How to use the Pomodoro timer
The Pomodoro Technique splits your work into focused sessions separated by short breaks.
You work until the timer ends, take a break, then repeat.
The cycle
- Work for minutes.
- Short break for minutes after each work session.
- Long break for minutes after every work sessions.
The background turns gray while the timer is paused.
Controls
- Start / Pause runs or pauses the countdown. You can also press Space.
- Skip ends the current phase and moves to the next one.
- Reset returns to a fresh work session and clears the completed count.
- The gear button in the top-right corner changes how long each phase lasts.
While you work
- The browser tab shows the remaining time, so you can switch to other tabs and still see it.
- When a phase ends, the timer beeps and shows a desktop notification. Allow notifications when the browser asks. Click the notification to start the next phase.
- The next phase waits for you to press Start.
- Keep this tab open. The timer keeps running if you reload the page.