Focus in 25-minute sprints with real breaks in between. Auto-advancing sessions, a chime when time's up, and a count of what you actually got done today.
The Pomodoro Technique is the simplest productivity system that actually survives contact with a real workday: work with full attention for 25 minutes, take a genuine 5-minute break, and after four rounds take a longer one. The timer does the discipline for you — you just follow the chime. This is a clean, free Pomodoro timer that runs in your browser with nothing to install and no account to make.
It's short enough that starting doesn't feel like a commitment — which defeats procrastination better than any motivational quote — and long enough to get real work done. The technique's inventor, Francesco Cirillo, named it after his tomato-shaped kitchen timer (pomodoro is Italian for tomato). The magic isn't the exact number; it's the rhythm: full attention, then a real rest, repeated. If 25/5 doesn't fit your work, change it in the settings — the rhythm is the point.
Work in focused 25-minute sprints separated by 5-minute breaks, with a longer break after four rounds. The rhythm turns an intimidating afternoon into a series of very survivable sprints, and the timer runs the whole cycle automatically.
Press start: sessions and breaks advance automatically with distinct chimes for work and rest, cycle dots track progress toward the long break, and daily stats record how many pomodoros and focused minutes the day actually contained.
Yes. Timing is anchored to the wall clock, so burying the tab behind your work (which is the whole point) does not drift the countdown.
Yes. The classic 25/5 is the default, and the durations adjust for long-focus workers and short-attention days alike.
Starting is the hard part, and committing to one 25-minute sprint is psychologically cheap. Momentum does the rest, and the finished-pomodoro count quietly gamifies the afternoon.