Pomodoro Timer
A focus timer with work sessions, short and long breaks, and progress tracking.
A focus session followed by short breaks, with a longer break after several rounds. Runs entirely in your browser.
How to use the Pomodoro Timer
Step 1 — Set your intervals
- Adjust focus, break lengths, and the long-break cadence, or keep the classic defaults.
Step 2 — Start focusing
- Press Start; the ring counts down your focus session.
Step 3 — Take breaks
- When a session ends, an alert sounds and a break is queued. Repeat the cycle.
Step 4 — Track sessions
- Completed focus sessions are counted, with a longer break after several.
Frequently asked questions
A time-management method where you work in focused intervals — classically 25 minutes — separated by short breaks, with a longer break after several intervals. The structure helps sustain concentration and reduce burnout.
Yes. Set your own focus length, short break, long break, and how many focus sessions happen before a long break. The defaults follow the classic 25/5/15 pattern.
When a phase ends it stops, plays an optional alert, and loads the next phase ready to start. You stay in control of when each interval begins.
It uses your browser built-in audio to play a short tone, so no file is downloaded. Some browsers require you to interact with the page first before audio can play.
Browsers may slow timers in background tabs, so the countdown can drift if the tab is hidden for a long time. Keep it visible for the most accurate timing.
About the Pomodoro Timer
This is a focus timer built around the Pomodoro Technique: you work in fixed, distraction-free intervals separated by deliberate breaks. The circular ring shows your progress at a glance, completed sessions are tracked, and a longer break arrives automatically after a set number of focus rounds.
Why the technique works
The idea, developed by Francesco Cirillo, is deceptively simple: commit to a single task for one focused interval, then rest. Knowing a break is coming makes it easier to resist distractions during the work block, and the regular pauses prevent the slow decline in attention that comes from grinding for hours. The breaks are not wasted time; they are what makes the focused time sustainable. After several rounds a longer break lets you reset more fully before the next cycle. Many people find that structuring work this way turns a vague, intimidating task into a series of manageable sprints.
What this timer gives you
The defaults follow the classic pattern — 25 minutes of focus, a 5-minute short break, a 15-minute long break, and a long break after every fourth focus session — but every value is adjustable, so you can tune the rhythm to the kind of work you do. Deep creative work might want longer focus blocks; shallow admin might suit shorter ones. The ring fills as time passes so you can sense your progress without staring at the numbers, an optional tone signals the end of each phase, and a counter records how many focus sessions you have completed in the current run.
Practical notes
The timer runs entirely in your browser; nothing is tracked or sent anywhere. Two honest caveats: browsers can throttle timers in background tabs to save power, so for precise timing keep the tab visible, and most browsers will only play the alert sound after you have interacted with the page at least once, which is a standard audio policy rather than a fault. Pair focused sessions with a clear single task each round for the best results. To pick what to work on next from a list, try the Random Picker.