{"id":170172,"date":"2026-06-09T23:41:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/whyjans-timer-datapack\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T23:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:41:50","slug":"whyjans-timer-datapack","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/whyjans-timer-datapack\/","title":{"rendered":"WhyJan’s Timer Datapack"},"content":{"rendered":"

This custom datapack displays a very simple timer\/stopwatch directly above your hotbar.<\/p>\n

![What the timer looks like (mode 1)](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/cached_images\/22c1dc83a4d27e80311573e59c588a0823da5743.png)<\/p>\n

## Features
\n– doesn’t require OP to be used (good for servers)
\n– easy to use
\n– simple, minimal look
\n– lag\/vanilla friendly<\/p>\n

## How to use
\n“`
\n\/trigger
\n“`<\/p>\n

**Possible actions:**
\n– _StartTimer_ -> Starts the timer at 0h 0m 0s
\n– _PauseTimer_ -> Pauses the timer (does not reset the time)
\n– _ResumeTimer_ -> Resumes the timer at the time before the pause
\n– _EndTimer_ -> Prints out a message in chat with the final time + resets the timer to 0h 0m 0s
\n– _ResetTimer_ -> resets the timer to 0h 0m 0s
\n– _ToggleMode_ -> Toggles the timer between the two time formats: -h -m -s \/ hh:mm:ss<\/p>\n

## Installation
\nMove the .zip file into the following directory:<\/p>\n

_..\/worldname\/datapacks\/_<\/p>\n

or drag and drop it onto the screen while creating a new world.<\/p>\n

OR<\/p>\n

check out the video version:<\/p>\n