Pomodoro Focus Timer
“25 minutes on, 5 off, with what I'm working on.”
Focus blocks with a job attached to each one — and an honest account of the famous 25 minutes, which Cirillo took from a tomato-shaped kitchen timer and no trial has ever tested. Next to it, the 2022 meta-analysis of what breaks really do: they lift vigour and cut fatigue, and do not significantly improve performance.
- Every interval editable, with presets from 25/5 up to 90/20 for demanding work
- A task list, so a round is counted against a job rather than into a void
- Wall-clock timing with pause and resume — it never drifts
- Long breaks dropped in automatically, drawn as pips you can see coming
- Chimes generated as tones; no audio files, no notifications, works offline
- This one is finished and tested — not on the build list
- It will be $9, same as every other tool
- One email when it goes up, no list, no spam
Three steps, then you're done
Or take a preset. The classic is there, clearly labelled as one man's choice.
The one part of the technique that needs no evidence.
It rings, the screen goes green, and the break starts itself if you want it to.
Questions
Do I need to install anything?
No. Each tool is a single file. Double-click it and it opens in Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox — whichever you already have. No account, no password, no software.
Does anything get uploaded?
No. Your numbers and files never leave your computer — the tools have no way to send them and no internet connection is needed to run them. You can switch your wi-fi off and they still work.
I'm not good with computers. Is this too hard?
The first thing every tool does is walk you through it in five short screens with pictures. Then there's a button that fills it with example numbers so you can watch it work before touching anything.
Will it work on my phone?
Yes. Email yourself the file and open the attachment, or drop the files in iCloud Drive, Dropbox or Google Drive and open them from there — then they're on every device you own.
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