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How to create a countdown

  1. Give the countdown a label (for example Diwali, launch day or exam day), then pick the target date and time — both are interpreted in your local timezone.
  2. The four cards tick down live: days, hours, minutes and seconds until the moment. Once the target passes, the cards are replaced by a green banner announcing that the moment has arrived.
  3. Press Copy share link to capture a URL with the target and label encoded in it — anyone who opens it lands on the same countdown, already running.

Creator or calculator?

Use the Countdown Creator when you want a ticking display and a link to share. Use the Countdown Calculator when you want the arithmetic instead — a one-off breakdown of the remaining time in years, months, weeks, days, hours and minutes. Everything runs in your browser: the link contains your target and label because you chose to share it, and nothing else is transmitted.

Also useful: Online Timer, Days Between Dates, and World Clock.