DMS Desktop Countdown

April 22, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

Image showcasing the project, with the settings menu to the left and two widgets displaying countdowns on the right

A simple plugin for Dank Material Shell that lets you create desktop widget countdowns.

  • Count the days until an end date
  • Provide a start date to get progress from then until the end date
  • Display the hours, days, and weeks until the end date
  • Only count certain days of the week, like how many mondays until the end date

Usage:

  1. Go to Settings > Workspaces & Widgets > Desktop Widgets and add a new DMS Desktop Countdown widget
  2. Set the Start Date and End Date using the format YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
  3. Set Show hours, Show days, and Show weeks as desired
  4. Use Count <Weekday> to limit the counts to only be on those days

To-Do:

  • Show the date that the countdown is counting to
  • Add icons