Event Countdown Timer for Telegram Groups: Live With @CountdownMasterBot
When a group is waiting for something — a product launch, a stream going live, an exam, a trip — the question "when is it actually happening?" gets asked over and over. A pinned countdown message answers it before anyone asks: the bot posts a card that updates in place, always showing the live time remaining.
CountdownMasterBot does exactly this and nothing else. One command posts the countdown; the card ticks down in the chat where everyone already is, so nobody has to open a calendar app or trust someone's mental math across time zones.
Because it runs inside Telegram there's nothing to install and no account to create. Anyone in the group can post one, and anyone can see it — which is the whole point of a group countdown.
Steps
- Add @CountdownMasterBot to your group. It needs to be a member of the chat to post and update the countdown card. No admin rights are required.
- Post the countdown with /countdown. Example: /countdown fri 19:00 Launch stream starts! The bot accepts "in 2h", "tomorrow 19:00", a weekday like "fri 19:00", or a full date like 2026-10-01 19:00.
- Set the group's timezone once with /ctz. Times are read as UTC by default. Run /ctz +2 so "at 19:00" means your actual 7pm — do it once and every future countdown in that group is correct.
- Check what's coming with /countdowns. Lists every active countdown in the group with its exact time, so new members can catch up without scrolling.
- Get the precise next one with /next. /next shows the nearest upcoming countdown with an exact time-remaining breakdown — handy right before the moment hits.
- Remove it with /stop when it's over. /stop 3 cancels countdown id 3 so the card stops updating — keep the chat clean after the event passes.
Good to know
- Free: 3 active countdowns per group at once. Pro removes the cap and adds a reminder message before each countdown fires, for a one-time 150 Stars (≈ $3) payment per group.
- The countdown card updates in place — it doesn't spam the chat with a new message every minute.
- Times are always shown with the UTC offset so mixed-timezone groups can convert at a glance; /ctz sets the group's default.
- Anyone in the group can create or stop a countdown — there's no admin gate, which keeps it frictionless but means the card is a shared object.
- It's a group tool first: in a private chat it works too, but the live shared card is where it earns its place.
FAQ
- Does the countdown update live in the chat?
- Yes — the bot edits the same message in place, so the card always shows current time remaining without flooding the chat.
- How many countdowns can a group have at once?
- 3 active on the free tier. /pro removes the cap for unlimited concurrent countdowns and adds pre-event reminders.
- What time formats does /countdown accept?
- "In 2h", "tomorrow 19:00", a weekday like "fri 19:00", or a full date like 2026-10-01 19:00. /ctz sets which timezone those times mean.
- Can I see a precise time remaining right before the event?
- Yes — /next shows the nearest upcoming countdown with an exact hours/minutes breakdown.