# How to add countdown widgets on your Mac

> Learn how to add countdown widgets, timers, and progress bars to your Mac Notification Center step by step with Pretty Progress.

Canonical: https://prettyprogress.app/how-to-add-a-countdown-widget-on-your-mac

Learn how to add countdown, timer, and progress bar widgets to your Mac Notification Center or Today View with Pretty Progress.

\*Apple silicon Mac required

![Mac showing a countdown widget in Notification Center](https://prettyprogress.app/images/macNotification_1.webp)

[Watch the video guide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5Qkw57gtuA)

## Create or customize your countdown widget in Pretty Progress.

STEP 1

1. Open Pretty Progress.
2. Click the (+) button to create a new countdown. You can also select and edit an existing countdown or duplicate one from the Library screen.
3. Click the date selector and choose the type of progress you want to create: “Countdown”, “Count up”, or “Timer”.
4. Select the starting date. The default starting date is the date when you create the countdown.
5. For a countdown, enter the final date or deadline. A count up can be created without an end date. For a timer, select how much time you want to count.
6. Optionally choose whether the countdown or timer repeats, set its frequency, and add personal notes.

![An Mac showing the first steps to create a countdown with Pretty Progress](https://prettyprogress.app/images/ipad-how-to-1a_1.webp)

7. In the second tab of the bottom menu, choose how time is displayed: a single unit, several units, or a percentage.
8. You can also choose whether to show an accessory indicator to make the passage of time easier to understand.
9. In the third tab, personalize the countdown using the available designs. Each design has different customization options.
10. When you are happy with the result, click the checkmark button to save the event.
11. Your countdown will appear on the Pretty Progress Home Screen with your other countdowns.

![An Mac showing the final steps to customize a countdown with Pretty Progress](https://prettyprogress.app/images/ipad-how-to-1b_1.webp)

## Add your countdown widget to Mac Notification Center

STEP 2

1. Open Notification Center by clicking the date on your Mac or swiping left with two fingers from the right edge of the trackpad.
2. Click “Edit Widgets”.
3. Find Pretty Progress by scrolling or entering its name in search.

![Editing Notification Center widgets on a Mac](https://prettyprogress.app/images/how-to-mac-2-a_1.webp)

4. Choose a widget size and click the green (+) button to add it to Notification Center.
5. The event that finishes soonest appears by default. Click the widget once to configure it.

![Pretty Progress widget selector on macOS](https://prettyprogress.app/images/how-to-mac-desktop-2_1.webp)

6. Choose the countdown you want to show in Notification Center.
7. Rearrange widgets while still in editing mode.
8. Click “Done” when you finish.

![Selecting an event for a Pretty Progress Mac widget](https://prettyprogress.app/images/how-to-mac-2-c_1.webp)

## Keep exploring

- [How to add a countdown widget to your Mac desktop](https://prettyprogress.app/how-to-add-countdown-widget-on-macs-desktop)
- [Add a deadline countdown widget on your iPhone](https://prettyprogress.app/countdowns/deadline-countdown-widget-iphone)
- [Widget updates and troubleshooting](https://prettyprogress.app/faqs#widget-troubleshooting)