * - `options-cuesheetMode` run or edit mode
- *
- * And metadata specific for each column
- * - `canWrite` whether the user can write to this column
- * - `colour` background colour associated with a custom field
- */
-declare module '@tanstack/react-table' {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-  interface TableMeta<TData extends RowData> {
-    handleUpdate: (rowIndex: number, accessor: string, payload: string, isCustom: boolean) => void;
-    handleUpdateTimer: (eventId: string, field: TimeField, payload: string) => void;
-    options: {
-      showDelayedTimes: boolean;
-      hideTableSeconds: boolean;
-      hideIndexColumn: boolean;
-      cuesheetMode: AppMode;
-    };
-  }
-
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-  interface ColumnMeta<TData extends RowData, TValue> {
-    canWrite: boolean;
-    colour?: string;
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Allow passing CSS Properties
  */

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel-list/PanelList.module.scss

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ul {
   &.active {
     color: $ui-white;
     border-left-color: $blue-400;
-    background-color: rgba($blue-500, 0.16);
+    background-color: $bg-active;
     font-weight: 600;
   }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ ul {
   &.active {
     color: $ui-white;
     border-left-color: $blue-400;
-    background-color: rgba($blue-500, 0.16);
+    background-color: $bg-active;
     font-weight: 600;
   }
 }

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel-utils/PanelUtils.module.scss

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ $card-padding: 2rem;
   // active rows use a panel-local class today; keep the treatment here so all
   // settings tables share the same state without each panel owning its colours
   tr[class*='current'] {
-    background-color: rgba($blue-500, 0.16);
+    background-color: $bg-active;
 
     > td:first-child {
       box-shadow: inset 3px 0 $blue-400;
@@ -200,8 +200,7 @@ $card-padding: 2rem;
 .overlay {
   position: absolute;
   z-index: $zindex-backdrop;
-  width: 100%;
+  inset: 0;
-  height: 100%;
   backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
   display: grid;
   place-content: center;

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/about-panel/AppVersion.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.updateIndicator {
+  width: 0.5em;
+  height: 0.5em;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  border-radius: 99px;
+  background-color: $red-400;
+}

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/about-panel/AppVersion.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import useAppVersion from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useAppVersion';
 import { appVersion, isOntimeCloud, websiteUrl } from '../../../../externals';
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 
+import style from './AppVersion.module.scss';
+
 export default function AppVersion() {
   const { data, isError } = useAppVersion();
 
@@ -18,7 +20,12 @@ export default function AppVersion() {
     return (
       <Panel.ListItem>
         <Panel.Field
-          title={`Ontime ${appVersion}`}
+          title={
+            <>
+              <span className={style.updateIndicator} aria-hidden='true' />
+              {`Ontime ${appVersion}`}
+            </>
+          }
           description={
             isOntimeCloud
               ? `Version ${data.version} is available. Restart your stage to update.`
@@ -26,7 +33,7 @@ export default function AppVersion() {
           }
         />
         {!isOntimeCloud && (
-          <ExternalLink href={websiteUrl}>Visit Ontime's page to download the latest version.</ExternalLink>
+          <ExternalLink href={websiteUrl}>Download the latest version from Ontime's page</ExternalLink>
         )}
       </Panel.ListItem>
     );

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/feature-panel/composite/URLPresetForm.tsx

@@ -12,20 +12,21 @@ import { useUpdateUrlPreset } from '../../../../../common/hooks-query/useUrlPres
 import { isUrlSafe } from '../../../../../common/utils/regex';
 import { enDash } from '../../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { generateUrlPresetOptions } from '../../../../../common/utils/urlPresets';
+import { viewLabels } from '../../../../../viewerConfig';
 import CuesheetLinkOptions, { CuesheetPermissionValues } from '../../../../sharing/composite/CuesheetLinkOptions';
 import * as Panel from '../../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 
 import style from './URLPresetForm.module.scss';
 
 const targetOptions: SelectOption<OntimeViewPresettable>[] = [
-  { value: OntimeView.Cuesheet, label: 'Cuesheet' },
+  { value: OntimeView.Cuesheet, label: viewLabels[OntimeView.Cuesheet] },
-  { value: OntimeView.Operator, label: 'Operator' },
+  { value: OntimeView.Operator, label: viewLabels[OntimeView.Operator] },
-  { value: OntimeView.Timer, label: 'Timer' },
+  { value: OntimeView.Timer, label: viewLabels[OntimeView.Timer] },
-  { value: OntimeView.Backstage, label: 'Backstage' },
+  { value: OntimeView.Backstage, label: viewLabels[OntimeView.Backstage] },
-  { value: OntimeView.Timeline, label: 'Timeline' },
+  { value: OntimeView.Timeline, label: viewLabels[OntimeView.Timeline] },
-  { value: OntimeView.StudioClock, label: 'Studio Clock' },
+  { value: OntimeView.StudioClock, label: viewLabels[OntimeView.StudioClock] },
-  { value: OntimeView.Countdown, label: 'Countdown' },
+  { value: OntimeView.Countdown, label: viewLabels[OntimeView.Countdown] },
-  { value: OntimeView.ProjectInfo, label: 'Project Info' },
+  { value: OntimeView.ProjectInfo, label: viewLabels[OntimeView.ProjectInfo] },
 ];
 
 const formId = 'url-preset-form';

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/settings-panel/ServerPortSettings.tsx

@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ export default function ServerPortSettings() {
             </Button>
           </Panel.InlineElements>
         </Panel.SubHeader>
-        <Panel.Loader isLoading={status === 'pending'} />
         {rootError && <Panel.Error>{rootError}</Panel.Error>}
         <Panel.Divider />
         <Panel.Section>
+          <Panel.Loader isLoading={status === 'pending'} />
           {data.pendingRestart && (
             <Info type='warning'>A port change is pending and will happen on the next restart.</Info>
           )}

apps/client/src/features/control/message/TimerPreview.module.scss

@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
   border-top: 1px solid $white-7;
 }
 
+.timerSource {
+  color: $active-indicator;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
 .blackout {
   display: none;
 }

apps/client/src/features/control/message/TimerPreview.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { TimerPhase, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
-import { IoArrowDown, IoArrowUp, IoBan, IoTime } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import { IoArrowDown, IoArrowUp, IoBan, IoTime, IoTimerOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { LuArrowDownToLine } from 'react-icons/lu';
 
 import { CornerWithPip } from '../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ const secondarySourceLabels: Record<string, string> = {
 };
 
 export default function TimerPreview() {
-  const { blink, blackout, countToEnd, phase, secondarySource, showTimerMessage, timerType } = useMessagePreview();
+  const { blink, blackout, countToEnd, phase, secondarySource, showTimerMessage, timerType, usesGroupTimer } =
+    useMessagePreview();
   const { data } = useViewSettings();
 
   const main = (() => {
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ export default function TimerPreview() {
 
   const secondary = (() => {
     // message is a fullscreen overlay or secondary is not active
-    if (showTimerMessage || !secondarySource) return null;
+    if (showTimerMessage) return null;
+    if (usesGroupTimer) return 'Event timer';
+    if (!secondarySource) return null;
 
     // we need to check aux first since it takes priority
     return secondarySourceLabels[secondarySource];
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ export default function TimerPreview() {
     <div className={style.preview}>
       <CornerWithPip onExtractClick={(event) => handleLinks('timer', event)} pipElement={<PipRoot />} />
       <div className={contentClasses}>
+        {usesGroupTimer && <div className={style.timerSource}>Group timer</div>}
         <div
           className={style.mainContent}
           data-phase={showColourOverride && phase}
@@ -65,6 +69,14 @@ export default function TimerPreview() {
         {secondary !== null && <div className={style.secondaryContent}>{secondary}</div>}
       </div>
       <div className={style.eventStatus}>
+        <Tooltip
+          text='Timer display controlled by group'
+          render={<span />}
+          className={style.statusIcon}
+          data-active={usesGroupTimer}
+        >
+          <IoTimerOutline />
+        </Tooltip>
         <Tooltip
           text='Time type: Count down'
           render={<span />}

apps/client/src/features/log/Log.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import { IoClose } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import Button from '../../common/components/buttons/Button';
+import ToggleButton from '../../common/components/buttons/ToggleButton';
 import { clearLogs, useLogData } from '../../common/stores/logger';
 import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import * as Panel from '../app-settings/panel-utils/PanelUtils';
@@ -55,72 +56,60 @@ export default function Log() {
     <div className={cx([style.container, isExtracted && style.extracted])}>
       <Panel.InlineElements className={style.buttonBar}>
         <span className={style.filterLabel}>Filter by</span>
-        <Button
+        <ToggleButton
-          variant={showUser ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+          pressed={showUser}
           size='small'
-          aria-pressed={showUser}
-          aria-label={`${showUser ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} ${LogOrigin.User} events`}
           onClick={() => setShowUser((s) => !s)}
           onAuxClick={() => disableOthers(LogOrigin.User)}
           onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
         >
           {LogOrigin.User}
-        </Button>
+        </ToggleButton>
-        <Button
+        <ToggleButton
-          variant={showClient ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+          pressed={showClient}
           size='small'
-          aria-pressed={showClient}
-          aria-label={`${showClient ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} ${LogOrigin.Client} events`}
           onClick={() => setShowClient((s) => !s)}
           onAuxClick={() => disableOthers(LogOrigin.Client)}
           onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
         >
           {LogOrigin.Client}
-        </Button>
+        </ToggleButton>
-        <Button
+        <ToggleButton
-          variant={showServer ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+          pressed={showServer}
           size='small'
-          aria-pressed={showServer}
-          aria-label={`${showServer ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} ${LogOrigin.Server} events`}
           onClick={() => setShowServer((s) => !s)}
           onAuxClick={() => disableOthers(LogOrigin.Server)}
           onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
         >
           {LogOrigin.Server}
-        </Button>
+        </ToggleButton>
-        <Button
+        <ToggleButton
-          variant={showPlayback ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+          pressed={showPlayback}
           size='small'
-          aria-pressed={showPlayback}
-          aria-label={`${showPlayback ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} ${LogOrigin.Playback} events`}
           onClick={() => setShowPlayback((s) => !s)}
           onAuxClick={() => disableOthers(LogOrigin.Playback)}
           onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
         >
           {LogOrigin.Playback}
-        </Button>
+        </ToggleButton>
-        <Button
+        <ToggleButton
-          variant={showRx ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+          pressed={showRx}
           size='small'
-          aria-pressed={showRx}
-          aria-label={`${showRx ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} ${LogOrigin.Rx} events`}
           onClick={() => setShowRx((s) => !s)}
           onAuxClick={() => disableOthers(LogOrigin.Rx)}
           onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
         >
           {LogOrigin.Rx}
-        </Button>
+        </ToggleButton>
-        <Button
+        <ToggleButton
-          variant={showTx ? 'primary' : 'subtle'}
+          pressed={showTx}
           size='small'
-          aria-pressed={showTx}
-          aria-label={`${showTx ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} ${LogOrigin.Tx} events`}
           onClick={() => setShowTx((s) => !s)}
           onAuxClick={() => disableOthers(LogOrigin.Tx)}
           onContextMenu={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
         >
           {LogOrigin.Tx}
-        </Button>
+        </ToggleButton>
         <Button variant='subtle-destructive' size='small' onClick={clearLogs} className={style.apart}>
           <IoClose /> Clear
         </Button>

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/EntryEditor.module.scss

@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
   gap: 1rem;
 }
 
+.timerDisplaySettings {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 1rem;
+}
+
 .column {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/GroupEditor.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import { MaybeNumber, OntimeGroup } from 'ontime-types';
+import { MaybeNumber, OntimeGroup, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 import { millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 
 import * as Editor from '../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
 import SwatchSelect from '../../../common/components/input/colour-input/SwatchSelect';
 import AppLink from '../../../common/components/link/app-link/AppLink';
+import Select from '../../../common/components/select/Select';
+import Switch from '../../../common/components/switch/Switch';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import useCustomFields from '../../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
 import { getOffsetState } from '../../../common/utils/offset';
@@ -107,6 +109,38 @@ export default function GroupEditor({ group }: GroupEditorProps) {
         <EventTextArea field='note' label='Note' initialValue={group.note} submitHandler={handleSubmit} />
       </div>
 
+      <div className={style.column}>
+        <Editor.Title>Timer display</Editor.Title>
+        <div className={style.timerDisplaySettings}>
+          <div>
+            <Editor.Label htmlFor='useGroupTimer'>Use group timer</Editor.Label>
+            <Editor.Label className={style.switchLabel}>
+              <Switch
+                id='useGroupTimer'
+                checked={group.useGroupTimer}
+                onCheckedChange={(useGroupTimer) => updateEntry({ id: group.id, useGroupTimer })}
+              />
+              {group.useGroupTimer ? 'On' : 'Off'}
+            </Editor.Label>
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <Editor.Label htmlFor='groupTimerType'>Timer type</Editor.Label>
+            <Select
+              id='groupTimerType'
+              disabled={!group.useGroupTimer}
+              value={group.timerType}
+              onValueChange={(timerType: TimerType | null) => {
+                if (timerType !== null) updateEntry({ id: group.id, timerType });
+              }}
+              options={[
+                { value: TimerType.CountDown, label: 'Count down' },
+                { value: TimerType.CountUp, label: 'Count up' },
+              ]}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <div className={style.column}>
         <Editor.Title>
           Custom Fields

apps/client/src/features/rundown/placements/FinderPlacement.tsx

@@ -8,10 +8,16 @@ export default memo(FinderPlacement);
 function FinderPlacement() {
   const [isOpen, handler] = useDisclosure();
 
-  useHotkeys([
+  /**
-    ['mod + f', handler.toggle, { preventDefault: true }],
+   * The empty tagsToIgnore is significant: by default the hook skips input elements,
-    ['Escape', handler.close, { preventDefault: true }],
+   * which would make the shortcut dead while editing an entry.
-  ]);
+   *
+   * This opens rather than toggles. Toggling on a key that also mounts and unmounts the
+   * dialog races against it, and browsers treat a repeated find shortcut as "focus the
+   * search again" rather than "close it". The finder selects its input instead, and
+   * Escape closes.
+   */
+  useHotkeys([['mod + f', handler.open, { preventDefault: true }]], []);
 
   if (isOpen) {
     return <Finder isOpen={isOpen} onClose={handler.close} />;

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/RundownEvent.tsx

@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ export default function RundownEvent({
       onClick={handleFocusClick}
       onContextMenu={onContextMenu}
       data-testid='rundown-event'
+      data-selected={isSelected}
       {...(isPlaying ? { 'data-running': true } : {})}
     >
       <RundownIndicators timeStart={timeStart} delay={delay} gap={gap} isNextDay={isNextDay} />
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ export default function RundownEvent({
         eventIndex={eventIndex}
         endAction={endAction}
         timerType={timerType}
+        groupTimerType={parentGroup?.useGroupTimer ? parentGroup.timerType : undefined}
         title={title}
         note={note}
         delay={delay}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-event/RundownEventInner.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   IoPlayForward,
   IoPlaySkipForward,
   IoTime,
+  IoTimerOutline,
 } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { LuArrowDownToLine } from 'react-icons/lu';
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ interface RundownEventInnerProps {
   eventIndex: number;
   endAction: EndAction;
   timerType: TimerType;
+  groupTimerType?: TimerType;
   title: string;
   note: string;
   delay: number;
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ function RundownEventInner({
   countToEnd,
   endAction,
   timerType,
+  groupTimerType,
   title,
   note,
   delay,
@@ -150,6 +153,14 @@ function RundownEventInner({
           {loaded && <EventBlockProgressBar />}
         </div>
         <div className={style.eventStatus} tabIndex={-1}>
+          {groupTimerType && (
+            <Tooltip
+              text={`Timer display controlled by group (${groupTimerType === TimerType.CountUp ? 'count up' : 'count down'})`}
+              render={<span />}
+            >
+              <IoTimerOutline className={cx([style.statusIcon, style.active])} />
+            </Tooltip>
+          )}
           <Tooltip text={`Time type: ${timerType}`} render={<span />}>
             <TimerIcon type={timerType} className={style.statusIcon} />
           </Tooltip>

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-group/RundownGroup.module.scss

@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@
     gap: 0.5rem;
   }
 
+  .timerIndicator {
+    display: grid;
+    flex: 0 0 1.5rem;
+    place-items: center;
+    color: $active-indicator;
+    font-size: 1rem;
+  }
+
   .metaRow {
     display: flex;
     gap: $block-clearance; // same as RundownEvent.eventTimers

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-group/RundownGroup.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useSortable } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
 import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
-import { EntryId, OntimeGroup } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EntryId, OntimeGroup, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 import { MILLIS_PER_MINUTE } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { MouseEvent, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
 import {
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   IoDuplicateOutline,
   IoFolderOpenOutline,
   IoReorderTwo,
+  IoTimerOutline,
   IoTrash,
   IoLockClosed,
 } from 'react-icons/io5';
@@ -174,6 +175,14 @@ export default function RundownGroup({ data, hasCursor, collapsed, onCollapse }:
       <div className={style.header}>
         <div className={style.titleRow}>
           <TitleEditor title={data.title} entryId={data.id} placeholder='Group title' />
+          {data.useGroupTimer && (
+            <Tooltip
+              text={`Group timer (${data.timerType === TimerType.CountUp ? 'count up' : 'count down'})`}
+              render={<span className={style.timerIndicator} />}
+            >
+              <IoTimerOutline />
+            </Tooltip>
+          )}
           <IconButton aria-label='Collapse' variant='subtle-white' onClick={() => onCollapse(!collapsed, data.id)}>
             {collapsed ? <IoChevronUp /> : <IoChevronDown />}
           </IconButton>

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-table/makeRundownColumns.tsx

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-import type { ColumnDef } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import type { CustomFields } from 'ontime-types';
 
-import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../ontimeConfig';
 import { makeCuesheetColumns } from '../../../views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory';
+import type { CuesheetColumnDef } from '../../../views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheetTable.features';
 
 /**
  * Creates column definitions for the rundown table
  * Reuses cuesheetColsFactory with preset=undefined for full access
  */
-export function makeRundownColumns(customFields: CustomFields): ColumnDef<ExtendedEntry>[] {
+export function makeRundownColumns(customFields: CustomFields): CuesheetColumnDef[] {
   // When preset=undefined, factory defaults to fullRead=true, fullWrite=true
   // canWrite is determined by editorMode (AppMode.Edit vs AppMode.Run)
   return makeCuesheetColumns(customFields, AppMode.Edit, undefined);

apps/client/src/theme/_ontimeStyles.scss

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ $playback-under: $green-500;
 // interface panels
 $bg-container-l1: $gray-1350;
 $bg-container-l2: $gray-1300;
+$bg-active: rgba($action-blue, 0.16);
 
 $backdrop-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
 $box-shadow-l1: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0 3px 3px 0;

apps/client/src/viewerConfig.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,30 @@
-export const navigatorConstants = [
+import { OntimeView } from 'ontime-types';
-  { url: 'timer', label: 'Timer' },
+
-  { url: 'backstage', label: 'Backstage' },
+/** User facing name of each view, the single source for view naming in the UI */
-  { url: 'timeline', label: 'Timeline' },
+export const viewLabels: Record<OntimeView, string> = {
-  { url: 'studio', label: 'Studio Clock' },
+  [OntimeView.Editor]: 'Editor',
-  { url: 'countdown', label: 'Countdown' },
+  [OntimeView.Cuesheet]: 'Cuesheet',
-  { url: 'info', label: 'Project Info' },
+  [OntimeView.Operator]: 'Operator',
+  [OntimeView.Timer]: 'Timer',
+  [OntimeView.Backstage]: 'Backstage',
+  [OntimeView.Timeline]: 'Timeline',
+  [OntimeView.StudioClock]: 'Studio Clock',
+  [OntimeView.Countdown]: 'Countdown',
+  [OntimeView.ProjectInfo]: 'Project Info',
+};
+
+/** Views offered in the navigation menu, in the order they are shown. Their value is also their route */
+const navigatorViews = [
+  OntimeView.Timer,
+  OntimeView.Backstage,
+  OntimeView.Timeline,
+  OntimeView.StudioClock,
+  OntimeView.Countdown,
+  OntimeView.ProjectInfo,
 ];
 
+export const navigatorConstants = navigatorViews.map((view) => ({ url: view, label: viewLabels[view] }));
+
 // default time format to use for users in 12 hour clocks
 export const FORMAT_12 = 'h:mm:ss a';
 // default time format to use for users in 24 hour clocks

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-dnd/CuesheetDnd.tsx

@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ import {
   useSensor,
   useSensors,
 } from '@dnd-kit/core';
-import { ColumnDef } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 
-import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
+import type { CuesheetColumnDef } from '../cuesheet-table/cuesheetTable.features';
 import { useColumnOrder } from '../cuesheet-table/useColumnManager';
 
 interface CuesheetDndProps {
-  columns: ColumnDef<ExtendedEntry>[];
+  columns: CuesheetColumnDef[];
   tableRoot?: 'editor' | 'cuesheet';
 }
 

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/CuesheetTable.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useTableNav } from '@table-nav/react';
-import { ColumnDef, Table, getCoreRowModel, useReactTable } from '@tanstack/react-table';
+import { useTable } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import { OntimeEntry, SupportedEntry, TimeField, isOntimeDelay, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
 import { ComponentProps, ReactNode, memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import {
@@ -29,12 +29,17 @@ import GroupRow from './cuesheet-table-elements/GroupRow';
 import MilestoneRow from './cuesheet-table-elements/MilestoneRow';
 import TableMenu from './cuesheet-table-menu/TableMenu';
 import CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar from './cuesheet-table-settings/CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar';
+import {
+  CuesheetColumnDef,
+  CuesheetTable as CuesheetTableInstance,
+  cuesheetTableFeatures,
+} from './cuesheetTable.features';
 import { useColumnOrder, useColumnSizes, useColumnVisibility } from './useColumnManager';
 
 import style from './CuesheetTable.module.scss';
 
 type CuesheetTableBaseProps = {
-  columns: ColumnDef<ExtendedEntry>[];
+  columns: CuesheetColumnDef[];
   cuesheetMode: AppMode;
   source: RundownSource;
   insertElement?: ReactNode;
@@ -120,7 +125,8 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({
   const { columnSizing, setColumnSizing } = useColumnSizes(tableRoot);
   const { columnVisibility, setColumnVisibility } = useColumnVisibility(tableRoot);
 
-  const table = useReactTable({
+  const table = useTable({
+    features: cuesheetTableFeatures,
     data: flatRundown,
     columns,
     columnResizeMode: 'onChange',
@@ -131,7 +137,6 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({
     },
     onColumnVisibilityChange: setColumnVisibility,
     onColumnSizingChange: setColumnSizing,
-    getCoreRowModel: getCoreRowModel(),
     meta,
   });
 
@@ -195,7 +200,7 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({
     return colSizes;
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-compiler/react-compiler -- unfortunately this is what we need
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps -- this works well and follows documentation
-  }, [table.getState().columnSizingInfo, table.getState().columnSizing]);
+  }, [columns, table.state.columnResizing, table.state.columnSizing]);
 
   const allLeafColumns = table.getAllLeafColumns();
   const { rows } = table.getRowModel();
@@ -214,9 +219,7 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({
   const computeItemKey = useCallback((_: number, item: ExtendedEntry) => item.id, []);
   const fixedHeaderContent = useCallback(() => {
     return table.getHeaderGroups().map((headerGroup) => {
-      const HeaderComponent = table.getState().columnSizingInfo.isResizingColumn
+      const HeaderComponent = table.state.columnResizing.isResizingColumn ? CuesheetHeader : SortableCuesheetHeader;
-        ? CuesheetHeader
-        : SortableCuesheetHeader;
 
       // if the table is being resized, we render non-sortable headers to avoid performance issues
       return (
@@ -279,8 +282,8 @@ interface CuesheetVirtuosoContext {
   columnSizeVars: { [key: string]: number };
   cursor: string | null;
   listeners: ReturnType<typeof useTableNav>['listeners'];
-  rows: ReturnType<Table<ExtendedEntry>['getRowModel']>['rows'];
+  rows: ReturnType<CuesheetTableInstance['getRowModel']>['rows'];
-  table: Table<ExtendedEntry>;
+  table: CuesheetTableInstance;
   handleAddNew?: (type: SupportedEntry) => void;
 }
 

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/CuesheetHeader.tsx

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 import { SortableContext, horizontalListSortingStrategy } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
-import { HeaderGroup, flexRender } from '@tanstack/react-table';
+import { FlexRender } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 
-import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { getAccessibleColour } from '../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../../ontimeConfig';
+import type { CuesheetHeaderGroup } from '../cuesheetTable.features';
 import { Draggable, SortableCell, TableCell } from './SortableCell';
 
 import style from '../CuesheetTable.module.scss';
 
 interface CuesheetHeaderProps {
-  headerGroup: HeaderGroup<ExtendedEntry>;
+  headerGroup: CuesheetHeaderGroup;
   cuesheetMode: AppMode;
   hideIndexColumn: boolean;
 }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function SortableCuesheetHeader({ headerGroup, cuesheetMode, hideIndexCol
               injectedStyles={{ width: `calc(var(--header-${header?.id}-size) * 1px)`, ...customStyles }}
               draggable={<Draggable header={header} />}
             >
-              {header.isPlaceholder ? null : flexRender(header.column.columnDef.header, header.getContext())}
+              {header.isPlaceholder ? null : <FlexRender header={header} />}
             </SortableCell>
           );
         })}
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export function CuesheetHeader({ headerGroup, cuesheetMode, hideIndexColumn }: C
             injectedStyles={{ width: `calc(var(--header-${header?.id}-size) * 1px)`, ...customStyles }}
             draggable={<Draggable header={header} />}
           >
-            {header.isPlaceholder ? null : flexRender(header.column.columnDef.header, header.getContext())}
+            {header.isPlaceholder ? null : <FlexRender header={header} />}
           </TableCell>
         );
       })}

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/EventRow.tsx

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-import { Table, flexRender } from '@tanstack/react-table';
+import { FlexRender } from '@tanstack/react-table';
-import { EntryId, OntimeEntry, RGBColour, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+import { EntryId, RGBColour, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
 import { colourToHex, cssOrHexToColour } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { CSSProperties, memo, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { IoEllipsisHorizontal } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import IconButton from '../../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
-import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { cx, getAccessibleColour } from '../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../../ontimeConfig';
 import { useCuesheetTableMenu } from '../cuesheet-table-menu/useCuesheetTableMenu';
+import type { CuesheetTable } from '../cuesheetTable.features';
 
 import style from './EventRow.module.scss';
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ interface EventRowProps {
   skip: boolean;
   parent: EntryId | null;
   rowIndex: number;
-  table: Table<ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>>;
+  table: CuesheetTable;
   injectedStyles?: CSSProperties;
   hasCursor?: boolean;
 }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ function EventRow({
               data-testid={`cuesheet-cell-${cell.column.id}`}
               data-column-id={cell.column.id}
             >
-              {flexRender(cell.column.columnDef.cell, cell.getContext())}
+              <FlexRender cell={cell} />
             </td>
           );
         })}

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/GroupRow.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { Table, flexRender } from '@tanstack/react-table';
+import { FlexRender } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import { EntryId, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
 import { CSSProperties, memo } from 'react';
 import { IoEllipsisHorizontal } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import IconButton from '../../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
-import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../../ontimeConfig';
 import { useCuesheetTableMenu } from '../cuesheet-table-menu/useCuesheetTableMenu';
+import type { CuesheetTable } from '../cuesheetTable.features';
 
 import style from './GroupRow.module.scss';
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ interface GroupRowProps {
   colour: string;
   rowId: string;
   rowIndex: number;
-  table: Table<ExtendedEntry>;
+  table: CuesheetTable;
   injectedStyles?: CSSProperties;
   hasCursor?: boolean;
 }
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function GroupRow({
               }}
               role='cell'
             >
-              {flexRender(cell.column.columnDef.cell, cell.getContext())}
+              <FlexRender cell={cell} />
             </td>
           );
         })}

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/MilestoneRow.tsx

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-import { Table, flexRender } from '@tanstack/react-table';
+import { FlexRender } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import { EntryId, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
 import { colourToHex, cssOrHexToColour } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { CSSProperties, memo, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { IoEllipsisHorizontal } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import IconButton from '../../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
-import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { cx, enDash, getAccessibleColour } from '../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../../ontimeConfig';
 import { useCuesheetTableMenu } from '../cuesheet-table-menu/useCuesheetTableMenu';
+import type { CuesheetTable } from '../cuesheetTable.features';
 
 import style from './MilestoneRow.module.scss';
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ interface MilestoneRowProps {
   colour: string;
   rowId: string;
   rowIndex: number;
-  table: Table<ExtendedEntry>;
+  table: CuesheetTable;
   injectedStyles?: CSSProperties;
   hasCursor?: boolean;
 }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function MilestoneRow({
               }}
               tabIndex={-1}
             >
-              {canRender && flexRender(cell.column.columnDef.cell, cell.getContext())}
+              {canRender && <FlexRender cell={cell} />}
             </td>
           );
         })}

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/SortableCell.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { useSortable } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
 import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
-import { Header } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import { CSSProperties, ReactNode } from 'react';
 
-import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
+import type { CuesheetHeaderCell } from '../cuesheetTable.features';
 
 import style from '../CuesheetTable.module.scss';
 
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ export function TableCell({ colSpan, injectedStyles, children, draggable }: Sort
 }
 
 interface DraggableProps {
-  header: Header<ExtendedEntry, unknown>;
+  header: CuesheetHeaderCell;
 }
 
 export function Draggable({ header }: DraggableProps) {

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.timerOverrideCell {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 1.5rem;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.timerOverrideIndicator {
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  color: $active-indicator;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+}

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
-import { CellContext, ColumnDef } from '@tanstack/react-table';
+import {
-import { CustomFields, TimeStrategy, URLPreset, isOntimeDelay, isOntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
+  CustomFields,
+  TimeStrategy,
+  TimerType,
+  URLPreset,
+  isOntimeDelay,
+  isOntimeEvent,
+  isOntimeGroup,
+} from 'ontime-types';
 import { millisToString } from 'ontime-utils';
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
+import { IoTimerOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import DelayIndicator from '../../../../common/components/delay-indicator/DelayIndicator';
+import Tooltip from '../../../../common/components/tooltip/Tooltip';
 import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { formatDuration, formatTime } from '../../../../common/utils/time';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../../ontimeConfig';
 import { getCuesheetColumnAccessPolicy } from '../../cuesheet.policies';
+import type { CuesheetCellContext, CuesheetColumnDef } from '../cuesheetTable.features';
 import DurationInput from './DurationInput';
 import EditableImage from './EditableImage';
 import FlagCell from './FlagCell';
@@ -17,11 +27,13 @@ import MutedText from './MutedText';
 import SingleLineCell from './SingleLineCell';
 import TimeInput from './TimeInput';
 
-function getColumnLabel(column: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, unknown>['column']): string {
+import style from './cuesheetColsFactory.module.scss';
+
+function getColumnLabel(column: CuesheetCellContext['column']): string {
   return typeof column.columnDef.header === 'string' ? column.columnDef.header : column.id;
 }
 
-function MakeStart({ getValue, row, table, column }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, unknown>) {
+function MakeStart({ getValue, row, table, column }: CuesheetCellContext) {
   if (!table.options.meta) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -60,7 +72,7 @@ function MakeStart({ getValue, row, table, column }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry,
   );
 }
 
-function MakeEnd({ getValue, row, table, column }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, unknown>) {
+function MakeEnd({ getValue, row, table, column }: CuesheetCellContext) {
   if (!table.options.meta) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -100,7 +112,7 @@ function MakeEnd({ getValue, row, table, column }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, un
   );
 }
 
-function MakeDuration({ getValue, row, table, column }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, unknown>) {
+function MakeDuration({ getValue, row, table, column }: CuesheetCellContext) {
   if (!table.options.meta) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -131,7 +143,7 @@ function MakeDuration({ getValue, row, table, column }: CellContext<ExtendedEntr
   );
 }
 
-function MakeMultiLineField({ row, column, table }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, unknown>) {
+function MakeMultiLineField({ row, column, table }: CuesheetCellContext) {
   const update = useCallback(
     (newValue: string) => {
       table.options.meta?.handleUpdate(row.index, column.id, newValue, false);
@@ -160,7 +172,7 @@ function MakeMultiLineField({ row, column, table }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, u
   );
 }
 
-function LazyImage({ row, column, table }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, unknown>) {
+function LazyImage({ row, column, table }: CuesheetCellContext) {
   const update = useCallback(
     (newValue: string) => {
       table.options.meta?.handleUpdate(row.index, column.id, newValue, true);
@@ -178,7 +190,7 @@ function LazyImage({ row, column, table }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, unknown>)
   return <EditableImage initialValue={initialValue} updateValue={update} readOnly={!canWrite} />;
 }
 
-function MakeSingleLineField({ row, column, table }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, unknown>) {
+function MakeSingleLineField({ row, column, table }: CuesheetCellContext) {
   const update = useCallback(
     (newValue: string) => {
       table.options.meta?.handleUpdate(row.index, column.id, newValue, false);
@@ -193,21 +205,42 @@ function MakeSingleLineField({ row, column, table }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry,
   }
 
   const canWrite = column.columnDef.meta?.canWrite;
-  if (!canWrite) {
+  const content = canWrite ? (
-    return <GhostedText>{initialValue}</GhostedText>;
-  }
-
-  return (
     <SingleLineCell
       initialValue={initialValue as string}
       fieldId={column.id}
       fieldLabel={getColumnLabel(column)}
       handleUpdate={update}
     />
+  ) : (
+    <GhostedText>{initialValue}</GhostedText>
+  );
+
+  if (column.id !== 'title') {
+    return content;
+  }
+
+  const isGroupOverride = isOntimeGroup(row.original) && row.original.useGroupTimer;
+  const isEventOverride = isOntimeEvent(row.original) && row.original.groupUsesTimer;
+  if (!isGroupOverride && !isEventOverride) {
+    return content;
+  }
+
+  const timerType = isOntimeGroup(row.original) ? row.original.timerType : row.original.groupTimerType;
+  const direction = timerType === TimerType.CountUp ? 'count up' : 'count down';
+  const tooltip = isGroupOverride ? `Group timer (${direction})` : `Timer display controlled by group (${direction})`;
+
+  return (
+    <div className={style.timerOverrideCell}>
+      {content}
+      <Tooltip text={tooltip} render={<span className={style.timerOverrideIndicator} />}>
+        <IoTimerOutline />
+      </Tooltip>
+    </div>
   );
 }
 
-function MakeFlagField({ row }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, unknown>) {
+function MakeFlagField({ row }: CuesheetCellContext) {
   const event = row.original;
   if (!isOntimeEvent(event) || !event.flag) {
     return null;
@@ -215,7 +248,7 @@ function MakeFlagField({ row }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, unknown>) {
   return <FlagCell />;
 }
 
-function MakeCustomField({ row, column, table }: CellContext<ExtendedEntry, unknown>) {
+function MakeCustomField({ row, column, table }: CuesheetCellContext) {
   const update = useCallback(
     (newValue: string) => {
       table.options.meta?.handleUpdate(row.index, column.id, newValue, true);
@@ -255,8 +288,8 @@ export function makeCuesheetColumns(
   customFields: CustomFields,
   cuesheetMode: AppMode,
   preset: URLPreset | undefined,
-): ColumnDef<ExtendedEntry>[] {
+): CuesheetColumnDef[] {
-  const columnsDef: ColumnDef<ExtendedEntry>[] = [];
+  const columnsDef: CuesheetColumnDef[] = [];
   const { canRead, canWrite } = getCuesheetColumnAccessPolicy(preset, cuesheetMode);
 
   if (canRead('flag')) {

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-settings/CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Popover } from '@base-ui/react/popover';
 import { Toggle } from '@base-ui/react/toggle';
 import { ToggleGroup } from '@base-ui/react/toggle-group';
 import { Toolbar } from '@base-ui/react/toolbar';
-import type { Column } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { IoBookOutline, IoChevronDown, IoOptions } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
@@ -10,9 +9,9 @@ import Button from '../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import Checkbox from '../../../../common/components/checkbox/Checkbox';
 import * as Editor from '../../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
 import PopoverContents from '../../../../common/components/popover/Popover';
-import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../../ontimeConfig';
 import { useCuesheetPermissions } from '../../useTablePermissions';
+import type { CuesheetColumn } from '../cuesheetTable.features';
 import CuesheetShareModal from './CuesheetShareModal';
 
 import style from './CuesheetTableSettings.module.scss';
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ type TableModeControls = {
 };
 
 interface CuesheetTableHeaderToolbarProps {
-  columns: Column<ExtendedEntry, unknown>[];
+  columns: CuesheetColumn[];
   optionsStore: TableHeaderOptionsStore;
   handleResetResizing: () => void;
   handleResetReordering: () => void;
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ interface ViewSettingsProps {
 }
 
 interface ColumnSettingsProps {
-  columns: Column<ExtendedEntry, unknown>[];
+  columns: CuesheetColumn[];
   handleResetResizing: () => void;
   handleResetReordering: () => void;
   handleClearToggles: () => void;
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ function ColumnSettings({
 
             return (
               <Editor.Label key={`${column.id}-${visible}`} className={style.option}>
-                <Checkbox defaultChecked={visible} onCheckedChange={column.toggleVisibility} />
+                <Checkbox defaultChecked={visible} onCheckedChange={(checked) => column.toggleVisibility(checked)} />
                 {columnHeader as ReactNode}
               </Editor.Label>
             );

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-settings/CuesheetTableSettings.module.scss

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
 
   &[data-background-rundown='true'] {
-    background-color: rgba($ontime-color, 0.5);
+    background-color: $bg-active;
 
     .apart::before {
       content: 'BACKGROUND EDIT';

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheetTable.features.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import {
+  columnOrderingFeature,
+  columnResizingFeature,
+  columnSizingFeature,
+  columnVisibilityFeature,
+  metaHelper,
+  tableFeatures,
+} from '@tanstack/react-table';
+import type { CellContext, Column, ColumnDef, Header, HeaderGroup, Table } from '@tanstack/react-table';
+import type { TimeField } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
+import type { AppMode } from '../../../ontimeConfig';
+
+/**
+ * Custom data we pass to the table
+ * - `handleUpdate` callback to update the entry when the user edits a cell
+ * - `handleUpdateTimer` callback to update the timer for a specific event
+ * - `options-showDelayedTimes` whether to show or hide delayed times
+ * - `options-hideTableSeconds` whether to hide seconds in the table
+ * - `options-hideIndexColumn` whether to hide the index column
+ * - `options-cuesheetMode` run or edit mode
+ */
+export interface CuesheetTableMeta {
+  handleUpdate: (rowIndex: number, accessor: string, payload: string, isCustom: boolean) => void;
+  handleUpdateTimer: (eventId: string, field: TimeField, payload: string) => void;
+  options: {
+    showDelayedTimes: boolean;
+    hideTableSeconds: boolean;
+    hideIndexColumn: boolean;
+    cuesheetMode: AppMode;
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Metadata specific for each column
+ * - `canWrite` whether the user can write to this column
+ * - `colour` background colour associated with a custom field
+ */
+export interface CuesheetColumnMeta {
+  canWrite: boolean;
+  colour?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Features registered in the cuesheet and rundown tables.
+ * In v9 an API only exists once its feature is registered, so this list is the
+ * source of truth for what the table can do:
+ * - `columnOrderingFeature`: user reorders columns by dragging the headers
+ * - `columnVisibilityFeature`: user toggles columns in the table settings
+ * - `columnSizingFeature`: column widths, exposed to CSS as custom properties
+ * - `columnResizingFeature`: the drag handle in the header (requires sizing)
+ *
+ * The `tableMeta` / `columnMeta` slots replace the v8 global module augmentation:
+ * they scope our meta types to this table instead of every table in the app.
+ */
+export const cuesheetTableFeatures = tableFeatures({
+  columnOrderingFeature,
+  columnVisibilityFeature,
+  columnSizingFeature,
+  columnResizingFeature,
+  tableMeta: metaHelper<CuesheetTableMeta>(),
+  columnMeta: metaHelper<CuesheetColumnMeta>(),
+});
+
+export type CuesheetFeatures = typeof cuesheetTableFeatures;
+
+/** Convenience aliases so consumers do not need to repeat the feature generic */
+export type CuesheetColumnDef = ColumnDef<CuesheetFeatures, ExtendedEntry>;
+export type CuesheetTable = Table<CuesheetFeatures, ExtendedEntry>;
+export type CuesheetCellContext = CellContext<CuesheetFeatures, ExtendedEntry>;
+export type CuesheetHeaderGroup = HeaderGroup<CuesheetFeatures, ExtendedEntry>;
+export type CuesheetHeaderCell = Header<CuesheetFeatures, ExtendedEntry, unknown>;
+export type CuesheetColumn = Column<CuesheetFeatures, ExtendedEntry, unknown>;

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/useColumnManager.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { useLocalStorage } from '@mantine/hooks';
-import { ColumnDef, ColumnSizingState, Updater } from '@tanstack/react-table';
+import { ColumnSizingState, Updater } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { debounce } from '../../../common/utils/debounce';
 import { makeStageKey } from '../../../common/utils/localStorage';
-import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
+import type { CuesheetColumnDef } from './cuesheetTable.features';
 
 type TableRoot = 'editor' | 'cuesheet';
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export function useColumnSizes(tableRoot: TableRoot = 'cuesheet') {
   };
 }
 
-export function useColumnOrder(columns: ColumnDef<ExtendedEntry>[], tableRoot: TableRoot = 'cuesheet') {
+export function useColumnOrder(columns: CuesheetColumnDef[], tableRoot: TableRoot = 'cuesheet') {
   const tableOrderKey = useMemo(() => makeStageKey(`${tableRoot}-table-order`), [tableRoot]);
 
   const [columnOrder, saveColumnOrder] = useLocalStorage<string[]>({

apps/client/src/views/editor/finder/Finder.module.scss

@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 .error {
   padding-inline: 0.5rem;
   font-size: 1rem;
-  height: 3rem;
+  // rows grow when a match is shown from a note or custom field
+  min-height: 3rem;
+  padding-block: 0.35rem;
 
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
 }
 
 .entry[data-selected='true'] {
@@ -18,21 +21,47 @@
   color: $label-gray;
 }
 
+.more {
+  padding-inline: 0.5rem;
+  padding-block: 0.75rem;
+  font-size: calc(1rem - 2px);
+  color: $label-gray;
+  border-top: 1px solid $gray-1000;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
 .error {
   color: $error-red;
 }
 
+.filters {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+  padding-top: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.filterLabel {
+  font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
+  color: $label-gray;
+  margin-right: 0.15rem;
+}
+
 .data {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-areas:
     'index cue'
-    'index title';
+    'index title'
+    'index match';
   column-gap: 1rem;
   grid-template-rows: min-content 1fr;
+  min-width: 0;
 
   .index {
     grid-area: index;
-    background-color: var(--color, $gray-1000);
+    // background and text colour come from getAccessibleColour, which keeps the
+    // number legible whatever colour the user gave the entry
     border-radius: 2px;
     padding-block: 0.25rem;
     width: 3.5rem;
@@ -42,14 +71,33 @@
 
   .title {
     grid-area: title;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
   }
 
   .cue {
     grid-area: cue;
     font-size: calc(1rem - 2px);
     color: $label-gray;
-    max-height: 1em;
     min-height: 0;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
+  .match {
+    grid-area: match;
+    font-size: calc(1rem - 3px);
+    color: $label-gray;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
+  .matchLabel {
+    color: $ui-white;
+    margin-right: 0.4rem;
   }
 }
 
@@ -63,13 +111,14 @@
   color: $label-gray;
 }
 
-.filterHint {
+.count {
   text-align: right;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
-.em {
+.go {
-  color: $ui-white;
+  white-space: nowrap;
-  margin-inline: 0.25rem;
+  padding-left: 1rem;
 }
 
 .hints {
@@ -98,7 +147,7 @@
     flex-direction: column;
   }
 
-  .filterHint {
+  .count {
     text-align: left;
   }
 }

apps/client/src/views/editor/finder/Finder.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import { useDebouncedCallback } from '@mantine/hooks';
+import { MaybeString } from 'ontime-types';
-import { SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+import { KeyboardEvent, useDeferredValue, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { KeyboardEvent, useState } from 'react';
 
+import ToggleButton from '../../../common/components/buttons/ToggleButton';
 import Input from '../../../common/components/input/input/Input';
 import Kbd from '../../../common/components/kbd/Kbd';
 import Modal from '../../../common/components/modal/Modal';
-import useFinder from './useFinder';
+import { getAccessibleColour } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
+import useFinder, { FinderResult } from './useFinder';
 
 import style from './Finder.module.scss';
 
@@ -15,46 +16,76 @@ interface FinderProps {
 }
 
 export default function Finder({ isOpen, onClose }: FinderProps) {
-  const { find, select, results, error } = useFinder();
+  const [search, setSearch] = useState('');
-  const [selected, setSelected] = useState(0);
+  const [filter, setFilter] = useState<MaybeString>(null);
+  const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<MaybeString>(null);
 
-  const debouncedFind = useDebouncedCallback(find, 100);
+  /**
+   * Keeps typing responsive while the list re-renders.
+   * The search itself is cheap, rendering the results is what costs.
+   */
+  const deferredSearch = useDeferredValue(search);
+  const { select, results, error, total, filters, appliedFilter } = useFinder(deferredSearch, filter);
+
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const activeRef = useRef<HTMLLIElement>(null);
+
+  /**
+   * We track the selection by ID so that it survives the result list changing under us:
+   * an entry that no longer exists falls back to the first result instead of dangling past the end
+   */
+  const activeIndex = Math.max(
+    0,
+    results.findIndex((entry) => entry.id === selectedId),
+  );
+  const activeEntry = results.at(activeIndex);
+
+  /** keep the highlighted entry in view while navigating with the keyboard */
+  useEffect(() => {
+    activeRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest' });
+  }, [activeEntry?.id]);
 
   const navigate = (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    // pressing the search shortcut again selects the query, ready to be replaced
+    if ((event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) && event.key === 'f') {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      inputRef.current?.select();
+      return;
+    }
+
     // all operations need results
     if (results.length === 0) {
       return;
     }
     if (event.key === 'ArrowDown') {
-      setSelected((prev) => (prev + 1) % results.length);
+      setSelectedId(results[(activeIndex + 1) % results.length].id);
     }
     if (event.key === 'ArrowUp') {
-      setSelected((prev) => (prev - 1 + results.length) % results.length);
+      setSelectedId(results[(activeIndex - 1 + results.length) % results.length].id);
     }
     if (event.key === 'Enter') {
       event.preventDefault();
       event.stopPropagation();
-      submit();
+      submit(activeEntry);
     }
   };
 
-  const submit = () => {
+  const submit = (entry: FinderResult | undefined) => {
-    const selectedEvent = results[selected];
+    if (!entry) {
-    select(selectedEvent);
+      return;
+    }
+    select(entry);
     onClose();
   };
 
-  const handleMouseMoveEvent = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLUListElement>) => {
+  /** Scopes the search to a single field, or back to all fields when tapped again */
-    const target = event.target as HTMLElement;
+  const handleFilter = (filterKey: string) => {
-    const li = target.closest('li');
+    setFilter((previous) => (previous === filterKey ? null : filterKey));
-    if (li) {
+    inputRef.current?.focus();
-      const index = Number(li.dataset.index);
-      if (!isNaN(index)) {
-        setSelected(index);
-      }
-    }
   };
 
+  const hiddenResults = total - results.length;
+
   return (
     <Modal
       title=''
@@ -63,35 +94,68 @@ export default function Finder({ isOpen, onClose }: FinderProps) {
       showBackdrop
       bodyElements={
         <div onKeyDown={navigate}>
-          <Input height='large' fluid onChange={debouncedFind} placeholder='Search...' />
+          <Input
-          <ul className={style.scrollContainer} onMouseMove={handleMouseMoveEvent}>
+            ref={inputRef}
+            height='large'
+            fluid
+            autoFocus
+            value={search}
+            onChange={(event) => setSearch(event.target.value)}
+            placeholder='Search...'
+          />
+          <div className={style.filters} data-testid='finder-filters'>
+            <span className={style.filterLabel}>Filter by</span>
+            {filters.map((option) => (
+              <ToggleButton
+                key={option.key}
+                pressed={appliedFilter === option.key}
+                size='small'
+                onClick={() => handleFilter(option.key)}
+              >
+                {option.label}
+              </ToggleButton>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+          <ul className={style.scrollContainer}>
             {error && <li className={style.error}>{error}</li>}
-            {results.length === 0 && <li className={style.empty}>No results</li>}
+            {!error && results.length === 0 && <li className={style.empty}>No results</li>}
-            {results.length > 0 &&
+            {results.map((entry) => {
-              results.map((entry, index) => {
+              const isSelected = activeEntry?.id === entry.id;
-                const isSelected = selected === index;
+              // the title and cue are already on the row, a match anywhere else needs showing
-                const displayIndex = entry.type === SupportedEntry.Event ? entry.eventIndex : '-';
+              const showMatch = entry.match !== null && entry.match.key !== 'title' && entry.match.key !== 'cue';
-                const displayCue = 'cue' in entry ? entry.cue : '';
 
-                return (
+              return (
-                  <li
+                <li
-                    key={entry.id}
+                  key={entry.id}
-                    className={style.entry}
+                  ref={isSelected ? activeRef : undefined}
-                    data-selected={isSelected}
+                  className={style.entry}
-                    data-index={index}
+                  data-testid='finder-result'
-                    onClick={submit}
+                  data-selected={isSelected}
-                  >
+                  onClick={() => submit(entry)}
-                    <div className={style.data}>
+                  onPointerEnter={() => setSelectedId(entry.id)}
-                      <div className={style.index} style={{ '--color': entry.colour }}>
+                >
-                        {displayIndex}
+                  <div className={style.data}>
-                      </div>
+                    <div className={style.index} style={getAccessibleColour(entry.colour)}>
-                      <div className={style.cue}>{displayCue}</div>
+                      {entry.eventIndex ?? '-'}
-                      <div className={style.title}>{entry.title}</div>
                     </div>
-                    {isSelected && <span>Go ⏎</span>}
+                    <div className={style.cue}>{entry.cue}</div>
-                  </li>
+                    <div className={style.title}>{entry.title}</div>
-                );
+                    {showMatch && (
-              })}
+                      <div className={style.match} data-testid='finder-result-match'>
+                        <span className={style.matchLabel}>{entry.match?.label}</span>
+                        {entry.match?.excerpt}
+                      </div>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                  {isSelected && <span className={style.go}>Go ⏎</span>}
+                </li>
+              );
+            })}
+            {hiddenResults > 0 && (
+              <li className={style.more} data-testid='finder-more'>
+                {hiddenResults} more {hiddenResults === 1 ? 'result' : 'results'} — keep typing to narrow the search
+              </li>
+            )}
           </ul>
         </div>
       }
@@ -112,10 +176,11 @@ export default function Finder({ isOpen, onClose }: FinderProps) {
               Close
             </span>
           </div>
-          <div className={style.filterHint}>
+          {total > 0 && (
-            Filter by <span className={style.em}>cue</span>, <span className={style.em}>index</span>, or
+            <div className={style.count} data-testid='finder-count'>
-            <span className={style.em}>title</span>
+              {hiddenResults > 0 ? `Showing ${results.length} of ${total}` : `${total} result${total === 1 ? '' : 's'}`}
-          </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
       }
     />

apps/client/src/views/editor/finder/useFinder.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import { CustomFields, OntimeDelay, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, OntimeMilestone, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { parseQuery, searchByIndex, searchByText } from './useFinder';
+
+function makeEvent(id: string, overrides: Partial<OntimeEvent> = {}): OntimeEvent {
+  return {
+    type: SupportedEntry.Event,
+    id,
+    cue: '',
+    title: '',
+    note: '',
+    colour: '#000000',
+    custom: {},
+    parent: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  } as OntimeEvent;
+}
+
+function makeGroup(id: string, overrides: Partial<OntimeGroup> = {}): OntimeGroup {
+  return {
+    type: SupportedEntry.Group,
+    id,
+    title: '',
+    note: '',
+    colour: '#000000',
+    custom: {},
+    ...overrides,
+  } as OntimeGroup;
+}
+
+function makeMilestone(id: string, overrides: Partial<OntimeMilestone> = {}): OntimeMilestone {
+  return {
+    type: SupportedEntry.Milestone,
+    id,
+    cue: '',
+    title: '',
+    note: '',
+    colour: '#000000',
+    custom: {},
+    parent: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  } as OntimeMilestone;
+}
+
+function makeDelay(id: string): OntimeDelay {
+  return { type: SupportedEntry.Delay, id, duration: 1000, parent: null };
+}
+
+describe('parseQuery()', () => {
+  const filters = [
+    { key: 'cue', label: 'Cue' },
+    { key: 'Camera_Notes', label: 'Camera Notes' },
+  ];
+
+  it.each([
+    ['cue 12', { filterKey: 'cue', searchString: '12' }],
+    ['cue:12', { filterKey: 'cue', searchString: '12' }],
+    ['camera_notes:wide', { filterKey: 'Camera_Notes', searchString: 'wide' }],
+  ])('parses the field prefix in %s', (searchValue, expected) => {
+    expect(parseQuery(searchValue, filters)).toStrictEqual(expected);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps an unprefixed query as a search across all fields', () => {
+    expect(parseQuery('zebrafish', filters)).toStrictEqual({ filterKey: null, searchString: 'zebrafish' });
+  });
+
+  it('recognises a filter before any search text has been entered', () => {
+    expect(parseQuery('cue', filters)).toStrictEqual({ filterKey: 'cue', searchString: '' });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('searchByText()', () => {
+  const customFields: CustomFields = {
+    Camera_Notes: { type: 'text', label: 'Camera Notes', colour: '#000000' },
+    Slide: { type: 'image', label: 'Slide', colour: '#000000' },
+  };
+
+  it('searches cue, title, note, and text custom fields in rundown order', () => {
+    const data = [
+      makeMilestone('milestone', { cue: 'needle' }),
+      makeGroup('group', { title: 'needle' }),
+      makeEvent('note', { note: 'find the needle here' }),
+      makeEvent('custom', { custom: { Camera_Notes: 'needle' } }),
+    ];
+
+    const outcome = searchByText(data, customFields, null, 'needle');
+
+    expect(outcome.results.map(({ id, match }) => ({ id, field: match?.key }))).toStrictEqual([
+      { id: 'milestone', field: 'cue' },
+      { id: 'group', field: 'title' },
+      { id: 'note', field: 'note' },
+      { id: 'custom', field: 'Camera_Notes' },
+    ]);
+    expect(outcome.total).toBe(4);
+  });
+
+  it('searches only the selected field', () => {
+    const data = [
+      makeEvent('title', { title: 'needle' }),
+      makeEvent('note', { note: 'needle' }),
+      makeEvent('custom', { custom: { Camera_Notes: 'needle' } }),
+    ];
+
+    const outcome = searchByText(data, customFields, 'note', 'needle');
+
+    expect(outcome.results.map((result) => result.id)).toStrictEqual(['note']);
+    expect(outcome.total).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it('reports the first matching field so the result can explain why it matched', () => {
+    const data = [makeEvent('event', { cue: 'NEEDLE', title: 'another needle' })];
+
+    const outcome = searchByText(data, customFields, null, 'needle');
+
+    expect(outcome.results[0].match).toStrictEqual({ key: 'cue', label: 'Cue', excerpt: 'NEEDLE' });
+  });
+
+  it('does not search image custom fields', () => {
+    const data = [makeEvent('image-only', { custom: { Slide: 'needle' } })];
+
+    expect(searchByText(data, customFields, null, 'needle')).toStrictEqual({ results: [], error: null, total: 0 });
+  });
+
+  it('reports the full match count while limiting rendered results', () => {
+    const data = Array.from({ length: 51 }, (_, index) => makeEvent(String(index), { title: 'needle' }));
+
+    const outcome = searchByText(data, customFields, null, 'needle');
+
+    expect(outcome.results).toHaveLength(50);
+    expect(outcome.total).toBe(51);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('searchByIndex()', () => {
+  it('counts only events while preserving the flat rundown position', () => {
+    const data = [
+      makeGroup('group'),
+      makeDelay('delay'),
+      makeEvent('first'),
+      makeMilestone('milestone'),
+      makeEvent('second'),
+    ];
+
+    const outcome = searchByIndex(data, '2');
+
+    expect(outcome.results).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(outcome.results[0]).toMatchObject({ id: 'second', index: 4, eventIndex: 2 });
+    expect(outcome.total).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  it.each(['0', 'not-a-number'])('rejects invalid index %s', (index) => {
+    expect(searchByIndex([makeEvent('event')], index)).toStrictEqual({
+      results: [],
+      error: 'Invalid index',
+      total: 0,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('returns no result when the event index is beyond the rundown', () => {
+    expect(searchByIndex([makeEvent('event')], '2')).toStrictEqual({ results: [], error: null, total: 0 });
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/views/editor/finder/useFinder.tsx

@@ -1,239 +1,259 @@
-import { EntryId, MaybeString, SupportedEntry, isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
+import {
-import { ChangeEvent, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+  CustomFields,
+  EntryId,
+  MaybeNumber,
+  MaybeString,
+  OntimeEntry,
+  OntimeEvent,
+  OntimeGroup,
+  OntimeMilestone,
+  isOntimeDelay,
+  isOntimeEvent,
+} from 'ontime-types';
+import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 
+import useCustomFields from '../../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
 import { useFlatRundown } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { useSelectAndRevealEntry } from '../../../features/rundown/useSelectAndRevealEntry';
 
-const maxResults = 12;
+/** How many results we render, the total number of matches is reported separately */
+const maxResults = 50;
+/** Notes can hold a whole script, we only show enough to explain the match */
+const excerptPadding = 40;
 
-type FilterableGroup = {
+const indexFilter = 'index';
-  type: SupportedEntry.Group;
-  id: EntryId;
-  index: number;
-  title: string;
-  colour: string;
-};
 
-type FilterableEvent = {
+/** Everything except delays, which carry no text to search */
-  type: SupportedEntry.Event;
+type SearchableEntry = OntimeEvent | OntimeGroup | OntimeMilestone;
+
+type FinderFilter = { key: string; label: string };
+
+/**
+ * Offered to the user as filter badges. Index is a positional lookup rather than a
+ * text field, so it is handled separately from the fields a search runs over.
+ */
+const staticFilters: FinderFilter[] = [
+  { key: indexFilter, label: 'Index' },
+  { key: 'cue', label: 'Cue' },
+  { key: 'title', label: 'Title' },
+  { key: 'note', label: 'Note' },
+];
+
+/** Why an entry matched, so the UI can show the user */
+type FinderMatch = { key: string; label: string; excerpt: string };
+
+export type FinderResult = {
   id: EntryId;
+  /** position in the flat rundown, which is how the rundown reveals an entry */
   index: number;
-  eventIndex: number;
+  /** 1-based position among events, null for groups and milestones */
+  eventIndex: MaybeNumber;
   title: string;
+  /** groups have no cue */
   cue: string;
   colour: string;
   parent: MaybeString;
+  /** absent when the entry was found by index rather than by matching text */
+  match: FinderMatch | null;
 };
 
-type FilterableMilestone = {
+type SearchOutcome = { results: FinderResult[]; error: MaybeString; total: number };
-  type: SupportedEntry.Milestone;
-  id: EntryId;
-  index: number;
-  title: string;
-  cue: string;
-  colour: string;
-  parent: MaybeString;
-};
 
-type FilterableEntry = FilterableGroup | FilterableEvent | FilterableMilestone;
+const noResults: SearchOutcome = { results: [], error: null, total: 0 };
 
-export default function useFinder() {
+/** Groups are the only searchable entry with neither a cue nor a parent */
+function toResult(entry: SearchableEntry, index: number, eventIndex: MaybeNumber, match: FinderMatch | null) {
+  return {
+    id: entry.id,
+    index,
+    eventIndex,
+    title: entry.title,
+    cue: 'cue' in entry ? entry.cue : '',
+    colour: entry.colour,
+    parent: 'parent' in entry ? entry.parent : null,
+    match,
+  } satisfies FinderResult;
+}
+
+/** Shows enough of a long value for the user to see why it matched */
+function makeExcerpt(value: string, matchIndex: number, searchLength: number): string {
+  const start = Math.max(0, matchIndex - excerptPadding);
+  const end = Math.min(value.length, matchIndex + searchLength + excerptPadding);
+  return `${start > 0 ? '…' : ''}${value.slice(start, end)}${end < value.length ? '…' : ''}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The first field of an entry to contain the search string, if any.
+ * Fields are tried in the order we prefer to report a match.
+ */
+function findMatch(
+  entry: SearchableEntry,
+  customFields: CustomFields,
+  filterKey: MaybeString,
+  searchString: string,
+): FinderMatch | null {
+  function check(key: string, label: string, value: string): FinderMatch | null {
+    if (!value || (filterKey !== null && key !== filterKey)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    const matchIndex = value.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchString);
+    if (matchIndex === -1) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return { key, label, excerpt: makeExcerpt(value, matchIndex, searchString.length) };
+  }
+
+  // groups have no cue, the rest is common to every searchable entry
+  const fromCue = 'cue' in entry ? check('cue', 'Cue', entry.cue) : null;
+  const match = fromCue ?? check('title', 'Title', entry.title) ?? check('note', 'Note', entry.note);
+  if (match !== null) {
+    return match;
+  }
+
+  // custom fields are named by the project, so these can only be reached generically
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(entry.custom)) {
+    const definition = customFields[key];
+    if (definition?.type !== 'text') {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const custom = check(key, definition.label || key, value);
+    if (custom) return custom;
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Splits the raw search value into an optional field filter and the text to look for.
+ * Both `cue 12` and `cue:12` are accepted so that typing agrees with the filter badges.
+ */
+export function parseQuery(searchValue: string, filters: FinderFilter[]) {
+  for (const filter of filters) {
+    // the search value is already lowercased, custom field keys are not
+    const prefix = filter.key.toLowerCase();
+    if (searchValue === prefix) {
+      return { filterKey: filter.key, searchString: '' };
+    }
+    if (searchValue.startsWith(`${prefix} `) || searchValue.startsWith(`${prefix}:`)) {
+      return { filterKey: filter.key, searchString: searchValue.slice(prefix.length + 1).trim() };
+    }
+  }
+  return { filterKey: null, searchString: searchValue };
+}
+
+/** Finds the single event at a 1-based position in the rundown */
+export function searchByIndex(data: OntimeEntry[], indexString: string): SearchOutcome {
+  const target = Number(indexString);
+  if (isNaN(target) || target < 1) {
+    return { ...noResults, error: 'Invalid index' };
+  }
+
+  let eventIndex = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
+    const entry = data[i];
+    if (!isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    eventIndex++;
+    if (eventIndex === target) {
+      return { results: [toResult(entry, i, eventIndex, null)], error: null, total: 1 };
+    }
+  }
+
+  return noResults;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Matches entries on a single field when one is selected, otherwise on every text field.
+ * Results keep rundown order, which keeps them predictable during a show.
+ */
+export function searchByText(
+  data: OntimeEntry[],
+  customFields: CustomFields,
+  filterKey: MaybeString,
+  searchString: string,
+): SearchOutcome {
+  const results: FinderResult[] = [];
+  let total = 0;
+  // indexes exposed to the UI are 1-based
+  let eventIndex = 0;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
+    const entry = data[i];
+    if (isOntimeDelay(entry)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const isEvent = isOntimeEvent(entry);
+    if (isEvent) {
+      eventIndex++;
+    }
+
+    const match = findMatch(entry, customFields, filterKey, searchString);
+    if (match === null) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    total++;
+    if (results.length < maxResults) {
+      results.push(toResult(entry, i, isEvent ? eventIndex : null, match));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { results, error: null, total };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param searchValue - the text the user is looking for
+ * @param activeFilter - a field selected from the filter badges, if any
+ */
+export default function useFinder(searchValue: string, activeFilter: MaybeString) {
   const { data, rundownId } = useFlatRundown();
-  const [results, setResults] = useState<FilterableEntry[]>([]);
+  const { data: customFields } = useCustomFields();
-  const [error, setError] = useState<MaybeString>(null);
-  const lastSearchString = useRef('');
 
   const selectAndRevealEntry = useSelectAndRevealEntry(rundownId);
 
-  /** Filters the rundown to a given evaluation */
+  /** The filters offered to the user: the fixed fields plus whatever the project defines */
-  const find = useCallback(
+  const filters = useMemo<FinderFilter[]>(() => {
-    (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const customFilters = Object.entries(customFields)
-      if (!data || data.length === 0) {
+      .filter(([_key, field]) => field.type === 'text')
-        setError('No data');
+      .map(([key, field]) => ({ key, label: field.label || key }));
-        return;
+    return [...staticFilters, ...customFilters];
-      }
+  }, [customFields]);
-      setError(null);
 
-      if (event.target.value === '') {
+  const { results, error, total, appliedFilter } = useMemo(() => {
-        setResults([]);
+    if (data.length === 0) {
-        return;
+      return { ...noResults, error: 'No data', appliedFilter: activeFilter };
-      }
+    }
 
-      const searchValue = event.target.value.toLowerCase();
+    const normalised = searchValue.trim().toLowerCase();
-      lastSearchString.current = searchValue;
+    if (normalised === '') {
+      return { ...noResults, appliedFilter: activeFilter };
+    }
 
-      if (searchValue.startsWith('index ')) {
+    /**
-        const searchString = searchValue.slice('index '.length).trim();
+     * If a badge is selected it scopes the search; otherwise, keyword prefixes in the input
-        const { results, error } = searchByIndex(searchString);
+     * (e.g. "cue:" / "title:") are parsed and the matching badge is highlighted.
-        setResults(results);
+     */
-        setError(error);
+    const { filterKey, searchString } = activeFilter
-        return;
+      ? { filterKey: activeFilter, searchString: normalised }
-      }
+      : parseQuery(normalised, filters);
 
-      if (searchValue.startsWith('cue ')) {
+    if (filterKey === indexFilter) {
-        const searchString = searchValue.slice('cue '.length).trim();
+      return { ...searchByIndex(data, searchString), appliedFilter: filterKey };
-        const { results, error } = searchByCue(searchString);
+    }
-        setResults(results);
+    if (searchString === '') {
-        setError(error);
+      // a filter is selected, but there is nothing to match on yet
-        return;
+      return { ...noResults, appliedFilter: filterKey };
-      }
+    }
-
+    return { ...searchByText(data, customFields, filterKey, searchString), appliedFilter: filterKey };
-      const searchString = searchValue.startsWith('title ') ? searchValue.slice('title '.length).trim() : searchValue;
+  }, [data, customFields, filters, searchValue, activeFilter]);
-      const { results, error } = searchByTitle(searchString);
-      setResults(results);
-      setError(error);
-
-      /** Returns a single item with a matching index */
-      function searchByIndex(searchString: string) {
-        const searchIndex = Number(searchString);
-        if (isNaN(searchIndex) || searchIndex < 1) {
-          return { results: [], error: 'Invalid index' };
-        }
-
-        if (searchIndex > data.length) {
-          return { results: [], error: null };
-        }
-
-        // indexes exposed to the UI are 1-based
-        let eventIndex = 1;
-        const results: FilterableEvent[] = [];
-        for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
-          const event = data[i];
-          if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
-            if (eventIndex === searchIndex) {
-              results.push({
-                type: SupportedEntry.Event,
-                id: event.id,
-                index: i,
-                eventIndex,
-                title: event.title,
-                cue: event.cue,
-                colour: event.colour,
-                parent: event.parent,
-              } satisfies FilterableEvent);
-              break;
-            }
-            eventIndex++;
-          }
-        }
-
-        return { results, error: null };
-      }
-
-      /** Returns maxResults of OntimeEvents that match the cue field */
-      function searchByCue(searchString: string) {
-        // indexes exposed to the UI are 1-based
-        let eventIndex = 1;
-        // limit amount of results we show
-        let remaining = maxResults;
-        const results: FilterableEvent[] = [];
-
-        for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
-          if (remaining <= 0) {
-            break;
-          }
-          const event = data[i];
-          if (isOntimeEvent(event)) {
-            if (event.cue.toLowerCase().includes(searchString)) {
-              remaining--;
-              results.push({
-                type: SupportedEntry.Event,
-                id: event.id,
-                index: i,
-                eventIndex,
-                title: event.title,
-                cue: event.cue,
-                colour: event.colour,
-                parent: event.parent,
-              } satisfies FilterableEvent);
-            }
-            eventIndex++;
-          }
-        }
-        return { results, error: null };
-      }
-
-      /** Returns maxResults of OntimeEvents that match the title field*/
-      function searchByTitle(searchString: string) {
-        // indexes exposed to the UI are 1-based
-        let eventIndex = 1;
-        // limit amount of results we show
-        let remaining = maxResults;
-        const results: FilterableEntry[] = [];
-
-        for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
-          if (remaining <= 0) {
-            break;
-          }
-
-          const entry = data[i];
-          if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
-            if (entry.title.toLowerCase().includes(searchString)) {
-              remaining--;
-              results.push({
-                type: SupportedEntry.Event,
-                id: entry.id,
-                index: i,
-                eventIndex,
-                title: entry.title,
-                cue: entry.cue,
-                colour: entry.colour,
-                parent: entry.parent,
-              } satisfies FilterableEvent);
-            }
-            eventIndex++;
-          } else if (isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
-            if (entry.title.toLowerCase().includes(searchString)) {
-              remaining--;
-              results.push({
-                type: SupportedEntry.Group,
-                id: entry.id,
-                index: i,
-                title: entry.title,
-                colour: entry.colour,
-              } satisfies FilterableGroup);
-            }
-          } else if (isOntimeMilestone(entry)) {
-            if (entry.title.toLowerCase().includes(searchString)) {
-              remaining--;
-              results.push({
-                type: SupportedEntry.Milestone,
-                id: entry.id,
-                index: i,
-                title: entry.title,
-                cue: entry.cue,
-                colour: entry.colour,
-                parent: entry.parent,
-              } satisfies FilterableMilestone);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        return { results, error: null };
-      }
-    },
-    [data],
-  );
 
   const select = useCallback(
-    (selectedEvent: FilterableEntry) => {
+    (result: FinderResult) => {
-      selectAndRevealEntry({
+      selectAndRevealEntry({ id: result.id, index: result.index, parent: result.parent });
-        id: selectedEvent.id,
-        index: selectedEvent.index,
-        parent: 'parent' in selectedEvent ? selectedEvent.parent : null,
-      });
     },
     [selectAndRevealEntry],
   );
 
-  /** clear results when source data changes */
+  return { select, results, error, total, filters, appliedFilter };
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setResults([]);
-    setError(null);
-    // fake a submit event to re-run the search
-    if (lastSearchString.current) {
-      find({ target: { value: lastSearchString.current } } as ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>);
-    }
-  }, [data, find]);
-
-  return { find, select, results, error };
 }

apps/client/src/views/editor/pip-timer/PipTimer.scss

@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@
     width: 100%;
     overflow: hidden;
 
+    .timer-source {
+      color: $viewer-label-color;
+      font-size: 0.75rem;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      text-align: center;
+      text-transform: uppercase;
+    }
+
     .timer {
       opacity: 1;
       font-family: $viewer-font-family;

apps/client/src/views/editor/pip-timer/PipTimer.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { cx } from '../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { getFormattedTimer, getTimerByType } from '../../common/viewUtils';
 import {
   getEstimatedFontSize,
+  getEventTimerSecondary,
   getIsPlaying,
   getSecondaryDisplay,
   getShowMessage,
@@ -23,7 +24,18 @@ interface PipTimerProps {
 }
 
 export function PipTimer({ viewSettings }: PipTimerProps) {
-  const { eventNow, message, time, clock, timerTypeNow, countToEndNow, auxTimer } = useTimerSocket();
+  const {
+    eventNow,
+    message,
+    time,
+    eventTimer,
+    clock,
+    timerTypeNow,
+    eventTimerType,
+    countToEndNow,
+    usesGroupTimer,
+    auxTimer,
+  } = useTimerSocket();
 
   // gather modifiers
   const showOverlay = getShowMessage(message.timer);
@@ -59,7 +71,9 @@ export function PipTimer({ viewSettings }: PipTimerProps) {
     return null;
   })();
 
-  const secondaryContent = getSecondaryDisplay(message, currentAux, 'min', false, true, false);
+  const secondaryContent = usesGroupTimer
+    ? getEventTimerSecondary(eventTimer, eventTimerType, clock, 'min', false, true)
+    : getSecondaryDisplay(message, currentAux, 'min', false, true, false);
 
   // gather presentation styles
   const resolvedTimerColour = getTimerColour(viewSettings, undefined, showWarning, showDanger);
@@ -77,6 +91,7 @@ export function PipTimer({ viewSettings }: PipTimerProps) {
       </div>
 
       <div className='timer-container'>
+        {usesGroupTimer && <div className='timer-source'>Group timer</div>}
         <div
           className={cx(['timer', !isPlaying && 'timer--paused', showFinished && 'timer--finished'])}
           style={{ fontSize: `${timerFontSize}vw` }}
@@ -96,11 +111,11 @@ export function PipTimer({ viewSettings }: PipTimerProps) {
           className={cx(['progress-container', !isPlaying && 'progress-container--paused'])}
           now={time.current}
           complete={totalTime}
-          eventId={eventNow?.id}
+          eventId={usesGroupTimer ? undefined : eventNow?.id}
           normalColor={viewSettings.normalColor}
-          warning={eventNow?.timeWarning}
+          warning={usesGroupTimer ? undefined : eventNow?.timeWarning}
           warningColor={viewSettings.warningColor}
-          danger={eventNow?.timeDanger}
+          danger={usesGroupTimer ? undefined : eventNow?.timeDanger}
           dangerColor={viewSettings.dangerColor}
           hideOvertime={!showFinished}
         />

apps/client/src/views/timer/Timer.scss

@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@
     width: 100%;
     overflow: hidden;
 
+    .timer-source {
+      color: var(--label-color-override, $viewer-label-color);
+      font-size: $timer-label-size;
+      font-weight: 600;
+      text-align: center;
+      text-transform: uppercase;
+    }
+
     .end-message {
       text-align: center;
       font-size: 11.5vw;
@@ -195,6 +203,24 @@
     font-weight: 600;
   }
 
+  .sound-prompt {
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: $view-block-padding;
+    left: $view-inline-padding;
+    padding: 0.5em 0.75em;
+    border-radius: $element-border-radius;
+    background-color: $viewer-card-bg-color;
+    color: $viewer-secondary-color;
+    font-size: $timer-label-size;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    transition: opacity $viewer-transition-time;
+
+    &--hidden {
+      opacity: 0;
+    }
+  }
+
   /* =================== LOGO ===================*/
   .logo {
     position: absolute;

apps/client/src/views/timer/Timer.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import TitleCard from '../../common/components/title-card/TitleCard';
 import ViewLogo from '../../common/components/view-logo/ViewLogo';
 import ViewParamsEditor from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsEditor';
 import { useAutoTickingClock } from '../../common/hooks/useAutoTickingClock';
+import { useFadeOutOnInactivity } from '../../common/hooks/useFadeOutOnInactivity';
 import { useTimerSocket } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { useWindowTitle } from '../../common/hooks/useWindowTitle';
 import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import { getTimerOptions, useTimerOptions } from './timer.options';
 import {
   getCardData,
   getEstimatedFontSize,
+  getEventTimerSecondary,
   getIsPlaying,
   getSecondaryDisplay,
   getShowClock,
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   getTotalTime,
 } from './timer.utils';
 import { TimerData, useTimerData } from './useTimerData';
+import { useTimerSound } from './useTimerSound';
 
 import './Timer.scss';
 
@@ -50,7 +53,19 @@ export default function TimerLoader() {
 }
 
 function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings, entries }: TimerData) {
-  const { eventNext, eventNow, message, time, clock, timerTypeNow, countToEndNow, auxTimer } = useTimerSocket();
+  const {
+    eventNext,
+    eventNow,
+    message,
+    time,
+    eventTimer,
+    clock,
+    timerTypeNow,
+    eventTimerType,
+    countToEndNow,
+    usesGroupTimer,
+    auxTimer,
+  } = useTimerSocket();
   const {
     hideClock,
     hideCards,
@@ -66,6 +81,7 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
     freezeOvertime,
     freezeMessage,
     hidePhase,
+    endSound,
     font,
     keyColour,
     timerColour,
@@ -75,6 +91,8 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
   const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
   const localisedMinutes = getLocalizedString('common.minutes');
 
+  const showSoundPrompt = useTimerSound(eventTimer.phase, endSound);
+
   // gather modifiers
   const viewTimerType = timerType ?? timerTypeNow;
   const showOverlay = getShowMessage(message.timer);
@@ -123,14 +141,18 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
     return null;
   })();
 
-  const secondaryContent = getSecondaryDisplay(
+  const secondaryContent =
-    message,
+    usesGroupTimer && !hideSecondary
-    currentAux,
+      ? getEventTimerSecondary(
-    localisedMinutes,
+          eventTimer,
-    hideTimerSeconds,
+          eventTimerType,
-    removeLeadingZeros,
+          clock,
-    hideSecondary,
+          localisedMinutes,
-  );
+          hideTimerSeconds,
+          removeLeadingZeros,
+          timeformat,
+        )
+      : getSecondaryDisplay(message, currentAux, localisedMinutes, hideTimerSeconds, removeLeadingZeros, hideSecondary);
 
   // gather presentation styles
   const resolvedTimerColour = getTimerColour(viewSettings, timerColour, showWarning, showDanger);
@@ -156,6 +178,8 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
 
       <ViewParamsEditor target={OntimeView.Timer} viewOptions={timerOptions} />
 
+      {showSoundPrompt && <SoundPermissionPrompt />}
+
       <div className={cx(['blackout', message.timer.blackout && 'blackout--active'])} />
 
       {!hideMessage && (
@@ -169,6 +193,7 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
       {showClock && <TimerAutoTickingClock clockFormat={timeformat} />}
 
       <div className={cx(['timer-container', message.timer.blink && !showOverlay && 'blink'])}>
+        {usesGroupTimer && <div className='timer-source'>Group timer</div>}
         {showEndMessage ? (
           <FitText mode='multi' min={64} max={256} className='end-message'>
             {freezeMessage}
@@ -195,11 +220,11 @@ function Timer({ customFields, projectData, isMirrored, settings, viewSettings,
           className={cx(['progress-container', !isPlaying && 'progress-container--paused'])}
           now={time.current}
           complete={totalTime}
-          eventId={eventNow?.id}
+          eventId={usesGroupTimer ? undefined : eventNow?.id}
           normalColor={viewSettings.normalColor}
-          warning={eventNow?.timeWarning}
+          warning={usesGroupTimer ? undefined : eventNow?.timeWarning}
           warningColor={viewSettings.warningColor}
-          danger={eventNow?.timeDanger}
+          danger={usesGroupTimer ? undefined : eventNow?.timeDanger}
           dangerColor={viewSettings.dangerColor}
           hideOvertime={!showFinished}
         />
@@ -227,3 +252,13 @@ function TimerAutoTickingClock({ clockFormat }: { clockFormat: MaybeString }) {
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+function SoundPermissionPrompt() {
+  const isUserActive = useFadeOutOnInactivity(true);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={cx(['sound-prompt', !isUserActive && 'sound-prompt--hidden'])} aria-live='polite'>
+      Interact with the page (click/tap or press any key) to enable sound
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/views/timer/__tests__/timer.utils.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { TimerPhase, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
+
+import { getEventTimerSecondary, shouldPlayEndSound } from '../timer.utils';
+
+describe('getEventTimerSecondary()', () => {
+  it('formats the event countdown as a labelled secondary value', () => {
+    expect(
+      getEventTimerSecondary({ current: 65_000, elapsed: 5_000 }, TimerType.CountDown, 0, 'min', false, false),
+    ).toBe('Event timer 00:01:05');
+  });
+
+  it('preserves the event count-up display', () => {
+    expect(getEventTimerSecondary({ current: 55_000, elapsed: 5_000 }, TimerType.CountUp, 0, 'min', false, false)).toBe(
+      'Event timer 00:00:05',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to remaining time when the event timer is hidden', () => {
+    expect(getEventTimerSecondary({ current: 5_000, elapsed: 55_000 }, TimerType.None, 0, 'min', false, false)).toBe(
+      'Event timer 00:00:05',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('shows event progress instead of wall-clock time for clock events', () => {
+    expect(
+      getEventTimerSecondary({ current: 5_000, elapsed: 55_000 }, TimerType.Clock, 12_000, 'min', false, false),
+    ).toBe('Event timer 00:00:05');
+  });
+});
+
+describe('shouldPlayEndSound()', () => {
+  test.each([TimerPhase.Default, TimerPhase.Warning, TimerPhase.Danger])(
+    'sounds when a running timer goes into overtime from %s',
+    (previousPhase) => {
+      expect(shouldPlayEndSound(previousPhase, TimerPhase.Overtime)).toBe(true);
+    },
+  );
+
+  it('stays silent on the first phase we see, a client could be joining mid-overtime', () => {
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(null, TimerPhase.Overtime)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('stays silent when the phase was reset, a reload during overtime starts from none', () => {
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(TimerPhase.None, TimerPhase.Overtime)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('stays silent for a roll timer waiting to start', () => {
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(TimerPhase.Pending, TimerPhase.Overtime)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('sounds once, not on every update while in overtime', () => {
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(TimerPhase.Overtime, TimerPhase.Overtime)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('stays silent on phases which are not the end of the timer', () => {
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(TimerPhase.Default, TimerPhase.Warning)).toBe(false);
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(TimerPhase.Warning, TimerPhase.Danger)).toBe(false);
+    expect(shouldPlayEndSound(TimerPhase.Overtime, TimerPhase.None)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/views/timer/timer.options.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { ViewOption } from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/viewParam
 import { makeOptionsFromCustomFields } from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/viewParams.utils';
 import { PresetContext } from '../../common/context/PresetContext';
 import { isStringBoolean, makeColourString } from '../common/viewUtils';
+import { endSoundOptions, isEndSound, type EndSound } from './timer.sound';
 
 // manually match the properties of TimerType excluding the None
 const timerDisplayOptions: SelectOption[] = [
@@ -76,6 +77,15 @@ export const getTimerOptions = (timeFormat: string, customFields: CustomFields):
           type: 'boolean',
           defaultValue: false,
         },
+        {
+          id: 'endSound',
+          title: 'Play sound on timer end',
+          description:
+            'Plays a sound in this screen when the timer reaches zero. The screen must be interacted with once before it can play',
+          type: 'option',
+          values: endSoundOptions,
+          defaultValue: 'none',
+        },
       ],
     },
     {
@@ -169,7 +179,7 @@ export const getTimerOptions = (timeFormat: string, customFields: CustomFields):
         {
           id: 'timerColour',
           title: 'Timer Colour',
-          description: 'Timer colour. Default: #f6f6f6',
+          description: 'Timer colour. Default: #F6F6F6',
           type: 'colour',
           defaultValue: 'f6f6f6',
         },
@@ -193,6 +203,7 @@ type TimerOptions = {
   freezeOvertime: boolean;
   freezeMessage: string;
   hidePhase: boolean;
+  endSound: EndSound;
   font?: string;
   keyColour?: string;
   timerColour?: string;
@@ -208,6 +219,7 @@ function getOptionsFromParams(searchParams: URLSearchParams, defaultValues?: URL
 
   // Get timerType from either source
   const timerType = validateTimerType(getValue('timerType'), TimerType.None);
+  const endSoundValue = getValue('endSound');
 
   return {
     hideClock: isStringBoolean(getValue('hideClock')),
@@ -227,6 +239,7 @@ function getOptionsFromParams(searchParams: URLSearchParams, defaultValues?: URL
     freezeOvertime: isStringBoolean(getValue('freezeOvertime')),
     freezeMessage: getValue('freezeMessage') ?? '',
     hidePhase: isStringBoolean(getValue('hidePhase')),
+    endSound: isEndSound(endSoundValue) ? endSoundValue : 'none',
 
     font: getValue('font') ?? undefined,
     keyColour: makeColourString(getValue('keyColour')),

apps/client/src/views/timer/timer.sound.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import arpeggio from '../../assets/sounds/arpeggio.wav';
+import bell from '../../assets/sounds/bell.wav';
+import chime from '../../assets/sounds/chime.wav';
+import type { SelectOption } from '../../common/components/select/Select';
+
+// synthesised tones bundled with the app, no external source or licence to track
+export const endSoundSources = { chime, bell, arpeggio } as const;
+
+export type EndSound = 'none' | keyof typeof endSoundSources;
+
+export const endSoundOptions: SelectOption[] = [
+  { value: 'none', label: 'None' },
+  { value: 'chime', label: 'Chime' },
+  { value: 'bell', label: 'Bell' },
+  { value: 'arpeggio', label: 'Arpeggio' },
+];
+
+export function isEndSound(value: string | null): value is EndSound {
+  return value === 'none' || value === 'chime' || value === 'bell' || value === 'arpeggio';
+}

apps/client/src/views/timer/timer.utils.ts

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import {
   RundownEntries,
   TimerMessage,
   TimerPhase,
+  TimerState,
   TimerType,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 import { isPlaybackActive } from 'ontime-utils';
 
-import { getFormattedTimer, getPropertyValue } from '../common/viewUtils';
+import { getFormattedTimer, getPropertyValue, getTimerByType } from '../common/viewUtils';
 
 /**
  * Whether a message should be shown
@@ -144,6 +145,25 @@ export function getSecondaryDisplay(
   return;
 }
 
+export function getEventTimerSecondary(
+  timer: Pick<TimerState, 'current' | 'elapsed'>,
+  timerType: TimerType,
+  clock: number,
+  localisedMinutes: string,
+  removeSeconds: boolean,
+  removeLeadingZero: boolean,
+  clockFormat?: string | null,
+): string {
+  const effectiveType = timerType === TimerType.CountUp ? TimerType.CountUp : TimerType.CountDown;
+  const value = getTimerByType(false, effectiveType, clock, timer);
+  const display = getFormattedTimer(value, effectiveType, localisedMinutes, {
+    removeSeconds,
+    removeLeadingZero,
+    clockFormat,
+  });
+  return `Event timer ${display}`;
+}
+
 /**
  * What should we be showing in the cards?
  */
@@ -189,3 +209,18 @@ export function getCardData(
     nextSecondary,
   };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Whether the end of timer sound should play for a given phase transition
+ * We only sound the transition into overtime from a phase that was already counting,
+ * which keeps a client that connects or reloads mid-overtime silent
+ */
+export function shouldPlayEndSound(previousPhase: TimerPhase | null, phase: TimerPhase): boolean {
+  if (phase !== TimerPhase.Overtime) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    previousPhase === TimerPhase.Default || previousPhase === TimerPhase.Warning || previousPhase === TimerPhase.Danger
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/views/timer/useTimerSound.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { TimerPhase } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+
+import { endSoundSources, type EndSound } from './timer.sound';
+import { shouldPlayEndSound } from './timer.utils';
+
+/**
+ * Plays a sound when the timer reaches its end
+ *
+ * Browsers reject playback until the document has been interacted with, and that permission
+ * is lost on every page load. Since a timer screen is typically left unattended, we prime the
+ * audio element on the first interaction and let the view prompt for one if it never comes.
+ * Safari grants the permission per element, so priming has to call play() on this element from
+ * inside the event handler, it is not enough to know that an interaction happened.
+ */
+export function useTimerSound(phase: TimerPhase, sound: EndSound): boolean {
+  const audioRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement | null>(null);
+  const previousPhaseRef = useRef<TimerPhase | null>(null);
+  const [isArmed, setIsArmed] = useState(false);
+
+  const enabled = sound !== 'none';
+
+  // Create and clean up the audio element; changing sounds requires re-arming it in Safari.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setIsArmed(false);
+
+    if (sound === 'none') {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const audio = new Audio(endSoundSources[sound]);
+    audioRef.current = audio;
+
+    return () => {
+      audio.pause();
+      audioRef.current = null;
+    };
+  }, [sound]);
+
+  // Listen for user interaction until muted playback succeeds and arms the selected audio element.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!enabled || isArmed) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const prime = () => {
+      const audio = audioRef.current;
+      if (!audio) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const wasMuted = audio.muted;
+      audio.muted = true;
+      audio
+        .play()
+        .then(() => {
+          if (audioRef.current !== audio) {
+            return;
+          }
+          audio.pause();
+          audio.currentTime = 0;
+          setIsArmed(true);
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          // playback is still blocked, a later interaction will try again
+        })
+        .finally(() => {
+          audio.muted = wasMuted;
+        });
+    };
+
+    document.addEventListener('pointerdown', prime, { capture: true, signal: controller.signal });
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', prime, { capture: true, signal: controller.signal });
+
+    return () => {
+      controller.abort();
+    };
+  }, [enabled, isArmed]);
+
+  // Track phase transitions and play only when a running timer enters overtime.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const previousPhase = previousPhaseRef.current;
+    previousPhaseRef.current = phase;
+
+    if (!enabled || !shouldPlayEndSound(previousPhase, phase)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const audio = audioRef.current;
+    if (!audio) return;
+
+    audio.currentTime = 0;
+    audio.play().catch(() => {
+      // the screen has not been interacted with, the view shows a prompt for it
+    });
+  }, [enabled, phase]);
+
+  return enabled && !isArmed;
+}

apps/electron/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ontime-electron",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.13.0",
   "author": "Carlos Valente",
   "description": "Time keeping for live events",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cpvalente/ontime",
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
   "main": "src/main.js",
   "devDependencies": {
     "electron": "38.2.1",
-    "electron-builder": "26.9.1",
+    "electron-builder": "26.15.3",
-    "wait-on": "^7.2.0"
+    "wait-on": "^9.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "dev:electron": "wait-on http://localhost:3000 && cross-env NODE_ENV=development electron .",

apps/electron/src/menu/applicationMenu.js

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function makeFileMenu(askToQuit, serverUrl, redirectWindow, showDialog, download
     submenu: [
       {
         label: 'New project...',
-        click: () => redirectWindow('/editor?settings=project__manage&new=true'),
+        click: () => redirectWindow('/editor?settings=project__create'),
       },
       {
         label: 'Load...',
@@ -202,6 +202,18 @@ function makeSettingsMenu(redirectWindow) {
             label: 'View settings',
             click: () => redirectWindow('/editor?settings=settings__view'),
           },
+          {
+            label: 'Custom views',
+            click: () => redirectWindow('/editor?settings=settings__custom-views'),
+          },
+          {
+            label: 'MCP Server',
+            click: () => redirectWindow('/editor?settings=settings__mcp'),
+          },
+          {
+            label: 'Server port',
+            click: () => redirectWindow('/editor?settings=settings__port'),
+          },
         ],
       },
       {

apps/resolver/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@getontime/resolver",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.13.0",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cpvalente/ontime",
   "types": "./dist/main.d.ts",
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "parser"
   ],
   "author": "",
-  "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
+  "license": "ISC",
   "devDependencies": {
     "ontime-types": "workspace:^4.2.1",
     "tsdown": "^0.22.4",

apps/server/package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "ontime-server",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.13.0",
   "exports": "./src/index.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "@googleapis/sheets": "^5.0.5",
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "cookie": "1.0.2",
     "cookie-parser": "1.4.7",
     "cors": "2.8.6",
-    "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
+    "dotenv": "^17.0.0",
     "express": "5.2.1",
     "express-static-gzip": "3.0.1",
     "express-validator": "7.3.2",
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
     "@types/multer": "2.1.0",
     "@types/node": "catalog:",
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.10",
-    "esbuild": "^0.24.0",
+    "esbuild": "^0.28.0",
     "ontime-types": "workspace:*",
     "server-timing": "^3.3.3",
     "ts-essentials": "catalog:",
-    "tsx": "^4.19.2",
+    "tsx": "^4.23.12",
     "typescript": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:"
   },

apps/server/src/api-data/db/migration/db.migration.v3.ts

@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ export function migrateRundown(
           timeEnd: null,
           duration: 0,
           isFirstLinked: false,
-        });
+        } as unknown as OntimeEntry);
       } else if (entry.type === 'delay') {
         append({ id: entry.id, type: SupportedEntry.Delay, duration: entry.duration, parent });
       }

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/__tests__/rundown.parser.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CustomFields, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, Rundown, SupportedEntry } from 'ontime-types';
+import { CustomFields, OntimeEvent, OntimeGroup, Rundown, SupportedEntry, TimerType } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { makeNewRundown } from '../../../models/dataModel.js';
 import { makeOntimeEvent, makeOntimeGroup, makeOntimeMilestone } from '../__mocks__/rundown.mocks.js';
@@ -276,7 +276,13 @@ describe('parseRundown()', () => {
     expect(parsedRundown.order).toStrictEqual(['group']);
     expect(parsedRundown.flatOrder).toStrictEqual(['group', '1', '2']);
     expect(parsedRundown.entries).toMatchObject({
-      group: { id: 'group', type: SupportedEntry.Group, entries: ['1', '2'] },
+      group: {
+        id: 'group',
+        type: SupportedEntry.Group,
+        entries: ['1', '2'],
+        useGroupTimer: false,
+        timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
+      },
       '1': { id: '1', type: SupportedEntry.Event },
       '2': { id: '2', type: SupportedEntry.Milestone },
     });

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/__tests__/rundown.utils.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import { deepEqual } from 'fast-equals';
 import {
   EndAction,
+  OntimeEntry,
   OntimeEvent,
   OntimeGroup,
   OntimeMilestone,
@@ -8,13 +10,22 @@ import {
   TimerType,
   Trigger,
 } from 'ontime-types';
-import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR, MILLIS_PER_MINUTE, createEvent } from 'ontime-utils';
+import {
+  MILLIS_PER_HOUR,
+  MILLIS_PER_MINUTE,
+  createDelay,
+  createEvent,
+  createGroup,
+  createMilestone,
+} from 'ontime-utils';
 import { assertType } from 'vitest';
 
 import { makeOntimeEvent, makeOntimeGroup, makeOntimeMilestone, makeRundown } from '../__mocks__/rundown.mocks.js';
 import { parseRundown } from '../rundown.parser.js';
 import {
   calculateDayOffset,
+  cloneEntryData,
+  createGroupPatch,
   deleteById,
   doesInvalidateMetadata,
   getIntegerAndFraction,
@@ -26,6 +37,25 @@ import {
 } from '../rundown.utils.js';
 
 describe('test event validator', () => {
+  it('creates groups with the shared timer disabled by default', () => {
+    expect(createGroup({ id: 'group' })).toMatchObject({
+      useGroupTimer: false,
+      timerType: TimerType.CountDown,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('limits group timers to count down and count up', () => {
+    expect(createGroup({ timerType: TimerType.CountUp }).timerType).toBe(TimerType.CountUp);
+    expect(createGroup({ timerType: TimerType.Clock }).timerType).toBe(TimerType.CountDown);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects non-boolean group timer updates', () => {
+    const group = createGroup({ useGroupTimer: false });
+    const updated = createGroupPatch(group, { useGroupTimer: 'true' as never });
+
+    expect(updated.useGroupTimer).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('validates a good object', () => {
     const event = {
       title: 'test',
@@ -715,3 +745,68 @@ describe('eventDurationMatchGroupTarget()', () => {
     expect(result).toStrictEqual(null);
   });
 });
+
+describe('cloneEntryData()', () => {
+  const trigger: Trigger = {
+    id: 'trigger-1',
+    title: 'Go on air',
+    trigger: TimerLifeCycle.onStart,
+    automationId: 'automation-1',
+  };
+
+  // the real factories, so these are complete entries exactly as the rundown holds them
+  const entries: [string, OntimeEntry][] = [
+    ['event', createEvent({ custom: { sponsor: 'a value' }, triggers: [trigger] }, 'cue-1') as OntimeEvent],
+    ['group', createGroup({ id: 'group-1', entries: ['a', 'b'], custom: { sponsor: 'a value' } })],
+    ['milestone', createMilestone({ id: 'milestone-1', custom: { sponsor: 'a value' } })],
+    ['delay', createDelay({ id: 'delay-1', duration: 10 })],
+  ];
+
+  /**
+   * Fails if any nested object or array in the clone is the same reference as the source,
+   * so a field added later that needs a copy of its own is caught here without the clone
+   * having to enumerate fields.
+   */
+  function expectNoSharedReferences(clone: unknown, source: unknown, path: string) {
+    if (typeof source !== 'object' || source === null) return;
+    expect(clone, `${path} is shared with the source`).not.toBe(source);
+    const cloneRecord = clone as Record<string, unknown>;
+    const sourceRecord = source as Record<string, unknown>;
+    for (const key of Object.keys(sourceRecord)) {
+      expectNoSharedReferences(cloneRecord[key], sourceRecord[key], `${path}.${key}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** the two halves of the structuredClone contract: same value, no shared references */
+  it.each(entries)('clones a %s to the same value structuredClone would produce', (_type, entry) => {
+    expect(cloneEntryData(entry)).toStrictEqual(structuredClone(entry));
+  });
+
+  it.each(entries)('shares no nested object or array with the source %s', (_type, entry) => {
+    expectNoSharedReferences(cloneEntryData(entry), entry, 'entry');
+  });
+
+  /**
+   * Regression: normalising an absent container to an empty one makes deepEqual report a
+   * change on every comparison, which would have the runtime re-broadcast and re-save the
+   * restore point on every tick. See PR #2178.
+   */
+  it.each([
+    ['event', makeOntimeEvent({ id: 'partial' })],
+    ['group', makeOntimeGroup({ id: 'partial', entries: undefined })],
+  ])('gives a partial %s exactly the keys structuredClone would, so it stays deep-equal', (_type, entry) => {
+    const clone = cloneEntryData(entry);
+    // asserting on keys, not values: `toBeUndefined()` cannot tell an absent key from an own
+    // key holding undefined, and it is key presence that decides the deepEqual below
+    expect(Object.keys(clone).sort()).toEqual(Object.keys(structuredClone(entry)).sort());
+    // this is the comparison runtime.service.ts uses to decide whether to re-broadcast an
+    // entry; if the clone gains a key, every tick looks like a change
+    expect(deepEqual(clone, entry)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('throws on an entry type it does not know how to clone', () => {
+    expect(() => cloneEntryData({ id: 'x', type: 'unknown' } as unknown as OntimeEvent)).toThrow(
+      'Unsupported entry type for cloning',
+    );
+  });
+});

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/rundown.dao.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   isPlayableEvent,
 } from 'ontime-types';
 import { addToRundown, createGroup, customFieldLabelToKey, getInsertAfterId, insertAtIndex } from 'ontime-utils';
+import type { DeepReadonly } from 'ts-essentials';
 
 import { getDataProvider } from '../../classes/data-provider/DataProvider.js';
 import { consoleError } from '../../utils/console.js';
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import { ProcessedRundownMetadata, makeRundownMetadata } from './rundown.parser.
 import type { RundownMetadata } from './rundown.types.js';
 import {
   applyPatchToEntry,
+  cloneRundown,
   cloneSimpleRundownEntry,
   deleteById,
   doesInvalidateMetadata,
@@ -43,9 +45,14 @@ import {
 } from './rundown.utils.js';
 
 /**
- * The currently loaded rundown in cache
+ * The currently loaded rundown in cache.
+ *
+ * Reassigned - never mutated in place - when a different rundown is loaded: the persistence
+ * layer stores this object by reference, so repurposing it for another rundown would rewrite
+ * the previously loaded rundown's stored record. Mutating it in place while it represents the
+ * same rundown (ie. from commit) is intended, and is what keeps the stored record current.
  */
-const cachedRundown: Rundown = {
+let cachedRundown: Rundown = {
   id: '',
   title: '',
   order: [],
@@ -79,9 +86,16 @@ export const getRundownMetadata = (): Readonly<RundownMetadata> => rundownMetada
 export const getProjectCustomFields = (): Readonly<CustomFields> => projectCustomFields;
 export const getEntryWithId = (entryId: EntryId): OntimeEntry | undefined => cachedRundown.entries[entryId];
 
-type Transaction = {
+/**
+ * @param R the type callers see for `rundown` - a plain, mutable `Rundown` when the
+ * transaction was opened with `mutableRundown: true`, otherwise a `DeepReadonly<Rundown>`
+ * so that accidentally mutating an entry (or an order array) on a non-mutable transaction
+ * - which would silently corrupt the live cache without going through commit() - is a
+ * compile-time error instead of a runtime bug.
+ */
+type Transaction<R> = {
   customFields: CustomFields;
-  rundown: Rundown;
+  rundown: R;
 
   commit: (shouldProcess?: boolean) => Promise<{
     rundown: Readonly<Rundown>;
@@ -102,11 +116,17 @@ type TransactionOptions = {
   rundownId?: string;
 };
 
-export function createTransaction(options: TransactionOptions): Transaction {
+export function createTransaction(options: TransactionOptions & { mutableRundown: true }): Transaction<Rundown>;
+export function createTransaction(
+  options: TransactionOptions & { mutableRundown?: false },
+): Transaction<DeepReadonly<Rundown>>;
+export function createTransaction(
+  options: TransactionOptions,
+): Transaction<Rundown> | Transaction<DeepReadonly<Rundown>> {
   const targetId = options.rundownId ?? cachedRundown.id;
   const isLoaded = targetId === cachedRundown.id;
   const sourceRundown: Rundown = isLoaded ? cachedRundown : (getDataProvider().getRundown(targetId) as Rundown);
-  const rundown = options.mutableRundown ? structuredClone(sourceRundown) : sourceRundown;
+  const rundown = options.mutableRundown ? cloneRundown(sourceRundown) : sourceRundown;
   const customFields = options.mutableCustomFields ? structuredClone(projectCustomFields) : projectCustomFields;
 
   /**
@@ -707,21 +727,25 @@ export const customFieldMutation = {
  * Expose function to add an initial rundown to the system
  */
 export function init(initialRundown: Readonly<Rundown>, initialCustomFields: Readonly<CustomFields>) {
-  const rundown = structuredClone(initialRundown);
+  const rundown = cloneRundown(initialRundown);
   const customFields = structuredClone(initialCustomFields);
   const processedData = processRundown(rundown, customFields, { mutate: true });
 
-  // update the cache values
-  cachedRundown.id = rundown.id;
-  cachedRundown.title = rundown.title;
   projectCustomFields = customFields;
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars -- we are not interested in the iteration data
   const { previousEvent, latestEvent, previousEntry, entries, order, ...metadata } = processedData;
-  cachedRundown.entries = entries;
+
-  cachedRundown.order = order;
+  // a fresh object, so that the record already stored for a previously loaded rundown keeps
-  cachedRundown.flatOrder = metadata.flatEntryOrder;
+  // pointing at that rundown's data - see the note on cachedRundown
-  cachedRundown.revision = rundown.revision;
+  cachedRundown = {
+    id: rundown.id,
+    title: rundown.title,
+    entries,
+    order,
+    flatOrder: metadata.flatEntryOrder,
+    revision: rundown.revision,
+  };
   rundownMetadata = metadata;
 
   // defer writing to the database

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/rundown.parser.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {
 import { makeNewRundown } from '../../models/dataModel.js';
 import type { ErrorEmitter } from '../../utils/parserUtils.js';
 import { RundownMetadata } from './rundown.types.js';
-import { calculateDayOffset, cleanupCustomFields } from './rundown.utils.js';
+import { calculateDayOffset, cleanupCustomFields, cloneEntryData } from './rundown.utils.js';
 
 /**
  * Parse a rundowns object along with the project custom fields
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export function makeRundownMetadata(customFields: CustomFields, options?: { muta
   };
 
   function process<T extends OntimeEntry>(entry: T, childOfGroup: EntryId | null): T {
-    return processEntry(rundownMeta, customFields, mutate ? entry : structuredClone(entry), childOfGroup);
+    return processEntry(rundownMeta, customFields, mutate ? entry : cloneEntryData(entry), childOfGroup);
   }
 
   function getMetadata(): ProcessedRundownMetadata {

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/rundown.service.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
 import { parseRundown } from './rundown.parser.js';
 import type { RundownMetadata } from './rundown.types.js';
 import {
+  cloneRundown,
   generateEvent,
   getFirstInsertId,
   getIntegerAndFraction,
@@ -626,7 +627,7 @@ export async function editCustomField(
     // ... reassign references in the background rundowns
     for (const rundownId of Object.keys(projectRundowns)) {
       if (rundownId !== rundown.id) {
-        const backgroundRundown = structuredClone(projectRundowns[rundownId]);
+        const backgroundRundown = cloneRundown(projectRundowns[rundownId]);
         customFieldMutation.renameUsages(backgroundRundown, oldKey, newKey);
         await updateBackgroundRundown(rundownId, backgroundRundown);
       }
@@ -666,7 +667,7 @@ export async function deleteCustomField(key: CustomFieldKey, projectRundowns: Pr
   // remove references in the background rundowns
   for (const rundownId of Object.keys(projectRundowns)) {
     if (rundownId !== rundown.id) {
-      const backgroundRundown = structuredClone(projectRundowns[rundownId]);
+      const backgroundRundown = cloneRundown(projectRundowns[rundownId]);
       customFieldMutation.removeUsages(backgroundRundown, key);
       await updateBackgroundRundown(rundownId, backgroundRundown);
     }
@@ -818,7 +819,7 @@ export async function renameRundown(id: string, title: string) {
   const dataProvider = getDataProvider();
   const rundown = dataProvider.getRundown(id);
 
-  await dataProvider.setRundown(id, { ...rundown, title });
+  await dataProvider.setRundown(id, { ...rundown, title, revision: rundown.revision + 1 });
 
   /**
    * If we are modifying the loaded rundown we re-init it
@@ -846,7 +847,7 @@ export async function duplicateExistingRundown(id: string) {
   const dataProvider = getDataProvider();
   const rundown = dataProvider.getRundown(id);
 
-  const duplicatedRundown: Rundown = structuredClone(rundown);
+  const duplicatedRundown: Rundown = cloneRundown(rundown);
   duplicatedRundown.id = generateId();
   duplicatedRundown.title = `Copy of ${rundown.title}`;
   duplicatedRundown.revision = 0;

apps/server/src/api-data/rundown/rundown.utils.ts

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
   makeString,
   maxDuration,
   validateEndAction,
+  validateGroupTimerType,
   validateTimerType,
   validateTimes,
 } from 'ontime-utils';
@@ -180,6 +181,9 @@ export function createGroupPatch(originalGroup: OntimeGroup, patchGroup: Partial
     note: makeString(patchGroup.note, originalGroup.note),
     entries: patchGroup.entries ?? originalGroup.entries,
     targetDuration: maybeTargetDuration(),
+    useGroupTimer:
+      typeof patchGroup.useGroupTimer === 'boolean' ? patchGroup.useGroupTimer : originalGroup.useGroupTimer,
+    timerType: validateGroupTimerType(patchGroup.timerType, originalGroup.timerType),
     colour: makeString(patchGroup.colour, originalGroup.colour),
     revision: originalGroup.revision,
     timeStart: originalGroup.timeStart,
@@ -329,7 +333,7 @@ export function mergeRundownPreservingFields(
     const structure = isOntimeGroup(incomingEntry)
       ? { entries: incomingEntry.entries }
       : { parent: incomingEntry.parent };
-    entries[id] = structuredClone({ ...merged, ...structure });
+    entries[id] = cloneEntryData({ ...merged, ...structure });
   }
 
   return {
@@ -353,19 +357,19 @@ export function isLoadedPlayable(loadedEventId: EntryId, rundown: Readonly<Rundo
 
 /** List of event properties which do not need the rundown to be regenerated */
 enum RegenerateWhitelist {
-  'id', // adding it for completeness, users cannot change ID
+  id, // adding it for completeness, users cannot change ID
-  'type', // adding it for completeness, users cannot change ID
+  type, // adding it for completeness, users cannot change ID
-  'cue',
+  cue,
-  'title',
+  title,
-  'note',
+  note,
-  'endAction',
+  endAction,
-  'timerType',
+  timerType,
-  'countToEnd',
+  countToEnd,
-  'colour',
+  colour,
-  'timeWarning',
+  timeWarning,
-  'timeDanger',
+  timeDanger,
-  'custom',
+  custom,
-  'triggers',
+  triggers,
 }
 
 /**
@@ -499,6 +503,61 @@ export function cloneSimpleRundownEntry(entry: OntimeEntry, newId: EntryId): Ont
   throw new Error(`Unsupported entry type for cloning: ${entry}`);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Fast, shape-aware clone of a single entry, preserving its identity (id, revision, etc).
+ * Drop-in replacement for `structuredClone(entry)`
+ */
+export function cloneEntryData<T extends OntimeEntry>(entry: T): T {
+  switch (entry.type) {
+    case SupportedEntry.Event: {
+      const clone: OntimeEvent = { ...entry };
+      if (clone.custom) clone.custom = { ...clone.custom };
+      if (clone.triggers) clone.triggers = clone.triggers.map((trigger) => ({ ...trigger }));
+      return clone as T;
+    }
+    case SupportedEntry.Group: {
+      const clone: OntimeGroup = { ...entry };
+      if (clone.custom) clone.custom = { ...clone.custom };
+      if (clone.entries) clone.entries = clone.entries.slice();
+      return clone as T;
+    }
+    case SupportedEntry.Milestone: {
+      const clone: OntimeMilestone = { ...entry };
+      if (clone.custom) clone.custom = { ...clone.custom };
+      return clone as T;
+    }
+    case SupportedEntry.Delay:
+      return { ...entry } as T;
+    default: {
+      // exhaustiveness guard: a new member of `SupportedEntry` is named in the error here
+      const unhandled: never = entry;
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported entry type for cloning: ${(unhandled as OntimeEntry).type}`);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fast, shape-aware clone of a whole rundown.
+ * Drop-in replacement for `structuredClone(rundown)`: every entry (and its nested
+ * `custom` / `triggers` / `entries` containers) gets its own copy, so callers can mutate
+ * the result freely without touching the source - same contract as structuredClone,
+ * at a fraction of the cost since we skip the generic serialization algorithm.
+ */
+export function cloneRundown(rundown: Readonly<Rundown>): Rundown {
+  const entries: RundownEntries = {};
+  for (const id in rundown.entries) {
+    entries[id] = cloneEntryData(rundown.entries[id]);
+  }
+  return {
+    id: rundown.id,
+    title: rundown.title,
+    revision: rundown.revision,
+    order: rundown.order.slice(),
+    flatOrder: rundown.flatOrder.slice(),
+    entries,
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Utility for calculating if the current events should have a day offset
  * @param current the current event under test

apps/server/src/api-data/sheets/sheets.service.ts

@@ -464,9 +464,8 @@ export async function upload(sheetId: string, options: ImportMap) {
     sheetOrder.forEach((entryId, index) => {
       const isGroupEnd = entryId.startsWith('group-end-');
       const id = isGroupEnd ? entryId.split('group-end-')[1] : entryId;
-      const entry = isGroupEnd
+      // cellRequestFromEvent only reads the entry to build a cell request, no clone is needed
-        ? ({ id: entryId, type: SupportedEntry.Group } as OntimeGroup)
+      const entry = isGroupEnd ? ({ id: entryId, type: SupportedEntry.Group } as OntimeGroup) : rundown.entries[id];
-        : structuredClone(rundown.entries[id]);
       updateRundown.push(cellRequestFromEvent(entry, index, worksheetId, sheetMetadata));
     });
   } catch (e) {

apps/server/src/api-mcp/mcp.auth.ts

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import type { NextFunction, Request, RequestHandler, Response } from 'express';
-
-import { hasPassword, hashedPassword } from '../api-data/session/session.service.js';
-
-/**
- * Wraps the app authenticate middleware with support for the Authorization header.
- * MCP clients conventionally authenticate with `Authorization: Bearer <token>`
- * rather than cookies or query params; any other request falls through to the
- * app middleware, keeping the behaviour of the shared middleware untouched.
- */
-export function makeMcpAuthenticate(fallback: RequestHandler): RequestHandler {
-  return function mcpAuthenticate(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
-    if (hasPassword) {
-      const authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
-      if (authHeader?.startsWith('Bearer ') && authHeader.slice(7) === hashedPassword) {
-        return next();
-      }
-    }
-    return fallback(req, res, next);
-  };
-}

apps/server/src/api-mcp/mcp.server.ts

@@ -20,12 +20,9 @@ export function createMcpServer(): Server {
     { capabilities: { tools: {}, prompts: {}, resources: {} } },
   );
 
-  server.setRequestHandler(
+  server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async (): Promise<ListToolsResult> => ({
-    ListToolsRequestSchema,
+    tools: TOOL_DEFINITIONS as unknown as ListToolsResult['tools'],
-    async (): Promise<ListToolsResult> => ({
+  }));
-      tools: TOOL_DEFINITIONS as unknown as ListToolsResult['tools'],
-    }),
-  );
 
   server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async (request): Promise<CallToolResult> => {
     const { name, arguments: args = {} } = request.params;

apps/server/src/app.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { socket } from './adapters/WebsocketAdapter.js';
 // Import Routers
 import { appRouter } from './api-data/index.js';
 import { integrationRouter } from './api-integration/integration.router.js';
-import { makeMcpAuthenticate } from './api-mcp/mcp.auth.js';
 import { mcpRouter } from './api-mcp/mcp.router.js';
 import { flushPendingWrites, getDataProvider } from './classes/data-provider/DataProvider.js';
 // Services
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ app.get(`${prefix}/ready`, (_req, res) => {
 app.use(`${prefix}/login`, loginRouter); // router for login flow
 app.use(`${prefix}/data`, authenticate, appRouter); // router for application data
 app.use(`${prefix}/api`, authenticate, integrationRouter); // router for integrations
-app.use(`${prefix}/mcp`, makeMcpAuthenticate(authenticate), mcpRouter); // router for MCP agent integration
+app.use(`${prefix}/mcp`, authenticate, mcpRouter); // router for MCP agent integration
 
 // serve static external files
 app.use(
@@ -207,6 +206,7 @@ export const startServer = async (): Promise<{ message: string; serverPort: numb
   eventStore.init({
     clock: state.clock,
     timer: state.timer,
+    groupTimer: state.groupTimer,
     message: { ...runtimeStorePlaceholder.message },
     offset: state.offset,
     rundown: state.rundown,

apps/server/src/classes/data-provider/DataProvider.ts

@@ -101,8 +101,16 @@ function getCustomFields(): Readonly<CustomFields> {
   return db.data.customFields;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Stores a rundown, replacing any existing entry for the same key.
+ * Takes ownership of `newData` and stores it by reference - the caller must not mutate it
+ * afterward. Every call site either hands over a freshly-built object it never touches again,
+ * or (for the loaded rundown) the cache's own long-lived object, which is already the single
+ * source of truth for that data - aliasing it here costs nothing and avoids a second full
+ * deep copy of the rundown on every commit.
+ */
 async function setRundown(rundownKey: string, newData: Rundown): ReadonlyPromise<ProjectRundowns> {
-  db.data.rundowns[rundownKey] = structuredClone(newData);
+  db.data.rundowns[rundownKey] = newData;
   await persist();
   return db.data.rundowns;
 }

apps/server/src/classes/data-provider/DataProvider.utils.ts

@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@ import { DatabaseModel } from 'ontime-types';
  * Merges a partial ontime project into a given ontime project
  */
 export function safeMerge(existing: DatabaseModel, newData: Partial<DatabaseModel>): DatabaseModel {
-  const deepExisting = structuredClone(existing);
+  // rundowns are merged separately below by reference (only the top-level map is copied,
-  const deepNewData = structuredClone(newData);
+  // same as the other properties here) - deep-cloning them here would be wasted work,
+  // since a project's rundowns are by far the largest part of this object
+  const { rundowns: existingRundowns, ...existingRest } = existing;
+  const { rundowns: newRundowns = {}, ...newDataRest } = newData;
+
+  const deepExisting = structuredClone(existingRest);
+  const deepNewData = structuredClone(newDataRest);
 
   // destructure each property to simplify merging not provided ie: ...{} has no effect
   const {
-    rundowns = {},
     project = {},
     settings = {},
     viewSettings = {},
@@ -19,7 +24,7 @@ export function safeMerge(existing: DatabaseModel, newData: Partial<DatabaseMode
   } = deepNewData;
 
   return {
-    rundowns: { ...existing.rundowns, ...rundowns },
+    rundowns: { ...existingRundowns, ...newRundowns },
     project: { ...deepExisting.project, ...project },
     settings: { ...deepExisting.settings, ...settings },
     viewSettings: { ...deepExisting.viewSettings, ...viewSettings },

apps/server/src/middleware/__tests__/authenticate.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,31 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import type { IncomingMessage } from 'node:http';
 
-import { isPublicAssetRequest } from '../authenticate.js';
+import type { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+vi.mock('../../api-data/session/session.service.js', () => ({
+  hasPassword: true,
+  hashedPassword: 'valid-token',
+}));
+
+import { authenticateSocket, isPublicAssetRequest, makeAuthenticateMiddleware } from '../authenticate.js';
+
+function makeResponse() {
+  return {
+    redirect: vi.fn(),
+    send: vi.fn(),
+    status: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
+  } as unknown as Response;
+}
+
+function makeHeadersWithFailingAuthorization(cookie?: string) {
+  return {
+    cookie,
+    get authorization(): never {
+      throw new Error('Authorization header should not be read');
+    },
+  };
+}
 
 describe('isPublicAssetRequest()', () => {
   it('allows root public assets without a prefix', () => {
@@ -18,3 +43,144 @@ describe('isPublicAssetRequest()', () => {
     expect(isPublicAssetRequest('/backstage', '')).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe('bearer authentication', () => {
+  const next = vi.fn() as NextFunction;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    next.mockClear();
+  });
+
+  it('prioritises cookie authentication for API requests', () => {
+    const { authenticate } = makeAuthenticateMiddleware('');
+    const req = {
+      cookies: { token: JSON.stringify({ token: 'valid-token' }) },
+      headers: makeHeadersWithFailingAuthorization(),
+      query: {},
+    } as unknown as Request;
+
+    expect(() => authenticate(req, makeResponse(), next)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it('prioritises cookie authentication for redirecting routes', () => {
+    const { authenticateAndRedirect } = makeAuthenticateMiddleware('');
+    const req = {
+      cookies: { token: JSON.stringify({ token: 'valid-token' }) },
+      headers: makeHeadersWithFailingAuthorization(),
+      originalUrl: '/external/image.png',
+      query: {},
+    } as unknown as Request;
+
+    expect(() => authenticateAndRedirect(req, makeResponse(), next)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it('prioritises cookie authentication for WebSocket handshakes', () => {
+    const cookie = `token=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify({ token: 'valid-token' }))}`;
+    const req = { headers: makeHeadersWithFailingAuthorization(cookie) } as IncomingMessage;
+
+    expect(() => authenticateSocket({} as never, req, next)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it('authenticates API requests with a bearer token', () => {
+    const { authenticate } = makeAuthenticateMiddleware('');
+    const req = {
+      cookies: {},
+      headers: { authorization: 'Bearer valid-token' },
+      query: {},
+    } as unknown as Request;
+    const res = makeResponse();
+
+    authenticate(req, res, next);
+
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(res.status).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('accepts case-insensitive bearer schemes and extra whitespace', () => {
+    const { authenticate } = makeAuthenticateMiddleware('');
+    const req = {
+      cookies: {},
+      headers: { authorization: 'bearer   valid-token ' },
+      query: {},
+    } as unknown as Request;
+
+    authenticate(req, makeResponse(), next);
+
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
+
+  it('authenticates redirecting routes with a bearer token', () => {
+    const { authenticateAndRedirect } = makeAuthenticateMiddleware('/stage');
+    const req = {
+      cookies: {},
+      headers: { authorization: 'Bearer valid-token' },
+      originalUrl: '/stage/external/image.png',
+      query: {},
+    } as unknown as Request;
+    const res = makeResponse();
+
+    authenticateAndRedirect(req, res, next);
+
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(res.redirect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('authenticates WebSocket handshakes with a bearer token', () => {
+    const req = {
+      headers: { authorization: 'Bearer valid-token' },
+    } as IncomingMessage;
+
+    authenticateSocket({} as never, req, next);
+
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects an invalid bearer token', () => {
+    const { authenticate, authenticateAndRedirect } = makeAuthenticateMiddleware('');
+    const req = {
+      cookies: {},
+      headers: { authorization: 'Bearer invalid-token' },
+      query: {},
+    } as unknown as Request;
+    const res = makeResponse();
+
+    authenticate(req, res, next);
+
+    expect(next).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(401);
+    expect(res.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Unauthorized');
+
+    const redirectReq = { ...req, originalUrl: '/external/image.png' } as Request;
+    const redirectRes = makeResponse();
+    authenticateAndRedirect(redirectReq, redirectRes, next);
+
+    expect(next).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(redirectRes.redirect).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/login?redirect=/external/image.png');
+
+    const socketNext = vi.fn();
+    authenticateSocket(
+      {} as never,
+      { headers: { authorization: 'Bearer invalid-token' } } as IncomingMessage,
+      socketNext,
+    );
+
+    expect(socketNext).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(socketNext.mock.calls[0][0]).toEqual(new Error('Unauthorized'));
+  });
+
+  it.each(['/socket?not_token=valid-token', '/socket?token=valid-token-suffix'])(
+    'rejects lookalike WebSocket query tokens in %s',
+    (url) => {
+      const socketNext = vi.fn();
+
+      authenticateSocket({} as never, { headers: { host: 'localhost' }, url } as IncomingMessage, socketNext);
+
+      expect(socketNext).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(socketNext.mock.calls[0][0]).toEqual(new Error('Unauthorized'));
+    },
+  );
+});

apps/server/src/middleware/authenticate.ts

@@ -77,17 +77,16 @@ export function makeAuthenticateMiddleware(prefix: string) {
   const loginRedirectBase = `${prefix}/login?redirect=`;
 
   function authenticate(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
-    if (req.query.token) {
+    if (getTokenFromCookies(req.cookies) === hashedPassword) {
-      if (req.query.token === hashedPassword) {
+      return next();
-        return next();
-      }
     }
 
-    if (req.cookies?.token) {
+    if (getTokenFromAuthHeader(req.headers.authorization) === hashedPassword) {
-      const tokenFromCookie = getTokenFromCookie(req.cookies.token);
+      return next();
-      if (tokenFromCookie === hashedPassword) {
+    }
-        return next();
+
-      }
+    if (getTokenFromParams(req.query) === hashedPassword) {
+      return next();
     }
 
     res.status(401).send('Unauthorized');
@@ -105,17 +104,17 @@ export function makeAuthenticateMiddleware(prefix: string) {
       return next();
     }
 
-    // we expect the token to be in the cookies
+    if (getTokenFromCookies(req.cookies) === hashedPassword) {
-    if (req.cookies?.token) {
+      return next();
-      const tokenFromCookie = getTokenFromCookie(req.cookies.token);
+    }
-      if (tokenFromCookie === hashedPassword) {
+
-        return next();
+    if (getTokenFromAuthHeader(req.headers.authorization) === hashedPassword) {
-      }
+      return next();
     }
 
     // we use query params for generating authenticated URLs and for clients like the companion module
     // if the user gives is a token in the query params, we set the cookie to be used in further requests
-    if (req.query.token === hashedPassword) {
+    if (getTokenFromParams(req.query) === hashedPassword) {
       if (hashedPassword !== undefined) {
         setSessionCookie(res, hashedPassword, prefix);
       }
@@ -136,33 +135,16 @@ export function authenticateSocket(_ws: WebSocket, req: IncomingMessage, next: (
     return next();
   }
 
-  // check if the token is in the cookie
+  if (getTokenFromCookies(req.headers.cookie) === hashedPassword) {
-  const cookieString = req.headers.cookie;
-  if (typeof cookieString === 'string') {
-    const cookies = parseCookie(cookieString);
-    if (cookies.token) {
-      const token = getTokenFromCookie(cookies.token);
-      if (token === hashedPassword) {
-        return next();
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  // check if token is in the params - simple string check first
-  const urlString = req.url || '';
-  if (urlString.includes(`token=${hashedPassword}`)) {
     return next();
   }
 
-  // fallback to full URL parsing for other formats
+  if (getTokenFromAuthHeader(req.headers.authorization) === hashedPassword) {
-  try {
+    return next();
-    const url = new URL(urlString, `http://${req.headers.host}`);
+  }
-    const token = url.searchParams.get('token');
+
-    if (token === hashedPassword) {
+  if (getTokenFromParams(req.url, req.headers.host) === hashedPassword) {
-      return next();
+    return next();
-    }
-  } catch (_) {
-    // ignore URL parsing errors
   }
 
   return next(new Error('Unauthorized'));
@@ -181,19 +163,18 @@ function setSessionCookie(res: Response, token: string, prefix: string) {
   });
 }
 
-/**
+function getTokenFromCookies(cookies: string | Record<string, unknown> | undefined): string | undefined {
- * When calling this function we already know a cookie called 'token' exists
+  const cookieContents = typeof cookies === 'string' ? parseCookie(cookies).token : cookies?.token;
- * And want to extract its value
+  if (typeof cookieContents !== 'string') {
- */
+    return undefined;
-function getTokenFromCookie(cookieContents: string): string | undefined {
+  }
-  // Fast path: check if the hashed password is directly in the cookie string
+
-  // This avoids JSON parsing for the common case
+  // Fast path: avoid JSON parsing when the expected token can be found directly
-  const cookieTokenString = '"token":"' + hashedPassword + '}"';
+  const cookieTokenString = '"token":"' + hashedPassword + '"';
   if (cookieTokenString && cookieContents.includes(cookieTokenString)) {
     return hashedPassword;
   }
 
-  // Fallback to JSON parsing for other cases or validation
   try {
     const cookie = JSON.parse(cookieContents);
     if (cookie && typeof cookie.token === 'string') {
@@ -203,3 +184,19 @@ function getTokenFromCookie(cookieContents: string): string | undefined {
     // no error handling to do here
   }
 }
+
+function getTokenFromAuthHeader(authorization: string | undefined): string | undefined {
+  return authorization?.match(/^Bearer\s+(\S+)\s*$/i)?.[1];
+}
+
+function getTokenFromParams(params: string | Record<string, unknown> | undefined, host?: string): string | undefined {
+  if (typeof params !== 'string') {
+    return typeof params?.token === 'string' ? params.token : undefined;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    return new URL(params, `http://${host}`).searchParams.get('token') ?? undefined;
+  } catch (_) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}