# Can you help me create a countdown timer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** beginner\ **Created:** [July 13, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-you-help-me-create-a-countdown-timer/1962704 "2022-07-13T16:11:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nguyenhaily2010kom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@nguyenhaily2010kom](https://community.thunkable.com/u/nguyenhaily2010kom)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-you-help-me-create-a-countdown-timer/1962704/1 "2022-07-13T16:11:30Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/d/e/ded69d30ac707987d864ab83e4ca6138ed1cbc74.png) i want it to count down ---
**Author:** ![jared](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jared/32/138473_2.png) [@jared](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jared)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-you-help-me-create-a-countdown-timer/1962704/2 "2022-07-13T16:27:54Z")
Hey @nguyenhaily2010kom Welcome to the commuunity! can you share what you’ve tried in the blocks so far? Have you seen this post yet? > [@How to create a timer that runs in the background or with the app closed completely](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-create-a-timer-that-runs-in-the-background-or-with-the-app-closed-completely/515590): > > Hey Thunkers! I wanted to create a quick tutorial to demonstrate how to have a timer that runs in the background independent of the app being open or closed. First, here is the visual layout, of course, i doubt yours will be the same as mine exactly but for demonstration purposes, here you go! Step 1: Create 1 stored variable. This guy will do our real “timer” work and keep track of everything we need Because I utilize the variable as a list, I need … ---
**Author:** ![manyone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@manyone](https://community.thunkable.com/u/manyone)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-you-help-me-create-a-countdown-timer/1962704/3 "2022-07-13T17:42:34Z")
you should see several examples here: > [@art WDC #16 Can you re-create Fahad's Pomodoro Timer App?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/wdc-16-can-you-re-create-fahads-pomodoro-timer-app/1299502): > > Hopefully you are all enjoying the new #wdc format as much as we are on the Thunkable team! One of my favourite things about Thunkable is that you can build pretty much any app you want and last week there were so many of [your incredible apps and ideas](https://community.thunkable.com/t/wdc-15-show-thunkable/1283467) on display - I think it was one of my favourite challenges we’ve ever run! heart This week we’re back to the original format and hopefully you’ll be able to find a few moments to create this Pomodoro Timer. framed_picture Our Inspiration H… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/can-you-help-me-create-a-countdown-timer/1962704/4 "2022-10-11T17:43:01Z")
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