Can I play music while I focus?
Yes. Pick one of the focus-music playlists (jazz, café, classical, ocean and more). Music plays only during focus time, pauses when a break starts and continues at the next focus session. It is off by default.
Pomodoro Timer
Focus and breaks repeat automatically. You only press start once.
Focus
25:00
Focus sessions completed today: 0
Focus music
Plays only during focus time and stops during breaks.
What is the Pomodoro Technique?
The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method created by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. It is named after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer he used (pomodoro is Italian for tomato). The method is simple.
- Pick one task.
- Work on only that task for 25 minutes.
- Take a 5 minute break.
- After four rounds, take a longer break of 15 to 30 minutes.
How this timer works
- When a focus period ends, a short chime sounds and the break starts by itself. When the break ends, the next focus period starts.
- Every fourth focus period is followed by a long break (15 minutes, or 30 minutes in 50/10 mode).
- The number of focus sessions you complete today is stored only in this browser and starts again from zero the next day.
- If 25 minutes feels too short, switch to 50 minutes of focus and 10 minutes of rest.
- Set the short break to 5, 10, or 15 minutes, or enter your own number of minutes.
- Pick a focus-music playlist and it plays only during focus time: it stops when a break starts and picks up again at the next focus session. It is off by default.
Tips
- Do one thing during a focus period. If something else comes to mind, write it down and deal with it during the break.
- During a break, look away from the screen, stand up and move.
- Split a task that will not fit in 25 minutes into several rounds, and batch tasks that take under 5 minutes into one.
Frequently asked questions
Can I change the focus and break lengths?
Pick a 25- or 50-minute focus, and set breaks to 5, 10 or 15 minutes or any length you like. Every fourth focus session is followed by a long break: 15 minutes, or 30 minutes with 50-minute focus.
Does it keep running in another tab?
Yes. Time keeps running while you use other tabs or apps, a chime sounds when each period ends, and it counts the focus sessions you finished today.