> A countdown widget for Windows: each upcoming date gets its own card on the desktop, counting in years, days, hours, minutes or seconds as it gets closer. # Countdown Widget for Windows A card on your wallpaper for each date you are waiting on, showing how far away it is in the unit that makes sense right now. One payment. No subscription. 14-day money-back guarantee. Years · Days · Hours · Minutes · Seconds ### The right unit, on its own A date next year reads in years. The same date next week reads in days, and on the day itself it counts the hours down. Cards · Horizon ### Two ways to lay it out Every date at the same size, or the nearest one large with the others listed quietly underneath. Count up · Hold at zero · Remove ### You decide what happens after A date that has passed can show how long ago it was, stop at zero, or leave the desktop on its own. ## See it in action ![The Horizon layout, with the nearest date large and the others as smaller lines beneath it](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/countdown-reminder-widget/s3.jpg) Horizon: the next date gets the room, the rest wait below. ![Countdown cards reading in years, days, hours, minutes and seconds](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/countdown-reminder-widget/s4.jpg) Far-off dates in years, close ones down to the second. ![Countdown cards decorated with balloons, hearts, confetti, fireworks and snow](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/countdown-reminder-widget/s2.jpg) Five occasion styles, or a plain card in your own colors. ![The Countdown Reminder settings window with a list of dates and their colors](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/countdown-reminder-widget/s5.jpg) A name, a date, an occasion and two colors. That is all a card needs. ## Why a countdown, and not a calendar? A calendar answers when. It does not answer how long, and that is usually the question: how many days until the trip, how many weeks until the deadline, how long until the kids are home. A countdown on the desktop answers it every time you see your wallpaper. Nothing to open, no app to check. As the date gets near, the number switches from days to hours to minutes, so the last stretch is easy to read at a glance. Turn on the highlight for a date and its card pulses in the final fifteen minutes, so a start time does not slip past while you are busy in another window. ### How to add a countdown widget to your Windows desktop Countdown Reminder puts one card on your wallpaper for each date you are counting toward. Setting up a card takes a minute. - Add a date and give it a name. - Pick an occasion style, such as balloons, hearts, confetti, fireworks or snow, or keep a plain card. - Give the date its own two colors, or put the whole set on one palette. - Choose Cards or Horizon for how the dates sit on the desktop. - Decide what happens once the date passes: count up, hold at zero, or leave the desktop. ### A desktop countdown timer that changes units as the date gets closer A countdown in days alone gets awkward at both ends. Far off, you read a four-figure number of days, and on the day itself you get a zero that tells you nothing about the next few hours. Countdown Reminder switches on its own. It reads in years while a date is far off, days as it approaches, hours on the day itself, minutes in the final hour and seconds in the last minute. ### Several countdowns at once: Cards or Horizon Cards gives every date the same size. That suits a set of dates that all matter equally, like a run of birthdays or several deadlines in the same month. Horizon gives the nearest date the room and lists the rest under it as quiet lines. Either way, each card carries a mark showing how close its date is, so you can tell at a glance which one comes first. ### What the countdown does when the date arrives Turn on the highlight for a date and its card pulses in the final fifteen minutes. That helps when the date is a start time and you are busy in another window. Once the date passes, the card does not just vanish unless you want it to. It can count up so you can see how long it has been, hold at zero, or take itself off the desktop. ![](https://cdn.evlarsoft.com/related/v1/icons/countdown-reminder-widget.png)**Countdown Reminder**Personalization One payment. No subscription. 14-day money-back guarantee. - **2.5 MB**Download size - **2.0.14**Updated Oct 2026 - **2022**First released - **Win 10 & 11**Works on - **English**Language - **Works offline. Sign-in is optional and only backs up your dates**Privacy ## Get every app with BundlApps Countdown Reminder and 304 more EvlarSoft apps in one subscription. [Join the waitlist](https://bundlapps.com/?ref=evlarsoft-app) ## Countdown Reminder features - **On your wallpaper**One card per date, with nothing to open. - **Picks the unit**Years, days, hours, minutes or seconds as the date nears. - **Two layouts**Cards at equal size, or Horizon with the nearest date leading. - **Occasion styles**Balloons, hearts, confetti, fireworks and snow. - **Colors per date or per set**Each its own, or Midnight, Paper, Ember or Frost. - **Closeness mark**Each card shows how near its date is. - **Final-minutes highlight**A card can pulse in the last fifteen minutes. - **After the date**Count up, hold at zero, or remove the card. - **Sized to fit**Separate width and size sliders. - **Above or below**On the wallpaper, or kept above other windows. ## What people count down to ### Holidays and trips The flight, the first day off, the week away. Snow or confetti on the card if you like. ### Birthdays and anniversaries A card for each one, so a date that matters is never a surprise. ### Deadlines and launches Exams, filings, release days. Seeing the days drop keeps the work moving. ## What people say > ★★★★★ > > “Works great for my needs! Have not found any issues so far. Thank you!” > > Eric, US ## What's new in 2.0 - The unit changes on its own as a date gets closer, down to seconds - A Horizon layout that gives the nearest date the room - Five occasion styles: balloons, hearts, confetti, fireworks and snow - Four palettes for the whole set: Midnight, Paper, Ember and Frost - A choice of what happens once a date has passed - Dates from the previous version carry over on first launch ## Questions Anything else? [Ask us](https://evlarsoft.com/contact?topic=support&app=Countdown%20Reminder) ### What is the Big Day Pack? An optional add-on with five more looks: a tear-off calendar, an event ticket, advent doors, a progress ring and a T-minus board. Everything else comes with the app. ### Can it sit above my other windows? Yes. Keep it on the wallpaper, under everything, or set it to stay above other windows. ### What happens when a date arrives? Your choice: it can count up from that moment, stop at zero, or take itself off the desktop. ### Can I make it bigger or smaller? Yes. Width and size each have their own slider, from a small strip to something readable across the room. ### Will my dates from the old version still be there? Yes. They are brought across the first time the new version starts. ### Do I need an account? No. It works offline. An optional EvlarSoft ONE sign-in backs up your dates if you want them on another PC. ### Which versions of Windows does it run on? Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) and Windows 11. ### Is it a subscription? No. Countdown Reminder is a one-time purchase of $3.99, and updates are included. ### How do I get it? Buy it on this page and your license key arrives by email. If the button says Notify me, Countdown Reminder is not on sale here yet; leave your email and we will tell you when it is. **Prefer widgets?** The [Countdown widget](https://widgetspark.com/widgets/countdown) on WidgetSpark does a similar job, alongside over 100 other desktop widgets in one app. ## More desktop widgets from EvlarSoft [ ![](https://evlarsoft.com/apps/desk-clock/s1-640.jpg) ![](https://cdn.evlarsoft.com/related/v1/icons/desk-clock.png) ### Desk Clock Clocks and timers Just the time on your wallpaper — no box, no bezel, no frame. Any font on your PC, any size, any color. 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