A free online countdown calendar for any date
Pick the date you’re waiting on and watch the days count down. It works like the calendar you’d cross off by hand, except the number changes on its own at midnight — and you can send the link to everyone else who’s waiting.
Countdown Calendar
Countdown calendar templates
Start from a look that fits where the calendar will live — a wall, a desk, a classroom screen — and change anything you like from there.
Wall Calendar
Paper and ink, like the calendar hanging by the door.
Desk Blotter
Dark tones that sit quietly on a second monitor all day.
Year Planner
Cool indigo for a long count — months out, not days.
Chalkboard
Classroom colors for a count the whole room can read.
Highlighter
Marker yellow for the one date that matters most.
Pick the date you're counting to
Any date, near or far — a trip, a deadline, a birthday, or this time next year.
Choose how it looks
Colors, font, and title, so the calendar suits the wall, the desk, or the group chat.
Keep it open or send the link
Leave it running on a screen, or share the link so everyone counts the same days down.
A 365 day countdown calendar
A year is 365 squares to cross off, which is why paper versions rarely survive past February. Set a date twelve months out and this one carries the whole count for you — the days figure simply reads lower every morning, from three hundred and something down to single digits.
The clock above is doing exactly that, counting to the next January 1. Long counts are also the ones worth sharing: a year is long enough that other people lose track, and a link keeps everyone on the same number.
A countdown calendar for desktop
Nothing to install. Leave the calendar open in a tab, or park it in a small window on a second monitor and glance over when you want the number. It’s a web page, so it keeps counting for as long as the tab is open.
For a bigger display, the full screen countdown fills a monitor or TV, and the countdown timer for desktop covers keeping one visible while you work.
What people count down
Anything with a date on it. The calendar doesn’t care what the day means — it just keeps the number honest.
- A shared count for a trip, a move, or a wedding
- The days-left number on a classroom or office display
- A long-range count that runs for a whole year
- A deadline everyone on the team can see at a glance
- The last hundred days of anything worth marking
Related countdowns
Pages built around the dates people count down most.
- Full Screen Countdown
- Countdown Timer for Desktop
- Birthday Countdown Timer
- Vacation Countdown
- Retirement Countdown
- Wedding Countdown
Countdown calendar FAQ
Quick answers to the most common countdown calendar questions.
What is a countdown calendar?
It's a calendar that shows how many days are left until a date you choose, instead of showing you the whole month. This one is live: the number of days drops on its own at midnight, so there is nothing to cross off.
Is this countdown calendar free?
Yes. Making a countdown calendar, styling it, and sharing the link are all free, with no signup and no account.
Can I use a countdown calendar online instead of on paper?
That's exactly what this is — an online countdown calendar that runs in your browser. Open the link on a phone, laptop, tablet, or TV and the same count follows you between devices.
Is there a printable countdown calendar?
There's no PDF to download here — this is a live online calendar rather than a printable one. You can still print the page from your browser, but a printed copy freezes on the day you print it, while the online version keeps counting down for you.
Can I make a 365 day countdown calendar?
Yes. Set a date a year out and the calendar counts all 365 days down, one at a time. Long counts are where it earns its keep — a year is a lot of squares to cross off by hand.
Can I keep a countdown calendar on my desktop?
Yes. Leave the link open in a browser tab or a small window on a second monitor and it keeps ticking. There's nothing to install — see the countdown timer for desktop page for ways to keep it visible all day.
How many days does the countdown calendar show?
As many as there are. The days figure counts down from however far out your date is, alongside hours, minutes, and seconds, so you get the day count a wall calendar gives you plus the detail it can't.
Can I share my countdown calendar with other people?
Yes. Every countdown calendar has its own link. Send it to whoever else is waiting on the date and they see the same days remaining you do, without creating anything themselves.