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JustResearching / Tools / Time & Dates

Countdown Timer

Set a date and time, watch it count down, and copy a shareable link to send to anyone who needs to know.

This tool creates a live countdown to any date and time, with a shareable link you can send to your team so everyone sees the same clock.

Useful for launch deadlines, sprint ends, project milestones, the last day before a long weekend, or anything else where everyone needs to feel the same gentle time pressure.

How the shareable link works

The event name, date, and time are encoded directly into the URL as query parameters. No data is stored on our servers. When someone opens the link, their browser reads the parameters and starts the countdown. It works as long as the URL is intact.

Questions

Is the countdown in my local time?

Yes. The target date and time are treated as local time in whatever timezone the browser is set to. If you share the link with someone in a different timezone, they will see the same target time, but their browser will display it relative to their local clock.

What happens when the countdown reaches zero?

The display switches to a "done" message with the event name if you set one. There is no alarm or notification, just a quiet acknowledgment that the moment has arrived.

Still counting down. Time to kill.