Pomodoro Timer

Pomodoro Timer runs the Pomodoro Technique, the time-management method devised by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s: work with full focus for a fixed block, usually 25 minutes, take a short break, usually 5 minutes, and after four focus blocks take a longer break of 15 to 30 minutes. The timer lays the whole sequence out as a list, shows which phase you are in and how much of it is left, counts the focus sessions you have finished, and beeps — two high beeps for focus, three lower ones for a break — when each phase ends. By default it waits for you to start the next phase, so you finish your thought before breaking; switch on automatic start to let it run straight through. Every length can be changed, from short study sprints to 50-minute deep-work blocks. It keeps time from the clock, so it stays right in a background tab, and a reload carries on.

1. Set the focus, short break and long break lengths, and how many focus sessions come before the long break.
2. Press Start and work on one task until the beep.
3. Take the break when it comes; press Start to begin the next phase (or turn on automatic start).
4. Use Skip to end a phase early, or Reset to begin a fresh set.

• The tab must stay open for the beeps; a closed page cannot sound. Phones may hold timers while the screen is locked.
• Changing a length starts the sequence again, so the list and the clock always match.
• It counts sessions in the current sequence; it does not keep a history or statistics across days.
• The technique works best with tasks broken into pieces that fit one focus session.
• Your settings and the running timer are kept on this device only; nothing is sent.

A way of working in focused blocks — traditionally 25 minutes — separated by short breaks, with a longer break after four blocks. It is named after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer its inventor used.

Yes. Many people use 50 minutes of focus and 10 of rest for deep work, or 15 and 3 for hard-to-start tasks.

Off is the classic method: you finish your sentence, then start the break. Turn it on if you prefer the timer to keep going by itself.

Pause and resume, or reset that session. The method suggests starting the focus block again after a real interruption.