Pomodoro Timer
Free Pomodoro timer with task tracking, ambient sounds, breathing exercises, streaks, and weekly stats. Customizable durations, fullscreen, no signup.
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M: mute | 1: focus | 2: short break | 3: long break
What is the Pomodoro Timer?
A Pomodoro timer cycles you through 25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5-minute break, with a longer break every fourth round. The technique was named by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer he used as a student, and it works because it splits open-ended tasks into time-boxes the brain can sustain.
How to use the Pomodoro Timer
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Pick a task to focus on
Add what you're working on under Tasks so the timer credits the right work when each session ends.
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Hit Play (or press Space)
The 25-minute focus timer starts. The browser tab title updates so you can spot the countdown from another window.
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Take the break when it ends
An alarm sounds and a guided breathing exercise appears for the 5-minute short break. After 4 focus sessions you get a 15-minute long break.
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Track your streak
Daily pomodoros, total focus minutes, day streak, and a weekly bar chart all save to your browser's local storage. Nothing syncs to a server.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Pomodoro Technique?
It's a time-boxing method Francesco Cirillo developed in the late 1980s. You work for 25 minutes (one pomodoro), then take a 5-minute break. Every fourth pomodoro earns you a longer 15-20 minute rest. The fixed cadence keeps you from grinding past the point of useful focus and from procrastinating on tasks that feel too big.
Can I customize the timer durations?
Open Settings to set focus duration (1-120 min, default 25), short break (default 5), long break (default 15), and how many pomodoros earn a long break (2-10, default 4). You can also set a daily goal and pick from four alarm tones: Digital, Bell, Chime, Soft.
What ambient sounds are available?
Four sounds, all generated live in your browser via the Web Audio API: Rain (filtered brown noise), Wind (pink noise), White Noise, and Brown Noise. Volume is independent of the alarm and persists across focus and break periods.
How does the breathing exercise work?
During short and long breaks, a circle pulses through a 12-second cycle: 4 seconds inhale (expand), 4 seconds hold, 4 seconds exhale (contract). Box breathing like this drops heart rate quickly and helps the nervous system reset between focus blocks. You can hide the guide if you'd rather just rest.
How does task tracking work?
Add a task and set how many pomodoros you think it'll take with the +/- buttons. The first uncompleted task becomes the active one and earns a red dot every time a focus session finishes. Mark it done when you're finished, or delete it to clear the list.
What statistics are tracked?
Today: pomodoros completed, focus minutes, percentage of daily goal hit. Across days: a streak counter for consecutive active days and a 7-day bar chart of pomodoros per day. Everything saves to localStorage. Your numbers stay yours.
What keyboard shortcuts are available?
Eight shortcuts: Space (play/pause), S (skip), R (reset), F (fullscreen), M (mute ambient), and 1/2/3 to jump to focus, short break, or long break.
Does it work offline and is my data private?
Both yes. Once the page loads, the timer runs without network requests. Try it in airplane mode. Settings, tasks, streak, and stats are stored in your browser's localStorage and never sent anywhere.