I've been doing speedrunning for about a week now and want to know the best way to use a benchmark timer (i.e. Livesplit) for console. I think a foot pedal would work but I have no idea how to set it up or what timer and other equipment to use it with. I would appreciate some beginner level methods. Thanks

Edit: I forgot to mention that I can't run OBS because I use a chromebook. I know, not making it very easy.

I mean, LiveSplit and a foot pedal have nothing to do with one another. LiveSplit is a program that runs on your PC and responds to inputs from your keyboard (ie. pressing space bar to split). That being said, since you’re on a Chromebook, I don’t believe you can use LiveSplit. You can use the browser based version of it called LiveSplitOne, and it behaves the same way.

As for how to split, you really just need to press a key. All a foot pedal does is you bind the foot pedal to your split key, so pressing the pedal is the same as pressing the key. I would argue most foot pedals are unnecessary unless you want more precise splits (it takes time to move your hand off a controller to your keyboard) or unless you don’t want to take your hand off the controller. I also wouldn’t even recommend investing in a foot pedal, I would just find a crappy, old keyboard, rip most of the keys off, and then use your foot to press whatever your split key is. It’s cheaper than finding a foot pedal for the most part.