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Minimal countdown widget

By the WidgetCraft team · Updated

A minimal countdown widget counts the days left until a date you choose. Quiet layouts, one accent color and plenty of empty space. This page gives the exact colors, type settings and layers, with a preview drawn from the same values.

Minimal countdown widget design preview: Quiet layouts, one accent color and plenty of empty space.
Design preview drawn from the recipe below. Example values are shown; your widget uses live data.

What a minimal countdown widget shows

A countdown widget keeps one date in view: a trip, a birthday, an exam or a launch. The number of days is the hero, the event name gives it meaning and a bar shows how far along you are.

WidgetCraft's countdown layer works from the phone's clock, so it is free, needs no permission and works offline. You pick the target date in the layer's details.

How the minimal style shapes it

Minimal widgets remove everything that is not information. One typeface, two or three colors, generous margins and no decoration, so the time or the task is the only thing you see.

Minimal countdown widget recipe

LayerSettings
Canvas360 × 180, background #F5F3EE, corner radius 22
Layoutsplit: label and event name on the left, the number right aligned and larger on the right
Textlabel "Days until", size 12, color #8B8A85
Countdowndays remaining, built-in Sans, size 76, color #151515
Textevent name, size 20, color #151515
Progressa thin 4-point bar, 312 wide, progress #E4572E
Fontbuilt-in Sans
Home screen size4 × 2 cells

Minimal color palette

How to make a minimal countdown widget in WidgetCraft

  1. Create a widget and open Canvas. Set the size to 360 × 180, the background to #F5F3EE and the corner radius to 22.
  2. Tap Add and choose Countdown. Pick your target date and show days only.
  3. Set the font to built-in Sans, the size to 76 and the color to #151515.
  4. Add a Text label "Days until" at size 12 in #8B8A85, and a second Text layer for the event name at size 20.
  5. Add a Progress layer as a thin 4-point bar in #E4572E to show how much of the wait has passed.
  6. Tap Save, then Add to home screen and resize the widget on your launcher if needed.

Everything in this recipe works in the free version.

Tips for minimal countdown widgets

Ready-made Minimalist templates

WidgetCraft includes a Minimalist template pack you can import and edit instead of starting from a blank canvas.

Next appointmentNext appointment5 editable layersQuiet calendarQuiet calendar19 editable layersToday in a lineToday in a line14 editable layers

Questions about the minimal countdown widget

What size is a minimal countdown widget?

It is designed for 4 × 2 home screen cells on a 360 × 180 canvas. You can resize it on the launcher and the design scales in proportion.

Which colors does it use?

Paper (#F5F3EE) for the background, Ink (#151515) for the main text, Stone (#8B8A85) for labels and Signal (#E4572E) as the accent.

Is it free to make?

Yes. Countdown widgets use free features in WidgetCraft, and the minimal styling is free too.

What else is this style called?

People also search for minimalist countdown widget, clean countdown widget, simple countdown widget. They describe the same look as this minimal countdown widget.

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