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Event countdown maker
Pick the date and time, get a live countdown timer, and send the link to the group. Everyone sees the same days to go, to the second. No more "how many sleeps till the party?" in the group chat.
Counting down
The big day
How it works
- One exact moment. The date, time and time zone you pick become one moment, the same for everyone who opens the link, wherever they are.
- Real time, to the second. The count runs off the clock on the phone or computer showing it. A day in the count is always 24 hours.
- Daylight saving is handled. We use the time zone rules built into your browser. In NSW, Victoria, the ACT, SA and Tasmania the clocks go forward an hour at 2am on the first Sunday in October and back an hour at 3am on the first Sunday in April. Queensland, the NT and WA don't change.
- The night the clocks change counts true. That day really is 23 or 25 hours long, so the count gains or loses the hour too.
- Odd times on change day. 2:30am the morning the clocks go forward never happens, so it becomes 3:30am. 2:30am the morning they go back happens twice, so it's the first one.
- When it starts. For 8 hours from the start it says "It's on". After that it says how long ago it was, in hours for the first 24 and then in days by the calendar where you are.
- Nothing saved. The name (up to 80 characters) and the moment live in the link itself. Dates up to 10 years ahead work.
- Easy on your battery. It ticks once a second and rests while the tab's in the background.
Tips for the host
Still picking the day? Run a date poll first, then count down to the night that wins.
Pin it in the group chat. The link's always there, and nobody has to ask how long to go.
Count down to when people arrive. Not when the cake comes out. The countdown is a promise about the start.
Keeping it a surprise? Check the group before you send it. The name's right there in the link.
Send it again the week before. A fresh look at "6 days to go" is a better reminder than another "don't forget". Not sure when the first message should go out? Here's when to send invitations.
Questions
How do I make a countdown for my event?
Type the event's name, pick the date, the time and the time zone it's in, and hit Get the share link. Send that link to the group. Everyone who opens it sees the same countdown, ticking to the second.
Does it handle daylight saving?
Yes. The moment is fixed in the zone you pick, so the clocks changing can't move it. In NSW, Victoria, the ACT, SA and Tasmania the clocks go back at 3am on Sunday 4 April 2027, so a countdown from 6pm the night before to 6pm that Sunday shows 1 day and 1 hour, not 24 hours. When they go forward on Sunday 3 October 2027, the same stretch shows 23 hours.
What time do guests in other states see?
The same moment, in their own time. A party at 7pm on Saturday 31 October 2026 in Sydney is 7pm in Melbourne, 6:30pm in Adelaide, 6pm in Brisbane, 5:30pm in Darwin and 4pm in Perth. The countdown shows the host's time, and the guest's own when it's different.
How many days until Christmas?
Make one and see. Pick 25 December, set the time to 12:00am and choose your zone. At midnight on 1 December it shows 24 days to go.
Can it count sleeps instead of days?
It counts days, hours, minutes and seconds, not sleeps. Sleeps go by nights, so at bedtime the count usually shows one day fewer than the sleeps to go. At 8pm on 22 December, a Christmas countdown set to 12:00am on the 25th shows 2 days and 4 hours, and that's 3 more sleeps.
What happens when the day arrives?
At the start time it says "It's on" and stays that way for 8 hours. After that it says how long ago it was, in hours for the first day and then in days by the calendar, like "That was 3 days ago". A 7pm Saturday party read at 6am Monday was 2 days ago.
Is my event name saved anywhere?
No. Nothing's saved on our side. The name and the time live in the link itself, after the #, and browsers keep that part to themselves. Anyone with the link can see it, so send it to the people you'd tell anyway.