Pomodoro Timer

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    What is the Pomodoro Technique?

    The Pomodoro Technique is a simple time-management method: work in focused blocks — traditionally 25 minutes — then take a short break, with a longer break after every few blocks. It's named after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer ("pomodoro" in Italian) its creator, Francesco Cirillo, originally used in the late 1980s. The idea is that a visible, ticking deadline makes it easier to stay focused than an open-ended "I'll work until I feel like stopping."

    Why most Pomodoro timers fall short

    Most free Pomodoro timers are just a single countdown you have to restart by hand between every phase — set 25 minutes, it rings, you manually set 5 minutes for a break, it rings, you manually set 25 minutes again. That constant manual restarting is exactly the kind of small friction that breaks focus. This one runs the full cycle automatically: Focus → Short Break → Focus → ... → Long Break, on its own, so the only decision left is whether to work or rest.

    Built to actually help you focus, not just count down

    A few things set this timer apart from a plain countdown:

    • Automatic cycling, with manual control when you want it — the timer tracks which focus session you're on and switches to a long break at the right point, with no manual restarting. Prefer to jump straight to a break, or redo a focus block? Click the Focus / Short Break / Long Break tabs above the timer at any point to switch phases yourself.
    • A real task list, not just a text box — add the things you're working on, mark one as active, and check them off as you finish. Every completed pomodoro is logged against whichever task is active, so you can see exactly how many focused blocks each task actually took.
    • Background focus sounds — rain, ocean waves, a crackling fire, or a low focus drone, generated directly in your browser with no downloads, external players, or ads.
    • Fully customizable timing — the classic 25/5/15-minute pattern is a starting point, not a fixed rule; change any of the durations, or how many sessions happen before a long break.
    • Stays visible even when you switch tabs — a live countdown in the tab title and browser favicon, optional notifications, and a floating always-on-top mini timer (Picture-in-Picture) for when you're working in another app entirely.
    • A running tally of today's focus — sessions completed and total focus time, so you can see at a glance whether today matched your plan.

    How to use it

    Add a task (or a few) in the Tasks panel and click one to make it active — everything you complete while it's active counts toward it. Hit Start, and the timer counts down the current Focus session, automatically moves to a Short Break when it ends, and cycles back to Focus — with a Long Break inserted after your set number of focus sessions. Don't want a task list at all? It's entirely optional — the timer runs exactly the same without one. Adjust any of the durations, turn background sound on, or switch off auto-start if you'd rather confirm each phase yourself — all in Settings.

    Free, no account, nothing saved anywhere but your browser

    Like every tool on Cronometro, the Pomodoro timer works with no sign-up and no installation. Your settings and today's stats are saved locally in your own browser — see the Privacy Policy for the full details on what's stored and where.

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    Pomodoro timer help & questions

    ➥ The Pomodoro Technique is a time-management method: work in focused blocks (traditionally 25 minutes), followed by a short break, with a longer break after every few blocks. It's named after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer its creator originally used.
    ➥ Yes. Unlike a plain countdown you have to restart by hand, this timer automatically moves from Focus to Short Break, back to Focus, and to a Long Break after your set number of focus sessions — the full cycle runs on its own.
    ➥ Yes. The 25/5/15-minute pattern is just the default — change the focus length, short break length, long break length, and how many focus sessions happen before a long break, all in Settings.
    ➥ Yes. Choose from rain, ocean waves, a crackling fire, or a low focus drone — all generated directly in your browser, so there's nothing to download and no external player or ads involved.
    ➥ Yes, in a few ways: enable browser notifications to get alerted even in a background tab, watch the live countdown in the tab title and favicon, or float the timer in a small always-on-top window with Picture-in-Picture (Chromium-based browsers).
    ➥ Either — it's your choice. Turn on auto-start in Settings to move straight into the next phase with no clicks, or leave it off to manually confirm you're ready before each Focus or Break begins.
    ➥ Yes. A running total for today (sessions completed and total focus time) is shown above the timer, and cycle-progress dots show where you are in the current set of focus sessions before your next long break.
    ➥ Yes. Click the Focus, Short Break, or Long Break tab above the timer at any point to jump straight to that phase — useful if you need a break early, or want to redo a focus block. Automatic cycling and manual tabs both control the same timer, so they always stay in sync.
    ➥ Yes. Add tasks in the Tasks panel, click one to mark it active, and every focus session you complete while it's active adds to that task's own pomodoro count — so you can see exactly how many focused blocks each task took, not just a single combined total.
    ➥ Yes, completely free, with no sign-up. Your settings, tasks, and today's stats are saved in your browser's local storage — see the Privacy Policy for details.