Question 1

How does ItsNearly work?

Accepted Answer

ItsNearly encodes your countdown date, name, and theme directly into the URL. There is no database or server storage. When you create a countdown, you get a unique URL that anyone can open to see the live countdown.

Question 2

Is ItsNearly free?

Accepted Answer

Yes, ItsNearly is completely free to use. No account, no subscription, no limits.

Question 3

Can I embed a countdown on my website?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every countdown page supports iframe embedding. Add ?embed=1 to any countdown URL to hide the footer CTA, then paste it into an iframe on your site.

Question 4

Is ItsNearly the successor to itsalmo.st?

Accepted Answer

Yes. ItsNearly (itsnearly.com) is the modern successor to the popular itsalmo.st countdown service. It offers the same core concept — shareable countdown pages — with improved customization, a more compact URL encoding system, and embed support.

Question 5

Can I customize the look of my countdown?

Accepted Answer

Yes. ItsNearly supports 8 font choices, 6 background styles, and full custom color selection for background, text, and accent colors. All theme data is encoded in the URL.