How to add a countdown timer in Gmail
Gmail is one of the easiest email clients to add a timer into. You can add a timer into your email template in Gmail in just a few simple steps.
Step 1: Create a timer
Go through the Mailtimer wizard to create a timer. When you click Publish on your timer, Mailtimer will generate you a short HTML snippet containing an <img>
tag. Copy just the URL of the image.
![Publish timer](/img/how-does-mailtimer-work/publish-timer.png)
Step 2: Compose an email
When composing a message, click on the Insert photo button.
![Compose email screen](/img/insert-timer-into-gmail/compose-email.jpg)
Then, from the “Web Address (URL)” tab, insert your timer’s URL. Note: You should only insert the actual timer URL without copying the whole snippet that includes HTML tags.
![Insert photo url](/img/insert-timer-into-gmail/insert-photo.jpg)
Finally, click the Insert button.
![Resize image](/img/insert-timer-into-gmail/resize-image.jpg)
That’s it! You’re done.
Type the rest of your email above and/or below your timer and send your email!