# Creating timer from when start button pressed to when end button pressed

**URL:** <https://community.tulip.co/t/creating-timer-from-when-start-button-pressed-to-when-end-button-pressed/7818>\
**Category:** Support, Troubleshooting, & Help\
**Created:** [March 10, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/creating-timer-from-when-start-button-pressed-to-when-end-button-pressed/7818 "2023-03-10T19:34:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![tesmith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e7dd6/32.png) [@tesmith](https://community.tulip.co/u/tesmith)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/creating-timer-from-when-start-button-pressed-to-when-end-button-pressed/7818/1 "2023-03-10T19:34:26Z")

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I am trying to create a work station for a laser operator and in order to gauge how long things are taking I want to have a timer start when he presses the start button and have the timer end when he presses the end button. I then want this time data to export to a table to be able to track the time taken on specific jobs and such. Anyone know if this is possible?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![John](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/john/32/4971_2.png) [@John](https://community.tulip.co/u/John)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/creating-timer-from-when-start-button-pressed-to-when-end-button-pressed/7818/2 "2023-03-10T20:04:02Z")

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Hi @tesmith, welcome to the Community! This custom widget is likely what you’re looking for. Let me know if this help.

> **[Stopwatch Widget Unit Test | Frontline Operations Platform](https://tulip.co/library/apps/stopwatch-widget-unit-test/)**
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> The Stopwatch Widget Unit Test adds a basic time tracking interface with an adjustable duration. The stopwatch widget can be started, stopped, and reset within an app.

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**Author:** ![dataabsolute](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/dataabsolute/32/8790_2.png) [@dataabsolute](https://community.tulip.co/u/dataabsolute)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/creating-timer-from-when-start-button-pressed-to-when-end-button-pressed/7818/3 "2025-07-15T12:52:35Z")

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[https://university.tulip.co/build-a-stopwatch-application](https://university.tulip.co/build-a-stopwatch-application)