Is tickward free and open source for event planners?
For event work, tickward is free and open source, with unlimited timers for deadlines, production dates, and client milestones.
Countdown timer for event planners and production teams
A countdown timer for event planners keeps the next event milestone visible before the day gets busy. Use tickward as an event planning countdown for client events, venue access, rehearsals, vendor handoffs, or doors-open moments.
Create an event planning countdown with the target date, time, and timezone, then share the link with clients, vendors, or crew. Projects and spaces help keep one event separate from the next.
Organize an event planning countdown by client
Event work often means several timelines moving at once: deposits, venue access, setup calls, rehearsals, and doors-open moments. Projects and spaces give those dates a place to live without mixing one client event into another.
Each timer points to a target date, time, and timezone, which helps when planners, vendors, and guests are not all working from the same location.
Share a countdown timer for event planners with vendors
A shared countdown link gives clients, venue contacts, and production teammates a simple way to see the next important moment. Because it opens in the browser, guests and crew can check it without installing anything.
Shared timers can also be embedded on a page when the countdown needs to sit next to event details. Sign in only when you want event timers synced across devices.
How to create your countdown timer for event planners
Create the event timer
Add the event name, target date, target time, and timezone for the milestone everyone is tracking.
Group client timelines
Use projects and spaces to separate venue holds, rehearsal calls, vendor deadlines, and event days.
Share the countdown
Send the timer link to clients, vendors, or production teammates so they can check the same target time.
Embed it on the event page
Use the embedded view when a registration page, client portal, or event page needs the live countdown.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account to make an event timer?
You can create local event timers in the browser without signing in. Use sign-in only when those timers should sync across devices.
Can I share a timer with vendors or clients?
Share the timer link so vendors, clients, and production teammates can check the same target time from the browser.
Can I embed a timer on an event page?
Shared timers can be embedded on an event page when guests, vendors, or staff need a live countdown.
Can recurring event tasks repeat?
tickward supports daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly recurrence for repeated production calls and planning cadences.
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