# I need help finding an extension

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-finding-an-extension/44354
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [June 5, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-finding-an-extension/44354 "2026-06-05T02:09:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Mik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mik](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Mik)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-finding-an-extension/44354/1 "2026-06-05T02:09:40Z")

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I need help with finding the arcade-datetime or pxt-datetime.  
Don’t remember which one it was.

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### Author: ![kirbob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kirbob/32/34880_2.png) [@kirbob](https://forum.makecode.com/u/kirbob)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-finding-an-extension/44354/2 "2026-06-05T15:25:54Z")

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microbit-pxt-timeanddate

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### Author: ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-finding-an-extension/44354/3 "2026-06-05T15:29:10Z")

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Are you looking for the browser events extension? It will give you the current date and time, or are you looking for an extension that will correctly format that information into a string?

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### Author: ![Mik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mik](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Mik)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-finding-an-extension/44354/4 "2026-06-05T18:22:55Z")

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It has a [set [variable] to (create empty datetime)]

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### Author: ![WoofWoof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/woofwoof/32/32523_2.png) [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-finding-an-extension/44354/5 "2026-06-05T21:32:37Z")

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Could you be looking for one of these?

 ![Screenshot 2026-06-05 at 3.33.34 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/f/f/ffa4c1b56741e738d48fc079dfc7cd625961e431.png)  
It seems like `Quarequin/arcade-datetime-object` might be closest to what you’re looking for.

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### Author: ![Mik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mik](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Mik)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-finding-an-extension/44354/6 "2026-06-06T04:58:13Z")

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PERFECT!!! Thanks!!!