Free online countdown wallpaper maker

Pick a date, add your own photo and download a countdown wallpaper for your iPhone Lock Screen or your computer. Free, no sign-up, no watermark. Your browser draws the picture on this page, so the photo never leaves your device.

Live preview1206 × 2622

The grey time marks where the iPhone clock sits. It isn’t in the download.

On iPhone, tap Save wallpaper, then Save Image.

On a computer the wallpaper downloads as a JPEG.

Set it as your iPhone Lock Screen

Tap Save wallpaper, then Save Image.
Touch and hold the Lock Screen, tap +, tap Photos and choose the wallpaper.
Pinch or drag to adjust it if you like, tap Add, then Set as Wallpaper Pair.

The Lock Screen clock and widgets sit at the top of the screen, so the maker places your number in the lower half. That is what the grey time in the preview is for.

Make the number count down by itself

A wallpaper keeps the number it was made with. A widget is the part of the Lock Screen that changes: in Countdown Widget: Any Event every widget size on the Lock Screen and the Home Screen is free, with unlimited countdowns and no ads.

Lock Screen: touch and hold the Lock Screen, tap Customize, choose the Lock Screen, tap Add Widgets under the clock, choose Countdown and tap Done.
Home Screen: touch and hold an empty area, tap Edit → Add Widget (on iOS 17, tap +), search for Countdown, pick a size and tap Add Widget.

If you switch to the widget, use a photo without a number as your wallpaper, so the screen doesn’t show an old count next to the new one. Lock Screen widgets are drawn in one tint over the wallpaper; on the Home Screen, the widget itself can show your own photo, which is part of Countdown Pro (how it works).

On a computer

Choose Computer (16:9) as the size. On a Mac, right-click the downloaded file in Finder and choose Set Desktop Picture. On Windows, right-click it and choose Set as desktop background.

Ideas

Christmas. The days to December 25 over a photo from last year. For a number that updates itself, see the Christmas countdown widget.
A trip. The beach you are going to, with the date you fly out. See the vacation countdown for reminders before you leave.
A birthday. Their photo and their day; the birthday countdown repeats every year.
The two of you. Send the share link to your partner, or share one countdown that shows up on both iPhones.

Need only the number? The days until calculator counts to any date.

Published 2026-10-25 · Updated 2026-10-25 · go ka

Questions people ask

Is the countdown wallpaper maker free?

Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many wallpapers you make.

Is my photo uploaded anywhere?

No. Your browser draws the wallpaper on this page, and the photo never leaves your device. The share link carries only the title, the date and the background color, never the photo.

Will the number on the wallpaper count down by itself?

No. A wallpaper is a still picture, so it keeps the number it had on the day you made it. For a number that changes every day, use a countdown widget instead, with a plain photo as the wallpaper; in Countdown Widget: Any Event every widget size on the Lock Screen and the Home Screen is free.

How do I set it as my iPhone Lock Screen?

Save the wallpaper to Photos, then touch and hold the Lock Screen, tap +, tap Photos and choose it. Tap Add, then Set as Wallpaper Pair.

Which sizes can I download?

iPhone (1206 × 2622 pixels, the screen of a 6.3-inch iPhone), Large iPhone (1320 × 2868, the screen of a 6.9-inch iPhone) and a 16:9 computer size (2560 × 1440). Other iPhones have almost the same shape, and you can pinch and drag the picture when you set it.

Does it work on Android or Windows?

Yes. The download is an ordinary JPEG picture, so any phone or computer can use it as a wallpaper. Countdown, the app with the countdown widget, is for iPhone and iPad.