Pomodoro Timer
A customizable Pomodoro timer with work sessions, short breaks, and long breaks. Track your completed sessions and stay focused.
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Why use a Pomodoro Timer?
The Pomodoro Technique breaks work into focused 25-minute intervals separated by short breaks, exploiting the brain's natural attention rhythms to reduce mental fatigue and improve output quality. Research consistently shows that structured breaks prevent burnout and maintain cognitive performance across long work sessions. This timer handles the full cycle automatically — including the longer break every 4 pomodoros — so you can focus entirely on your work. Find it alongside other time tools in the productivity tools category.
Full Pomodoro cycle
Automatically sequences focus sessions, short breaks, and a long break every 4 pomodoros — exactly as the original technique specifies.
Browser notifications
Requests notification permission so you get an alert when a session ends, even if the tab is in the background or the screen is idle.
Customisable durations
Adjust focus, short break, and long break durations in the settings panel to match your personal productivity rhythm.
Pomodoro technique session reference
The classic Pomodoro Technique uses these default durations. Adjust them based on your task type and personal focus capacity.
| Session type | Default duration | When it occurs | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus (Pomodoro) | 25 min | Every session (1–4) | Deep, uninterrupted work on a single task |
| Short Break | 5 min | After sessions 1, 2, 3 | Rest and reset — step away from the screen |
| Long Break | 15–30 min | After session 4 (every cycle) | Deeper recovery to sustain performance across the day |
| Full cycle | ~2 hours | 4 pomodoros + breaks | One complete unit of structured productivity work |