Made for email marketing

Live countdown timers,
embedded by URL

Add a ticking countdown to any email, newsletter, or landing page. One link, one image tag, and your recipients see the time tick down in real time.

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Drive action with urgency

Real-time countdowns convert better than static dates. Use them wherever attention matters.

Email campaigns

Flash sales, limited offers, last-chance reminders. Recipients see the timer tick the moment they open.

E-commerce

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, end-of-quarter pushes. Show shoppers exactly how long they have left.

Launches and events

Product launches, webinars, ticket releases. Build hype with a clock ticking down to the moment.

Newsletters

Subscription renewals, content drops, application deadlines. Always fresh, no editing your template.

Set it up in 30 seconds

No SDK, no account, no signup. Configure, copy the URL, paste it.

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Configure your timer

Pick a target date, font, colors, and layout. See it live as you tweak.

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Get a URL

We give you a single link to your timer.

timer.openteck.net/{your-id}
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Drop it in

Use it like any image in your email or page.

<img src="…/{your-id}">

Everything you need

The details that turn a generic timer into one that fits your brand.

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20+ fontsSans, serif, mono, display, and script faces. Pick one that fits.
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Custom colorsBackground, text, accent. Match your brand exactly.
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Transparent backgroundsPlace the timer over any colour or pattern in your template.
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Rounded cornersSoften the edges to match a card-style design.
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Multiple layoutsBoxed digits or a clean single line. Pick what fits.
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Time formatsDays, hours, minutes, seconds. Or MM:SS, HH:MM:SS, or compact.
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Captions and expiry textAdd context above the clock and a message when it hits zero.
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UTC-preciseSet the target in UTC. Works the same everywhere.
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Edit laterBookmark your timer and update it any time.
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Works everywhereIf your email client renders images, it renders our timers.
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Preset designsStart from one of 20+ ready-made looks and tweak from there.
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Free to useNo account, no quota, no watermark.

Questions, answered

Does it work in Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail?

Yes. Every major email client that displays images will display the timer. There's no JavaScript involved. It's just an image tag pointing at our URL.

How accurate is the countdown?

The timer is rendered fresh each time it's loaded, so the seconds shown reflect the current time to within a second. Once an email is open the animation plays at one frame per second.

What happens when the timer hits zero?

It stops at zero. You can optionally set a custom message, like "Sale's over!", that appears in place of the digits when it expires.

Can I change the timer after I create it?

Yes. The page you used to create it stays usable. Bookmark it or save the URL. The next visit lets you edit the same timer.

Is there a cost?

No. Free to create, free to use, no signup required. We may add a paid tier later for higher-volume use cases.

Are recipients tracked?

No tracking, no pixels, no analytics on the GIF. Each request to the timer just renders the current state and serves it.

Ready to make your first timer?

Takes less than a minute. No signup.

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