Yes — it comes from endoflife.date and is refreshed on a schedule.

What does end-of-life mean here?

The date a release stops receiving support, including security fixes. The soonest upcoming date for each product is shown, since that is the one that matters.

No. This source is fully key-less.

Yes — free, no download, in your browser.

End-of-Life Countdown Screensaver

The End-of-Life Countdown screensaver shows how long widely-run software has before it stops getting security support, from the key-less endoflife.date project, sorted soonest-first so what is about to expire is what you see. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.

How the End-of-Life Countdown screensaver works

The background pipeline reads this from endoflife.date and saves a snapshot the saver loads.

How long widely-run software has before it stops getting security support, from the key-less endoflife.date project, sorted soonest-first so what is about to expire is what you see..

It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.

Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.

A worked example

How long widely-run software has before it stops getting security support, from the key-less endoflife.date project, sorted soonest-first so what is about to expire is what you see.

Settings & tips

Accent and Background recolour the display.
Run automation/run.py endoflife to refresh the feed.
Press ESC to leave fullscreen.

Frequently asked questions

Is this real data?: Yes — it comes from endoflife.date and is refreshed on a schedule.
What does end-of-life mean here?: The date a release stops receiving support, including security fixes. The soonest upcoming date for each product is shown, since that is the one that matters.
Is a key needed?: No. This source is fully key-less.
Is it free?: Yes — free, no download, in your browser.

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