# Counter Action

Counter actions allow you to keep track of a count. The name you specify for the counter allows it to be used as a [Special Identifier](/docs/reference/special-identifiers) in other actions. (EX: deaths => $deaths)

The **Save To File** option will save the changed value to the "Counters" folder in your Mix It Up installation folder. The **Reset On Load** option will reset the counter to 0 when the application is launched.

This action supports the following options:

- **Update**: Adds/subtracts the amount to the counter.
- **Set**: Sets the amount of the counter.
- **Reset**: Resets the counter to 0.

After a counter has been created, you can get its current value by using the following Special Identifiers:

- $$$COUNTERNAME = When a counter has been defined, you can reference the number in it by specifying the name of the counter with a "$" in the front (EX: Counter is called lives, "$lives" would be the corresponding Special Identifier for it).

- $$$COUNTERNAMEdisplay = The counter's value formatted for display with thousands separators (EX: Counter is called donated, "$donateddisplay" would output "1,234" when the counter's value is 1234).