TOOLCount down to what matters
Whether it's a holiday, a deadline, a product launch or a birthday, this timer shows exactly how long is left — days, hours, minutes and seconds — and updates every second. It runs entirely in your browser, so there's nothing to install and nothing is uploaded.
How to use it
- Give your event a name (optional).
- Pick the target date and time.
- Watch the countdown tick down live.
The target is read in your device's local time zone. To count whole days to a date instead, use the days-until calculator; to convert a time across zones, try the timezone converter.
Ideas for a countdown
A live countdown turns an abstract date into something you can feel ticking closer. People set them for holidays and trips, a wedding or birthday, a product launch or sale, an exam or deadline, a baby's due date, or the New Year. Seeing the days, hours, minutes and seconds fall is a small but genuine motivator when you're working toward something.
How the countdown stays accurate
The timer reads your device's own clock and updates every second in the browser, so it keeps ticking smoothly without contacting a server and stays correct even if you leave the tab open. Because it uses your local time, the countdown reflects your own time zone. If you just want the number of days to a date without the live ticking, use days until; to find a date a set number of days away, use add or subtract days.
Frequently asked questions
How does the countdown timer work?
Pick a target date and time and the timer shows the exact days, hours, minutes and seconds remaining, updating every second live in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
What can I count down to?
Anything with a date — a holiday, birthday, product launch, exam, deadline, wedding or New Year. Set the target and the timer does the rest.
Does the timer use my local time?
Yes. The target time is interpreted in your device's local time zone, so the countdown matches the clock where you are.