Pomodoro Timer

The Pomodoro Technique is deceptively simple: pick a task, work on it with full attention for 25 minutes, then take a 5-minute break — and after four of those cycles, take a longer 15- to 30-minute break. Each 25-minute sprint is a "pomodoro," named for the tomato-shaped kitchen timer its inventor, Francesco Cirillo, used as a university student. The power is in the structure. A timer counting down creates gentle urgency that keeps you on task; the fixed end-point makes even a dreaded job feel approachable because you are only committing to one pomodoro; and the mandatory breaks stop the slow slide into fatigue that wrecks the back half of long work sessions. This tool gives you that structure with a clean dial, a chime, and a session counter, and nothing else to distract you.

Three rules make the technique work far better than just setting any old timer. One, protect the pomodoro. When the timer is running, that block belongs to a single task — if a distraction or stray idea pops up, jot it on a notepad and deal with it on the break rather than breaking focus. Two, honour the break. Stand up, look away from the screen, stretch; the rest is what keeps the next sprint sharp, so do not power through it. Three, tune the intervals to you. The classic 25/5 split suits most people, but if you do deep creative work you may settle into a flow that a 25-minute bell interrupts — try 50/10 in the settings above. The goal is not to obey the clock religiously but to use it as a scaffold for sustained, guilt-free focus. Over a day, the session counter turns abstract "I worked hard" into a concrete tally you can see.

This Pomodoro timer runs entirely in your browser — the countdown is tied to the real clock so it stays accurate even in a background tab, and the chime, settings, and session count never leave your device. Customise the focus and break lengths, toggle the chime and auto-start, and work in rounds of four. Pair it with the Stopwatch for timing tasks and the Countdown Timer for deadlines.