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Free Pomodoro timer for focus sessions

A free, private Pomodoro timer with adjustable focus and break lengths, keyboard shortcuts, gentle sounds and a daily count. No sign-up needed.

Session type

25:00

Keyboard: Space to start or pause, R to reset, N to skip.

Focus sessions finished today: 0

Settings

Settings and today’s count stay in this browser only.

How to use this timer

  1. Optionally, type what you are about to work on. Naming the task before you start makes it easier to begin.
  2. Press Start or the Space bar. Work on that one thing until the chime.
  3. Take the break, away from the screen if you can. The timer moves to the next session for you; turn on auto-start if you’d like it to keep going on its own.
  4. After four focus sessions you get a longer break. You can change all the lengths under Settings.

Why timed sessions help

A visible countdown makes time concrete. For people who experience time blindness, common with ADHD, “work until it’s done” has no edge to push against. “Work until the ring empties” does. The break is part of the method too: stopping on purpose is easier than being pulled away by the next distraction.

The technique also lowers the cost of starting. Committing to 25 minutes is easier than committing to “write the report”. Once you’ve started, keeping going is usually easier than starting was.

Adjusting it for an ADHD brain

  • Shorter first session. If a task feels heavy, set focus to 10 minutes for the first round only.
  • Write the first step. Use the task field for the tiniest next action: “open the doc and write the heading”, not “write report”.
  • Let breaks end themselves. Turn on auto-start so the next session begins after the break, and you don’t have to restart it by hand.
  • Count, don’t judge. The counter shows sessions finished today. A skipped session doesn’t count, and nothing is marked as failed.

Focus sessions inside Thendoo

In the Thendoo app the same timer is linked to the task on your Today timeline, so finished sessions show up in your day without extra steps.

Questions

What is the Pomodoro technique?

A way of working in short, timed focus sessions (classically 25 minutes) separated by 5-minute breaks, with a longer break after every four sessions. Francesco Cirillo developed it in the late 1980s and named it after his tomato-shaped kitchen timer.

Is 25 minutes the right length for me?

Not necessarily. 25 minutes is a starting point. If starting is the hard part, try 10 or 15 minutes; if you lose momentum at the bell, try 40 or 50. Change the lengths under Settings and the timer remembers them in this browser.

Does the timer keep running if I switch tabs?

Yes. The timer counts against the clock, not against ticks, so it stays accurate in a background tab or after your laptop sleeps. The page title shows the time left, and you can turn on a browser notification for when a session ends.

Do you store anything about me?

No account and no tracking. Your settings and today's session count are saved in your own browser's local storage and never sent to us.

Can I use it with only a keyboard or a screen reader?

Yes. Press Space to start or pause, R to reset and N to skip to the next session. Every control is a real button or form field, and session changes are announced to screen readers.