# pqina/flip

⏳ The online version of the classic flip clock

Repository: https://github.com/pqina/flip
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flip
Homepage: https://pqina.nl/flip/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: counter, countdown, flip, flipclock, flip-animation
Last push: 2026-07-13T11:42:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2371, "days_push": 51, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1020, forks 95 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:15.576862+00:00)

## What it is
Flip is a JavaScript plugin for rendering beautifully animated flip-style counters and countdown clocks on websites. It is powered by the Tick engine and works standalone with no dependencies, supporting both vanilla JS and jQuery APIs.

## Use cases
- add a flip clock countdown to a website
- count down to a product launch or event date
- show a live fundraising progress counter
- display elapsed time since an event
- create an animated number counter that counts up
- build a session-based timed countdown for urgency

## When to choose
- you need a polished, animated flip counter with minimal setup
- you want a dependency-free vanilla JavaScript solution
- you need flexible countdown presets for events, recurring schedules, or value counters

## When to avoid
- you need a plain numeric display without flip animation
- you want a server-side or non-browser rendering solution
- you need a full-featured date/time utility library rather than a visual counter

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: animation, ui-components, templating
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: flip-clock, countdown-timer, counter, vanilla-javascript, no-dependencies, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- pqina/flip (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.576862+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:09:18.768753+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pqina/flip (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.576862+00:00, sha 9e03149ae293)
  - homepage: https://pqina.nl/flip/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:09:29.985686+00:00, sha d06ae06cc274)
  - site_page: https://pqina.nl/tick (fetched 2026-08-29T13:09:29.995585+00:00, sha 4bcfeef2a6ef)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.