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About Calendar Countdown: Live Event Timer & Alerts

Stay on schedule without switching tabs 📌 Calendar Countdown & Alerts pins a sleek banner at the top of every webpage, counting down in real time to your next Google Calendar event. 🌟 Key Features ⚪🟠🔴 Live Countdown ⚪ Grey when > 60 sec 🟠 Orange when < 60 sec (user can configure this in Settings) 🔴 Red when the event starts (user can configure this in Settings) 🚀 One-Click Actions Join Meeting opens your video conference link View Details takes you straight to the Calendar event 📋 Agenda Preview Tap “+N” to peek at your next events Switch between upcoming meetings without leaving the page 🧠 Smart Dismissals Dismiss per-tab or globally Auto-dismiss once an event begins ⚙️ Custom Settings Set your look-ahead window & color thresholds Exclude all-day events or disable banners entirely 🔒 Privacy-Focused 0% of your calendar data ever leaves your browser Only minimal analytics for performance & license checks ⚙️ How It Works Install & Authorize Grant read-only access to your calendar & email. Configure Open the extension popup to tweak your preferences. Make sure a meeting from your Google Calendar is within the 'look ahead' window timeframe (default set to 10 mins) Watch the banner update live—join, dismiss, or preview events without switching tabs!