Pomodoro Timer
The Pomodoro technique is a focus method where you work in 25-minute sessions separated by short breaks, with a longer break after every four sessions — this timer runs the whole cycle for you in your browser.
Press Start to begin a 25-minute focus session; the timer automatically moves to a 5-minute break, then back to focus, with a 15-minute long break after four sessions. Change any length below, and a gentle chime marks the end of each phase.
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Tip: press the spacebar to start or pause.
How to use the Pomodoro timer
Press Start to begin a focus session. When it ends you hear a short chime and the timer switches to a break; after the break it returns to focus. After your set number of focus sessions (4 by default) you get a longer break, then the cycle starts again.
Use Pause to hold the current phase and Resume to continue. Skip jumps to the next phase immediately, and Reset clears the session counter and returns to a fresh focus block.
Set your own focus, short break and long break lengths and how many rounds come before a long break. Turn off Auto-start the next phase if you'd rather start each phase yourself, and use the sound toggle to mute the chime.
The chime is created with the Web Audio API only after you press Start, so the page never plays sound on its own. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
Why the Pomodoro technique works
Breaking work into focused intervals makes large tasks feel manageable and gives you frequent, guilt-free breaks. The fixed end of each session encourages you to start, and the short breaks help you sustain attention across a long day.
Need a plain duration instead? Use the countdown timer. Timing how long something takes? Try the stopwatch.
Pomodoro questions
What is the Pomodoro technique? A time-management method: work in focused intervals (classically 25 minutes), take a short break between them, and a longer break after every four. Each focus block is one "pomodoro."
How long is a pomodoro? Traditionally 25 minutes of uninterrupted focus on one task — though you can change it here.
What are the break lengths? 5 minutes for a short break and 15 minutes for the long break by default, both adjustable.
Is it really free and private? Yes — no sign-up, and it runs entirely in your browser.