Free focus tool
Pomodoro Timer: Free Online Focus Timer With Tasks
Work in focused 25-minute sprints, rest before you burn out, and watch your to-do list shrink. This free Pomodoro timer runs in your browser, tracks your tasks and tells you when you’ll be done.
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Pomodoro Timer
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Timer settings
Space starts or pauses the timer, 1, 2 and 3 switch modes, and T jumps to a new task. Your tasks and settings are saved in this browser.
How to Use This Pomodoro Timer
The timer is ready the moment the page loads. Press Start for a classic 25-minute Pomodoro, or set up your day first so every session counts toward something real.
Add today’s tasks
Type a task, choose how many Pomodoros you think it needs, and press Enter.
Pick what to work on
Click a task to make it active. Every finished session is added to its count.
Start the timer
Work on that one task until the ring runs out and the alarm sounds.
Take the break
Step away for five minutes. After four Pomodoros, the timer switches to a long break.
Your tasks, settings and today’s totals are saved in this browser. Keyboard shortcuts work too: Space starts or pauses, 1, 2 and 3 switch modes, and T jumps straight to a new task.
What Is the Pomodoro Technique?
The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method created by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s, when he was a university student struggling to focus. He challenged himself to study for just ten minutes at a time, using a tomato-shaped kitchen timer to keep score. Pomodoro is Italian for tomato, and the name stuck.
The method itself is simple. Choose one task, work on it for 25 minutes without interruption, then take a 5-minute break. Each work block is one Pomodoro. After four of them, take a longer break of 15 to 30 minutes before starting the next cycle.
If a distraction pops up mid-session, write it down and return to your task. Cirillo treated a Pomodoro as indivisible: if you abandon it halfway, it doesn’t count.
Pomodoro timer vs. a regular timer
A regular timer counts down once and stops. A Pomodoro timer runs a whole system: it alternates focus and rest, counts your sessions, switches to a long break at the right moment and ties each session to a task. That structure is what turns a simple countdown into a focus habit, though you can still use this one as a plain timer whenever you need.
Why the Pomodoro Method Works
A timer can’t do the work for you, but it changes how the work feels. Most people notice these four effects within the first day of using one.
Starting gets easier
Committing to 25 minutes feels manageable, even for a task you have been avoiding for days.
Breaks protect your energy
Regular pauses keep focus sharp late into the day instead of letting it fade after lunch.
Distractions get parked
Knowing a break is only minutes away makes it easier to ignore the urge to check messages.
Estimates get honest
Counting Pomodoros per task shows how long work really takes, so your planning improves.
Who uses a Pomodoro timer?
Students use it to get through revision without burning out, developers to protect deep-work blocks between meetings, and writers to beat the blank page one session at a time. It’s also popular with remote workers, who miss the natural breaks of an office, and with anyone who finds long, open-ended work hard to start.
Best Pomodoro Timer Settings to Try
Twenty-five minutes is the classic length, not a rule. The right session depends on the task and your energy that day. Try these proven variations, then load one straight into the Pomodoro timer.
Classic
25/5The original rhythm, with a 15-minute long break every four sessions. Ideal for studying, email and most everyday work.
Deep work
50/10Longer blocks for coding, writing and design, where getting into flow takes a while. Take a long break every three.
Long haul
90/20Big, immersive blocks for creative sessions. Try it once 50-minute sessions start to feel easy.
Quick start
15/3Short sprints for low-energy days or tasks you keep putting off. Momentum matters more than length.
Whatever length you choose, keep the long break. It’s the reset that lets you run several cycles in one day without hitting a wall.
A Pomofocus Alternative With a Cycle Tracker
Pomofocus is one of the most popular online Pomodoro timers, known for its simple layout, task list and estimated finish time. If that’s the workflow you like, you’ll feel at home here: add tasks, estimate Pomodoros, pick one and start. The keyboard shortcuts work the same way too.
Where this timer differs is in how it shows your progress and how it stays with you as you move around the page.
Cycle progress tracker
See your whole cycle at a glance, from every focus block and short break to the long break ahead.
Live mini timer
Keep reading while a sticky session card, or a floating bar on mobile, keeps the countdown in view.
Finish-time forecast
See when your task list will be done, with breaks included in the estimate.
Desktop alerts
Get an alert when a session ends, even while you work in another tab.
Daily totals
Track today’s sessions and focused minutes without creating an account.
Private by default
Everything runs and saves locally in your browser, with nothing sent to a server.
Tips for Better Pomodoro Sessions
Plan the night before
List tomorrow’s tasks with estimates so you can press start the moment you sit down.
Size tasks sensibly
If a task needs more than five Pomodoros, split it into smaller pieces you can actually finish.
Park distractions
Keep a scrap note open for stray ideas and deal with them during the break.
Leave the screen
Stand up, stretch or get water. Scrolling your phone doesn’t give your brain the same rest.
Protect a focus block
Schedule two or three Pomodoros for the time of day your energy peaks, and treat them like meetings.
Review your counts
Compare estimated and actual Pomodoros at the end of the day to plan tomorrow better.
Pomodoro Timer FAQs
A classic Pomodoro is 25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5-minute break. After four Pomodoros you take a longer break of 15 to 30 minutes.
Yes. Set the Pomodoro length to any number of minutes from 1 to 120 and it works as a simple countdown timer with an alarm.
Yes. It keeps accurate time in the background, shows the countdown in the tab title, and can send a desktop alert when a session ends.
Anything that gets you away from the task: stretch, walk, refill your water or rest your eyes. Avoid starting anything you can’t stop in five minutes.
No. It’s a separate free Pomodoro timer with a similar task-based workflow, plus a cycle tracker, a live mini timer and desktop alerts.
Yes. There’s no sign-up, no paid tier and no limit on sessions, and your data stays in your browser.
Your next 25 minutes start here
Pick one task, press start and give it your full attention until the timer rings.