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Pomodoro Timer

Use the Pomodoro technique to work in short, focused bursts separated by breaks. By default you focus for 25 minutes, rest for 5, and take a longer 15-minute break after every fourth session, but every length can be changed. The timer moves between phases on its own and keeps count of the focus sessions you finish today.

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Run Pomodoro Sessions

Keep this tab open while you work. Sounds and notifications are off until you switch them on.

Focus 1 · ready

Completed focus sessions: 0

How to Use the Pomodoro Timer

  1. Adjust the focus, short-break and long-break lengths if you like.
  2. Tick sound or notification if you want an alert at each change, then press Start.
  3. Work until the focus phase ends, then take the break. Pause pauses and resumes, Skip to next jumps ahead.
  4. Press Reset to stop and set the session count back to zero.

About This Tool

Students, writers, programmers and anyone who finds it easier to concentrate with a clear finish line.

Input: Session lengths  ·  Output: Timed work and break cycles.

Features and Limitations

Features

  • Configurable focus, short-break and long-break lengths and long-break interval.
  • Automatic or manual start of the next phase.
  • Opt-in sound and notification at each change.
  • Phase and remaining time in the page title; announced to screen readers at each change.
  • Progress bar and completed-session counter.

Limitations

  • Runs only while the tab is open; the count resets when you reload.
  • Background tabs can delay the sound slightly in some browsers.
  • Results are computed in your browser; nothing you enter is sent to a server.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Pomodoro technique?

A time-management method by Francesco Cirillo: work on one task for a fixed block (traditionally 25 minutes), take a short break, and take a longer break after four blocks.

Can I change the 25-minute length?

Yes. Any focus length from 1 to 120 minutes works. Many people prefer 50 minutes of focus with 10-minute breaks.

Why is there no sound by default?

Unexpected sounds can be disruptive, especially in shared spaces, so you choose whether to turn them on.

Does skipping count as a completed session?

No. Only focus phases that run to zero are counted.

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