COUNTDOWN BOARDS
Add a countdown widget to any board and watch the flaps tick down to a launch, event, trip, or milestone. Set a target date and time, drop it into your layout, and the cells flip through the remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds in real time.
A kitchen command center that flips today's date, live Chicago weather, and a next-up countdown through the family's day — 7:45 school run, 3:20 pickup, 6:00 soccer, 8:30 wind-down — with a reminder ticker for lunches, practice, and trash night. Families mount it on the kitchen TV or a spare monitor so the whole household reads one schedule at breakfast.
A New Year countdown board that flips away the seconds to midnight, January 1, 2027 — in whatever timezone the TV is in — under a gold "new year 2027" header and above two resolution lines about making every second count. Parties, bars, offices, and living rooms cast it to the big screen for a built-in ball-drop moment; the final minute is pure flip noise.
A launch war-room board with a countdown to the ship date, a launch-readiness progress bar sitting at 82%, and a status ticker flipping through press queued, email ready, and demo room live. Startup teams run it on the office TV through the final weeks so everyone works against the same clock. Change the target date once and the tension takes care of itself.
A school dismissal board that counts down to the next pickup wave — 2:45, 2:55, 3:05, and 3:15 — while a blue ticker tracks bus A loading, bus C waiting, and the car line, above a "keep pickup cards visible" reminder. Front offices aim it out a lobby window or at the parent loop so families know exactly when their wave is called.
An airport gate board for gate B12 showing flight 204 to Chicago boarding and flight 318 to Denver on time, with a boarding-closes countdown and live Chicago weather underneath. Built for travel-agency lobbies, aviation-themed bars, and event check-ins that want real departure-hall atmosphere. The gate number, both flight rows, and every status word are editable after forking.
A gym class schedule board that counts down to the next class, rotates the coaching lineup, and flips floor notes on a studio TV. The next-class widget cycles through five daily sessions from the 6am opener to the 6:45pm evening slot, coach names rotate beneath, and an orange floor ticker nudges members to reset rowers and chase PRs.
A retirement countdown clock that flips the days until the last working day beside an 83% "plan" progress bar and a ticker of send-off items like booking the trip and finishing the handoff. Teams run it in the office for a colleague's final stretch, or retirees keep it at home. Fork it and set the real retirement date.
A wedding countdown board that flips the time remaining until the ceremony above a green planning progress bar and a ticker of open tasks like vows, flowers, and the playlist. Couples run it at home while planning, then venues reuse it for rehearsal dinners and engagement parties. Every date, label, and task line is editable after forking.
A split-flap baby countdown board that flips the days remaining until an August due date next to a purple progress bar showing how ready you are. It suits a nursery wall, family room TV, or baby shower photo backdrop, with a "bags packed and ready" line underneath. Fork it and set your own due date in seconds.
A live-studio board with a next-show countdown cycling 9am, 1pm, and 6pm slots, a red 12.8k live-viewer counter, and a lower-third ticker rotating subscribe prompts, Q&A cues, and sponsor mentions. Streamers frame it in the background of the shot or mount it in the control room as an on-air status wall the whole crew can read at a glance.
A poker tournament clock that flips blind levels — 500/1000 up through 1500/3000 — counts down to the next break, and tracks 24 players remaining beside table announcements like "final table at 10." Card rooms and home-game hosts run it on a side TV so the current level is never in dispute. Blinds, break timing, and the player count all edit in seconds.
An esports match board showing the map rotation — Ascent, Mirage, Summoner's Rift — a 1-1 series counter, a countdown to match start, and a caster ticker for format and break notes. Gaming lounges, team houses, and watch parties run it beside the main screen as a physical-feeling match HUD, every row flipping like a Solari board at 60 FPS.
A pickup basketball scoreboard with big flip counters for home (18) and away (16), a running game clock, and a ticker holding court rules — winner stays, next up red team, first to 21. Gyms, rec centers, and office courts run it on a wall TV so nobody argues the score. Update the numbers from a laptop or phone and the wall display flips over.
A game day board counting down to kickoff with live Philadelphia weather and a rotating fan ticker — doors open 5pm, wear home colors, tailgate lot C. Schools, arenas, bars, and fan caves run it through the week before a big matchup so the countdown builds in the room. Change one target date and the whole board points at your next game.
A bar TV board with a live countdown to happy hour and a rotating ticker of drink specials in split-flap style. The countdown flips down to the 5pm start while specials like $9 spritzes, $6 drafts, and $4 tacos cycle underneath, with a 21+ reminder in the footer. The ticking flaps give regulars a reason to stay for one more round.
A hotel event schedule board that lists today's functions by room with a live next-event countdown for lobby and conference-floor TVs. The layout names the grand ballroom, sky terrace, and garden room, cycles bookings like the breakfast buffet, sales summit, and wedding reception, and counts down to the next start time. Guests find their event without stopping at the desk.
A compact conference room schedule board that shows the next booking, room capacity, AV connections, and the current time on one split-flap screen. The layout stacks a next-meeting widget cycling through five daily slots over a capacity line for eight seats, an HDMI note, and a polite reminder to end meetings on time. Made for the smaller displays mounted beside shared rooms.
What the countdown widget does and where it shines
The countdown widget takes a target date and time and flips the remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds live on the board. You choose which units show — a days-only board months out, full precision in the final week — and the digits render as split-flap cells that click down in real time. Nothing feeds it but the clock: set the target in the editor, size the digit rows, and it runs unattended in any TV browser until it hits zero.
Configuration is deliberately small: target date and time, visible units, digit size, colors. What happens at zero is your call — swap the scene to a message, roll into a count-up of time since the moment, or point the widget at the next milestone, all dashboard edits that reach the screen instantly. Because each widget flips independently, the countdown can share a grid with a clock, a weather tile, or event details without any of them waiting on the others.
Four boards worth building: a product-launch board with the countdown over a live signups counter; a wedding or trip board counting days beside a daily reminder row; an office deadline board ticking to sprint end or quarter close next to the metric it pressures; and a sale timer behind a shop counter counting down to the end of the promotion. Each starts as a forked template, plays in any TV browser, and needs only a Starter plan at $8/mo to run live.
- 01Day, hour, minute, second flaps
- 02Target any date and time
- 03Pair with messages or widgets
- 04Roll into a count-up at zero
- 05Custom colors and sizing
Can I place a countdown alongside other widgets?
Yes. Drop the countdown into any board and arrange it next to KPIs, a clock, or a message, all flipping together.
How granular can the countdown go?
Down to the second. Choose which units to show and the widget flips each one live until it reaches the target.
Where does the countdown run?
On any TV browser with no hardware, so a streaming stick or smart TV displays it as an always-on timer.
Is there a free way to set up a countdown board?
Yes. Building and previewing a countdown is free — fork a template, set the target, and tune colors without paying. A plan is only needed to play it live on a TV, starting at $8/mo on Starter for one display, with no timer hardware to buy.
Can the countdown rotate with other content on one screen?
Yes. Put the countdown on its own scene and rotate it with a schedule, metrics, or announcements, each scene with its own duration. As the date nears, give the countdown a longer slot — or make it the only scene on the day itself.
START FROM A TEMPLATE
Pick a board, customize the copy and data, and open it in a supported Chrome or Edge player.