Focus timer
One task, a fixed block, and something to show for it.
A focus timer turns an open-ended intention into a bounded one. For the length of the block there is exactly one task, and the question of what to do next is already answered.
This one starts at 25 minutes with a 5-minute break, and you can rebuild the cycle to any lengths you want. Press start.
What it is for
When a focus timer helps.
Work with no natural end
Open-ended work expands to fill the day. A bounded block gives it an edge, and the edge is what makes it finishable.
One thing at a time
Inside a block there is one task. That single constraint does most of the work that elaborate productivity systems promise.
Alerts on your terms
Chimes and browser notifications are optional and per-device, so a shared or borrowed machine stays quiet.
A record that keeps
Finished sessions grow plants, and grown plants stay. The field is a record of focus, not a streak that punishes a missed day.
Questions
Focus timer, answered.
- How do I use this focus timer?
- Press start. It is set to 25 minutes of focus and a 5-minute break by default, runs in your browser, and needs no account.
- Can I change the focus length?
- Yes — any focus and break length from 1 to 120 minutes, and up to twelve named timers in one cycle. Presets for 25/5, 52/17, and Animedoro are built in.
- Why does it grow plants?
- Because a timer that only counts down leaves nothing behind. Here each completed focus session grows a plant, so the work accumulates into a field you can actually look at.
- Does it keep running if I switch tabs?
- It keeps counting. The timer works from an end timestamp rather than a ticking counter, so switching tabs, locking the screen, or closing the laptop does not lose your progress.
Other lengths
Need a different block?
Every timer here is free and ready to start. For the thinking behind the lengths, read the Pomodoro guides.
25-minute timer
Set, ready, and free. Press start for a classic Pomodoro.
30-minute timer
A half hour of focus, already set. Press start.
50-minute timer
Fifty minutes deep, ten minutes away. Already set.
1-hour timer
Sixty minutes, set and ready. Press start.
90-minute timer
One deep-work block, one real break. Set and ready.
Study timer
Fifty minutes of study, ten away. Set and free.