Pomodoro timer

The Pomodoro Technique, developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s and named after a tomato-shaped kitchen timer, breaks work into short, focused intervals:

1. Choose a task.
2. Work on it for 25 minutes without interruptions.
3. Take a 5-minute break.
4. After four Pomodoros, take a longer 15–30 minute break.

Short, fixed sessions make it easier to start, keep you from burning out, and help you see how much time tasks actually take.

Type your task in the field at the top if you like; it appears under the timer during focus sessions. Click Start, and the timer counts down while the tab title shows the remaining time with a tomato or coffee icon. When a session ends, a short sound plays, a notification appears if you allowed it, and the next phase starts automatically.

You can Pause, Skip to next or Reset at any time. Before you start, you can also switch between Focus, Short break and Long break manually. The counter under the timer shows how many Pomodoros you've finished.

Open Settings to change:

Untick "Start the next session automatically" if you prefer to start each phase yourself. Popular alternatives include 50/10 for deep work and 15/3 for tasks you've been putting off.

• Silence notifications and put your phone out of reach during focus sessions.
• If a distracting thought comes up, jot it down and get back to work.
• Use breaks to move, stretch, drink water or look out of a window, not to scroll.
• Plan your day in Pomodoros: estimate how many each task needs and compare afterward.
• If a task takes more than five or six Pomodoros, break it into smaller pieces.

The end-of-session sound is scheduled in advance, so it plays on time even in a background tab, and phase changes are calculated from the actual end time so nothing drifts. Keep the tab open and your sound on. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is stored or sent anywhere.