A free countdown widget for any screen
Set a date and keep a live countdown clock in view: in a small window beside your work, fullscreen on a second monitor or a display screen, or one tap away on your phone. It runs in the browser, so there is nothing to download.
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What this countdown widget is, and what it is not
A true widget, the kind that sits on a phone's Home Screen or Lock Screen or in the Windows widget board, has to come from an installed app. This is not that, and it does not pretend to be.
What most people want from a countdown widget is simpler: the number in view while they get on with their day. A countdown clock in its own small window does that on a computer, and a fullscreen one does it on a second monitor or a display screen. No app store, no admin rights, nothing to keep updated.
How to keep a countdown on screen
- Make your countdown: pick the date, a title and the colors. No account needed.
- Open its link in its own window. In Chrome or Edge you can install the page as a shortcut that opens without tabs.
- Shrink the window into a corner, or go fullscreen on a second screen.
Countdown widget for desktop, phone or display screen
The countdown is the same everywhere. These guides cover the steps that differ on each device.
Countdown widget templates
Styles that stay readable in a small window or across a whole screen.
Corner Widget
Dark and compact — readable in a small window parked in a screen corner.
Day Counter
Counts the days to one date — the simplest day countdown widget there is.
Display Screen
High contrast for a wall screen, TV or second monitor that everyone can see.
Countdown widget FAQ
Is there a free countdown widget?
Yes. This countdown is free, with no sign-up and nothing to install. Set a date, open the link, and keep the window on screen for as long as you like.
Is this a real widget?
Not in the operating-system sense. A true Home Screen, Lock Screen or desktop widget has to come from an installed app, and this is a web page on purpose. What you get instead is a live countdown clock you can put in a small window, on a second screen or on your phone's home screen, with nothing to download.
How do I get a countdown widget on my desktop?
Make your countdown, then open its link in its own window. Chrome and Edge can turn any page into a desktop shortcut that opens without tabs or an address bar. Shrink that window and park it in a corner and it behaves much like a desktop widget. The Windows and Mac guides walk through pinning and snapping.
Is there a timer widget for short timers?
For minutes rather than days, use the full-screen countdown or the classroom timer, both of which run a timer for a set number of minutes. Keep either in a small window and it works the same way as the day countdown here.
Can I put a day countdown widget on my phone?
You can save a countdown to your phone's home screen so it opens in one tap. The icon itself does not show the number of days, because that needs an installed app's widget. The iPhone and Android guides cover what each phone can do.
Can I add a countdown widget to Notion?
Notion's Embed block takes a web link. Paste your countdown's link into an Embed block and the live countdown shows inside the page.
Can I show the countdown on a TV or display screen?
Yes. Open the countdown on the computer connected to the screen and switch to fullscreen. The numbers scale to fill the display, which makes it work as a countdown clock for an office, a classroom or an event.
Will the countdown keep running if I close it?
The clock stops while the window is closed, but nothing is lost. Your countdown lives at its own link, so reopening it shows the correct time left.