Focus 25 minutes, break 5, long break 15 after four sessions. All lengths editable, with a session count.
A Pomodoro timer counts one focus session of 25 minutes, then a short break of 5 minutes, and after every fourth focus session a long break of 15 minutes instead. This page follows that order and lets you change every number. Focus can be 1 to 180 minutes, the short break 1 to 60, the long break 1 to 120, and the long break can come after 2 to 12 focus sessions. With the defaults one full round is 4 x 25 + 3 x 5 + 15 = 130 minutes: four focus sessions, three short breaks between them, then the long break. After the long break the count starts again at session 1. The Session tile shows where you are, for example 3 of 4, and Next says whether a short or long break follows. The lengths are locked while a phase is running or paused, so a stray tap cannot move the finish line. Press Reset to unlock them.
The Pomodoro Technique was developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. It is named after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer he used. Pomodoro is the Italian word for tomato. The idea is simple: work on one task for a fixed block, stop when the timer rings, rest briefly, and repeat. This page is only the timer. It does not claim the method makes you faster or more productive, and it does not track tasks or interruptions. Whether 25 minutes suits you is for you to find out, which is why the lengths are editable.
Skip ends the current phase at once and moves to the next one. A skipped focus session is not counted as finished and is followed by a short break; a skipped break is followed by focus. Reset stops the clock and returns to focus session 1 with the finished count at 0. By default the timer stops at the end of each phase and waits for you to press Start, so you decide when the break is over. Turn on Start the next phase automatically and each phase begins as soon as the previous one ends, with a sound in between. Space starts, pauses or resumes, S skips and R resets. The keys work when the cursor is not in a field or on a button.
The timer does not count ticks. When a phase starts it notes the time on your device clock, and every redraw works out how much has gone, so a background tab or a laptop that slept still shows the right time. If a phase ran out while you were away, you see that it finished when you return, and you hear one beep. With automatic start on, the next phase then begins when the page notices, which can be later than the moment it should have. Browsers can delay or block sound in a background tab, and the page title does not change as it counts down. The four lengths and your auto-start and sound choices are remembered in this browser. The running phase and the session count are not: reloading ends them. Where the browser allows it, the screen stays on while the timer runs.
The classic Pomodoro is 25 minutes of focus followed by a 5 minute break, and a 15 minute long break after four sessions. This page opens with exactly those numbers. Change the Focus box to 50 and the Short break box to 10 if you prefer longer blocks.
Type a whole number of minutes in Short break or Long break before you press Start: 1 to 60 for the short break and 1 to 120 for the long one. The boxes are locked while a phase is running, so press Reset first if you need to change them mid-round.
Yes. Type 3 in Long break after. The count then goes focus, short break, focus, short break, focus, long break, and starts again. The allowed range is 2 to 12 focus sessions.
The current phase ends at once and the next one is ready. A skipped focus session does not add to Focus sessions finished and is followed by a short break. A skipped break moves to focus. The S key does the same as the button.
The time stays right because it is worked out from the clock, and you see the phase has ended as soon as you return. The sound is the weak point: a browser can delay or block it in a background tab, and a phone that locks its screen may stop the page. Keep the tab visible or add a device alarm for a block you cannot miss.
No timing data is uploaded; the timer runs in your browser. The four lengths and the auto-start and sound choices are saved in this browser so the page opens with them. The running phase and the finished count are only in this tab and are gone when you reload. Page visits are counted with Google Analytics, never your settings.