I’m sure you have notices the countdown features on sites like RapidShare and MegaUpload that allow you to download files but make you wait a specified number of seconds before giving you the download link. You have probably also seen site that are not online yet using a countdown to tell visitors when to come back in a very dynamic manner. They can also be used to countdown to a release date of a game, a movie or to a party. Countdown script simply have a lot of useful use cases and the good new is that there are some really good jQuery scripts you can use for your site. In this article you will find all the useful jQuery countdown scripts available right now for free download.
jQuery Countdown
This is a jQuery plugin that sets a div or span to show a countdown to a given time. There are tons of options available and everything is supported by good examples and code snippets.
Demo
jQuery Countdown with Background and Overlay
Really cool countdown script. There is a full package for download with script, images, css etc.
littlewebthings CountDown
This is an Easy to use animated countdown JavaScript. It is jQuery compatible and easily skinable
Demo:
jQuery Countdown plugin that doesn’t sucks!
Countdown timer jQuery Plugin
A simple jQuery Plugin that countdowns how long it is from a date. Very easy to use and a good download package with everything needed to get started.
jQuery CountDown Plugin
This script allows you to create a rapidshare.com like countdown and to animate the CSS font-size of each second and present a reward at the end.
How can I make a jQuery countdown
This is a really simple script, but it is a countdown script…
The Countdown jQuery plugin (translated)
Easy to use countdown script. Unfortunately no demo or example.
