Free Pomodoro Timer Online | Tasks & Focus History

What is a Pomodoro timer?

A Pomodoro timer divides your work or study time into focused sessions called pomodoros, with a break after each session. Choose one task, start the timer, and work on that task until the session ends.

How does the 25/5 method work?

Work for 25 minutes, then take a 5-minute break. After every fourth focus session, take a longer break instead of a short one. This timer uses 25-minute focus sessions, 5-minute short breaks, and 15-minute long breaks by default. You can change these lengths in Settings and use the completion prompt to start each next session.

What should I do during breaks?

Stand up, stretch, get a drink, or look away from your screen. Step away from your task for a few minutes. During a longer break, you could take a short walk or eat a snack. Return to your task when the break ends.

How do I change session lengths and choose an alarm?

Open Settings at the top left. Under Timer lengths (minutes), enter a whole number of at least 1 for Pomodoro, Short break, or Long break, then leave the field to apply it. The defaults are 25, 5, and 15 minutes. Set your lengths before starting a session.

Choose an Alarm sound and use the play button beside it to preview it. Your choice is saved automatically. Turn off ‘Disable sounds, flash screen on completion’ if you want an audible alarm, and check your device volume. When a session finishes, use the completion prompt to start the next break or focus session; it does not start automatically.

How do tasks and estimated cycles work?

Type a task name in Add a task and select Add. Select the task to open Task info, write notes, and set Estimated cycles. One cycle means one focus session at your chosen Pomodoro length: with the default 25 minutes, an estimate of 2 cycles means 50 minutes of focus time, excluding breaks.

Select your task before pressing Start for Task to record focus time against it. Each finished focus session adds one completed cycle. The task row shows completed / estimated cycles, and Task info shows Total time spent. Reaching the estimate does not mark the task as done; use its checkbox when you have finished the work.

What does focus history record?

Focus history records time logged in Pomodoro mode and the number of completed focus sessions, whether or not you selected a task. Breaks are excluded. Today and This week show your totals, while Last 7 days shows recent daily activity. The week runs from Monday to Sunday using your device’s local dates.

Clear history deletes these saved totals after confirmation. It does not delete your tasks or settings. Logged time can be lower than elapsed time if your browser slows or suspends the page in the background.

Where are my settings, tasks, and history saved?

The timer is free and needs no account. Your settings, tasks, notes, and focus history are saved in this browser’s local storage on this device. They are not synced to an account, another browser, or another device.

Clearing this site’s browser data removes those saved items and restores the default settings on your next visit. There is no account backup to restore them from. Private browsing may remove them when the private session ends, and blocking browser storage can prevent saving. Reloading or closing the page also resets the running countdown, even when your saved tasks and history remain.

What happens if I switch tabs or lock my phone?

Switching tabs does not pause the timer. While the page remains loaded, the countdown checks elapsed clock time when it can run, so it catches up after delayed updates. On supported browsers, you can allow notifications when starting the timer to receive a completion notification while the page is hidden.

Locking your phone or putting the browser in the background may suspend the page. The alarm and completion message can be delayed until it resumes, and notifications are not guaranteed. If the browser reloads or discards the page, the running countdown is lost. Keep the page open and your device awake when you need a timely alarm; try a short session on your own device before relying on background alerts.