New in v.5.0.6, you can easily add a timecode stamp to the page.

Touch / click and hold on the Image icon in the Annotation toolbar...


...to display this flyout menu:


Choose Timecode and a timecode annotation will immediately be placed on the page:


Note also that the icon in the Annotation toolbar is now the Timecode icon.

The timecode annotation can be moved, resized, and copied / pasted like any other annotation.

To adjust what's displayed in the timecode annotation:

Touch or click the 3-bar icon at the upper left of the screen:


At the bottom left of the File Browser panel, choose Settings:



Open the Timecode settings:

Touch the color dot to display the color picker, if you want to change the text color. The field behind the text will be a lighter shade of the color you chose for the text;
Choose between a 12-hour and a 24-hour clock;
Choose to show or hide the date:


Note that the timecode annotation uses the device's clock. If it shows the wrong time or date, close Scriptation and adjust the time and date in your device's Settings window.

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Updated on: 22/02/2025