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Pomodoro Timer

Stay focused with the Pomodoro technique. 25-minute work sessions, 5-minute breaks, 15-minute long breaks after 4 sessions. Visual progress ring, session counter, and task tracking.

Pomodoro Timer

Stay focused with the Pomodoro Technique. 25 minutes of work, 5 minutes break. After 4 sessions, take a long break.

25:00
Focus Time
0
Sessions
0
Focus Min
4
Until Long Break
Task Name (optional)
Settings

How to Use the Pomodoro Timer

Work in focused intervals with The IT Hustle's free Pomodoro Timer.

  1. 1
    Name your taskOptionally enter what you're working on, so each focus session has a clear goal.
  2. 2
    Start a focus sessionPress start on the default 25-minute focus timer and work on one thing until it rings.
  3. 3
    Take the short breakThe timer switches to a 5-minute break automatically. Step away from the screen — that's the point.
  4. 4
    Earn the long breakAfter four focus sessions, you get a longer 15-minute break. The session counter tracks where you are in the cycle.
  5. 5
    Tune it to your rhythmAdjust the focus, short-break, and long-break durations (1–120 minutes) and the long-break interval in settings, and toggle the completion sound.

Frequently Asked Questions

A time-management method from the late 1980s: work in fully focused 25-minute intervals separated by 5-minute breaks, with a longer break every fourth interval. The fixed intervals make starting easier and the breaks prevent burnout across a long day.

It's long enough to get real work done but short enough that distractions can wait. If 25 doesn't fit your work, adjust it — many developers prefer 50/10 intervals for deep work, which the settings support.

Yes, a short completion tone plays when a phase ends, generated right in the browser. You can toggle it off if you work in a shared space.

Session counts and settings live only in the open page — nothing is stored or sent anywhere. Keep the tab open for the duration of your work session.

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