Pomodoro timer

Twenty-five minutes on one thing, five minutes off, a longer break after four. A focus timer that tells you when to stop as firmly as when to start.

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25:00
1:55:00 left of 1:55:00
Alarm & notification settings

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Plan a study block

How many pomodoros really fit before the library closes? Set how long you have and when you start. The breaks take more of the time than most people expect.

5 pomodoros = 2 h 5 min of focus, 69% of your time. Done at 2:35:00.

Show the schedule
  1. Focus 10:00 – 25:00
  2. Short break25:00 – 30:00
  3. Focus 230:00 – 55:00
  4. Short break55:00 – 1:00:00
  5. Focus 31:00:00 – 1:25:00
  6. Short break1:25:00 – 1:30:00
  7. Focus 41:30:00 – 1:55:00
  8. Long break1:55:00 – 2:10:00
  9. Focus 52:10:00 – 2:35:00

How the Pomodoro Technique works

  1. Pick one task.
  2. Start a 25-minute focus timer and work only on that task until it rings.
  3. Take a 5-minute break: stand up, look away, get water.
  4. After four focus rounds, take a longer 15–30 minute break.

Francesco Cirillo, who created the method as a university student in the late 1980s, describes the timer as a commitment device: once it is running, the only choices are to keep going or to consciously abandon the pomodoro. Interruptions get written down for later instead of acted on.

Questions

What is the Pomodoro Technique?

A time-management method created by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. You work on one task for 25 minutes (one “pomodoro”), take a 5-minute break, and after four pomodoros take a longer break of 15–30 minutes. The name comes from the tomato-shaped kitchen timer he used as a student.

Why 25 minutes?

It is the length Cirillo settled on: long enough to make real progress, short enough to keep starting easy. Many people adjust it; 50/10 and 45/15 are common variations for deep work.

Is this a good study timer?

Yes. Set the focus length to suit the material, use the breaks to stand up and look away from the screen, and use the planner below to see how many sessions fit before a deadline.

Will it notify me when a break starts?

Turn on notifications in the alarm settings. A distinct tone plays at every switch between focus and break, and you get a system notification when the whole cycle ends.