Free Countdown Timer
Build the countdown once, then use it everywhere: a shareable link, an embed on your website, and an image that counts down inside your email campaigns. Set the deadline below and get all three outputs from the same timer.
Live preview. Create the timer to get your real link, embed code and email image.
Running more than one campaign?
7-day free trialTimers created here are anonymous and free — the free plan keeps up to three active at a time, and free embeds carry CountdownShare branding. Create an account to edit a deadline after you have published it, remove the branding, run evergreen per-visitor countdowns, and see how many people actually saw and clicked the timer.
Create once, use everywhere
The same countdown, in the three places deadlines actually appear
Most countdown tools give you one output and leave you to rebuild the deadline somewhere else. CountdownShare treats the deadline as the product: set it once, then take whichever format the channel needs.
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Shareable countdown timer
A hosted page on its own URL. Post it in a group chat, a Slack channel, a social caption or a calendar invite, and everyone watches the same deadline tick down.
Build a shareable countdownWebsite
Website countdown timer
A responsive iframe you paste into a landing page, product page or checkout. Works on WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Webflow and Squarespace without a plugin.
Open the website embed guideEmail countdown timer
A countdown image rendered at open time, so it works in Mailchimp, Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, Brevo, ConvertKit and any ESP that accepts custom HTML.
Open the email timer builderHow the countdown builder works
Set one real deadline
Pick the date, time and timezone the offer or event actually ends. Everything downstream reads from this single target, so there is nothing to keep in sync later.
Choose where it goes
Link, website embed or email image. You can take all three from the same timer — switching output does not create a second countdown or a second deadline.
Paste and publish
Copy the link, the iframe or the email HTML and drop it in. The countdown starts running the moment the page or email is opened.
What people run countdowns for
Product launches
A waitlist page counting down to go-live, with the same timer in the announcement email.
Product launch countdownSales and flash offers
A visible end time on the offer page and in the reminder sends, so the deadline is credible.
Checkout urgency timersWebinars and events
A registration page countdown plus a pre-event email sequence pointing at the same start time.
Webinar countdown setupEvergreen funnels
A per-visitor deadline that starts when someone enters the funnel rather than on a fixed date.
Evergreen countdown timerFor dates that come round every year there are permanent pages that always point at the next occurrence: Valentine's Day, Super Bowl, Mother's Day, back to school and Cyber Monday.
Countdown timer FAQ
How do I create a countdown timer?
Set the title, target date, time and timezone in the builder on this page, pick a style, then press create. You immediately get a shareable countdown page, an iframe embed code for your website, and a countdown image you can drop into an email.
Can I use the same countdown timer in more than one place?
Yes — that is the point of CountdownShare. One timer produces one deadline and three delivery formats: a hosted link, a website embed, and an email image. Because they all read the same target date, the countdown you post in Slack shows the same remaining time as the one on your landing page and the one in your campaign email.
How do I add a countdown timer to my website?
Create the timer here, switch the output to "Embed on a website", and copy the iframe snippet. Paste it into WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, or any HTML page and the responsive countdown appears instantly — no plugin and no coding required.
Why is an email countdown an image instead of a live timer?
Email clients block JavaScript, so a live timer cannot run inside an inbox. CountdownShare renders the countdown as an image that is regenerated each time the email is opened, which is the technique every email countdown tool uses. The static image is free; the animated GIF that ticks while the reader looks at it is part of Pro.
Is CountdownShare free?
Creating, sharing and embedding countdown timers is free to start. The free plan keeps up to three active timers at a time and free embeds carry CountdownShare branding. Pro removes the branding and adds evergreen per-visitor deadlines, editable published timers, animated email GIFs and view and click analytics.
Will everyone see the same time remaining?
Yes. You set the deadline against a specific timezone and every viewer counts down to that same moment, so a 5pm New York deadline reads correctly for someone opening it in London or Singapore.
Set your deadline once
Build the countdown free, take the link, the embed and the email image, and create an account when you need to edit it after publishing, drop the branding or see who actually looked at it.