Time & Date Modules

The Time & Date tab generates real-time formatted clock and calendar text files (Time.txt and Date.txt) inside shared/dynamic_text/ (or your custom output directory) for OBS Text sources.

Time Module (`Time.txt`)

Available Format Codes

Code	Output	Example
`$h`	Hours (24h or 12h with AM/PM enabled)	`14` or `02`
`$m`	Minutes	`45`
`$s`	Seconds	`08`
`$tt`	AM / PM indicator (requires 12-hour option)	`PM`

Format Examples

Format String	Resulting Output
`$h:$m:$s`	`16:15:35`
`$h:$m`	`16:15`
`$h:$m:$s $tt`	`04:15:35 PM`
`$h hours, $m mins`	`16 hours, 15 mins`

Date Module (`Date.txt`)

The Date module formats the current local date using localized day and month names matching your selected UI language (fr or en).

Date Presets (`$date`)

Preset	Output (English)	Output (French)
`$dd-MM-yy`	`11-11-26`	`11-11-26`
`$dd-MM-yyyy`	`11-11-2026`	`11-11-2026`
`$dd MMMM yyyy`	`11 November 2026`	`11 novembre 2026`
`$dddd dd MMMM yyyy`	`Wednesday 11 November 2026`	`mercredi 11 novembre 2026`

Output Template Examples

Template	Resulting Output
`$date`	`Wednesday 11 November 2026`
`Today: $date`	`Today: Wednesday 11 November 2026`