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Pomodoro Timer
A free focus timer: 25 minutes of work, a 5-minute break, and a longer break after every four sessions. Change any length, and see the countdown in your browser tab.
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Short answer
Press Start to focus for 25 minutes, then take a 5-minute break. After every four focus sessions, take a longer 15-minute break. You can change every length, and the time left shows in your browser tab.
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Focus
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Timer settings
Keyboard shortcuts
- SpaceStart or pause
- RReset the timer
- SSkip to the next timer
- 1 / 2 / 3Focus, short or long break
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
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Join the newsletterHow to use the Pomodoro Technique
- Pick one task and press Start.
- Work on only that task until the 25-minute timer ends.
- Take a 5-minute break: stand up, stretch or get some water.
- After four focus sessions, take a longer break of 15 to 30 minutes.
Pomodoro timer FAQ
- What is the Pomodoro Technique?
- The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method that Francesco Cirillo developed in the late 1980s, while he was a university student. You work in focused blocks, traditionally 25 minutes long and called pomodoros, with short breaks in between. Pomodoro is Italian for tomato, after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer he used.
- How long are a pomodoro and its breaks?
- Traditionally a pomodoro is 25 minutes of focused work followed by a short break of about 5 minutes. After four pomodoros you take a longer break, commonly 15 to 30 minutes. This timer starts at 25, 5 and 15 minutes, and you can change all three.
- Can I change the timer lengths?
- Yes. Pick a preset such as 50 / 10 or type your own focus, short break and long break lengths, and choose how many focus sessions come before a long break. Your settings are remembered in this browser only.
- Does the timer keep running in a background tab?
- Yes. It counts down against your device's clock, so it stays accurate when you switch tabs, and the time left shows in the browser tab title. If the chime is on, it plays when each focus session or break ends.
- What are the keyboard shortcuts?
- Space starts or pauses the timer, R resets the current timer, S skips to the next one, and 1, 2 and 3 switch between focus, short break and long break.
- Is this Pomodoro timer free and private?
- Yes. It is free, needs no sign-up and runs entirely in your browser. It only remembers your timer settings on this device, and nothing is uploaded or shared.
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