Free email countdown timer
An animated GIF that shows the real time left every time your email is opened. The seconds tick for about a minute, then the image holds until the next open. Paste it into any email. No watermark, no signup.
Live in your email in three steps
Set the deadline
Pick the end date, time and time zone, then match the colors to your brand.
Copy the image
Copy the image URL or the ready-made HTML. Both point to one live image.
Paste and send
Each time someone opens the email, the timer shows the time left at that moment. The seconds tick for about a minute, then the image holds until the next open.
Adding the timer to your platform
Klaviyo
Add an Image block, choose Select image → Dynamic image, and paste the image URL into "Dynamic variable or dynamic URL".
Mailchimp
Add a Code block and paste the HTML.
HubSpot
Add a Rich text module, open Advanced → Source code, and paste the HTML.
Any other tool
Anywhere you can add an image by URL or edit HTML, paste the URL or the HTML snippet.
Countdown timer questions
Is it really free?
Yes. No signup, no watermark and no credit card. If you later want a different deadline, name or offer for every subscriber, that's what Piksio's paid images are for.
Does the countdown work in Outlook?
Yes. Gmail, Apple Mail, Yahoo and most mobile apps play the animation, and so does the new Outlook for Windows. Classic Outlook, the older version built on the Word engine, shows only the first frame of a GIF. Readers there still see the correct time left when they open the email, just without the seconds ticking.
How accurate is it?
The image is made when the email is opened and is accurate to within about 10 seconds. Each animation covers the next minute; opening the email again shows the current time.
The timer stopped ticking. Is it frozen?
No, that is how it works. Every open renders about a minute of animation, so the seconds tick for a minute and then the image holds on the last frame. Open the email again and you get a fresh minute, counting down from the time left right then. A GIF that ticked forever would mean re-rendering the image for every second it sat on screen.
What happens when the countdown ends?
It shows your "ended" message, or 00:00:00:00 if you left that empty. Nothing breaks in emails that are already sent.
Which time zone does it use?
The one you choose above. Everyone sees the same moment counted down, wherever they are.
Can I change the timer after sending?
Not this free version: the settings are part of the image URL, so create a new timer for a new date. In Piksio you can edit a saved image after you send it.
Make every email image personal
Names, offers, deadlines and your brand, rendered for each subscriber when they open the email.
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