10 Best Countdown Timer Plugins In JavaScript (2024 Update)
Have you ever wanted to add a countdown timer to your website? The popularity of this plugin has been on the rise over the last few years. The purpose of a countdown timer is to display a certain time until an event occurs.
There are a lot of countdown plugins out there. Putting this list of the best JavaScript (jQuery & Vanilla JS) countdown plugins together was a fun project.
In this blog post I'm going to showcase a list of 10 best JavaScript (jQuery & Vanilla JS) countdown plugins which can be used to tell the visitor how many dates, times, products left before the event. Enjoy.
If you're looking for a retro flip style countdown plugin, see Best Flip Clock Style Countdown Plugins In JavaScript
Originally Published Jan 14 2019, updated Jan 13 2024
Table of contents:
Best jQuery Countdown Plugins:
Modern Circular jQuery Countdown Timer Plugin - Final Countdown
A cool jQuery timer plugin used to countdown in seconds, minutes, hours and days to any date time, with a ring-style countdown indicator. Ideal for creating a modern coming soon & in construction page for your upcoming project.
Simple jQuery & Html5 Based 360 Degree Countdown Timer - countdown360
A simple nice jQuery countdown timer plugin that allows you to count down to a number of seconds as a circular progress bar.
Attractive jQuery Circular Countdown Timer Plugin - TimeCircles
A simple yet attractive jQuery plugin for creating a countdown or count up timer with cool looking circular design.
Simple Countdown Timer Plugin With jQuery - simple.timer.js
A simple jQuery countdown timer plugin with the ability to execute a callback function for custom behavior on timeout.
Countdown Clock With Specific Timezone - countdown.jquery.js
A lightweight, Bootstrap-compatible jQuery countdown plugin that counts the days/hours/minutes/seconds to a specific DateTime in any time zone.
Best Vanilla JS Countdown Plugins:
Easy Datetime Countdown Timer – Countdown.js
An easy-to-style countdown timer implementation in pure JavaScript. It will display EXPIRED when the countdown is over.
Circular Countdown Timer In JavaScript And CSS3
A minimal countdown timer with a SVG based circular countdown indicator, implemented in pure JavaScript and CSS/CSS3.
Simple Countdown Timer In Vanilla JavaScript – ysCountDown.js
A simple JavaScript countdown timer plugin for counting time down in DAYS, HOURS, MINUTES, SECONDS.
Digital Clock With Countdown Circle – rounded-clock
A modern digital clock with a circular countdown representing how many seconds are left to the next minute.
easytimer.js
easytimer.js is an easy-to-use Timer/Countdown/Chronometer library built in pure JavaScript that allows to count up to or countdown from a given value with callback support.
Conclusion:
Once you’ve selected the plugin that best suits your needs, using it is very easy. Some of them have customization options, but many of them require only a simple call to the plugin in your code. Remember that almost anything can be modified by editing the code. For more information on that, read the documentation or comments on the repository for your chosen plugin.
More Resources:
Seeking more jQuery plugins or JavaScript libraries to create awesome Countdown Timers on the web & mobile? See jQuery Countdown and JavaScript Countdown sections for more details.
See also:
- Best Flip Clock Style Countdown Plugins In JavaScript
- Best Countup Timer Plugins In JavaScript
- Best Countdown Timer JavaScript Libraries
- Best Countdown Components For Vue.js
