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Pomodoro Timer

Run customizable focused work sessions with automatic breaks using the Pomodoro Technique — track your completed sessions and total focus time.

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Pomodoro Timer
Focus with 25-minute work sessions and 5-minute breaks — boost productivity
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🍅 Pomodoro Technique
Work 25min → Rest 5min → Repeat

Disclaimer. This tool is provided for informational purposes only. Timer runs in your browser tab — keep this tab open and active for accurate timing. Read full disclaimer →

About Pomodoro Timer

The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. The method: work with full focus for 25 minutes (one Pomodoro), then take a 5-minute break. After four Pomodoros, take a longer break of 15-30 minutes. The technique combats the two biggest productivity problems: difficulty starting tasks and the tendency to get distracted or overwhelmed by long work sessions.

Research backing: the technique aligns with ultradian rhythms - the body naturally alternates between higher and lower alertness in approximately 90-minute cycles. Short focused sprints with breaks prevent mental fatigue accumulation. The act of committing to just 25 minutes removes resistance to starting difficult tasks. Adapt the intervals to suit your work style - some people prefer 50-minute work periods with 10-minute breaks for deep work requiring extended focus. Track completed Pomodoros to measure and improve your productive output over time.

Frequently Asked Questions

When a work session's countdown reaches zero, the timer automatically starts a break — a short break after most sessions, or a long break after the number of sessions you configured (default 4). When a break ends, it automatically starts the next work session.
Pause stops the countdown at its current time without resetting it. Clicking the same button again (which calls the same start function) resumes the countdown from where it left off.
Reset stops any running timer, clears the countdown back to your configured work duration, and resets the session counter, completed-sessions count, and total focus time back to zero.
Yes — you can set the work duration, short break duration, long break duration, and how many work sessions occur before a long break, all before starting the timer.
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