Customizable intervals — set your own focus, short-break and long-break lengths to the minute.
Free Pomodoro Timer
Focus in 25-minute sprints with automatic breaks — customizable, no download, no sign-up.
A Pomodoro timer that keeps you in flow
This is a free online Pomodoro timer built on the Pomodoro Technique: you work in focused 25-minute sprints, then take a short break, and after four sprints you take a longer one. It is a simple rhythm that fights procrastination, protects your attention and makes big tasks feel manageable — open the page, press Start, and the focus clock runs in your browser.
No sign-up, no ads and no paywall. Customize every interval, let breaks and focus sessions start automatically, get a gentle chime and a desktop notification at the end of each session, and switch to a big fullscreen clock. Your settings and progress are saved in your browser, so a reload won't lose your place.
How to use the Pomodoro timer
Four steps and you are in the Pomodoro rhythm. You can run the whole timer from the keyboard, too.
Start a focus session. Press Start (or the Space key) to begin a 25-minute focus sprint. Work on one task until the timer reaches zero and chimes — no tab-switching, no second-guessing.
Take a short break. When focus ends, the timer rolls into a 5-minute short break. Step away, stretch, rest your eyes — the clock counts your break down and calls you back when it's over.
Repeat, then take a long break. After four focus sessions you earn a longer 15-minute break. The session dots and round counter track exactly where you are in the cycle so you never lose your place.
Customize it to fit you. Change the focus, short-break and long-break lengths, set how many sprints come before a long break, and turn on auto-start so each session flows into the next hands-free.
Space start / pause · S skip · R reset · F fullscreen · M mute
Pomodoro features that keep you focused
Automatic cycles — sessions roll from focus to break and back, with a long break after every four.
Auto-start option — let the next session begin on its own for a truly hands-free flow.
Sound & desktop alerts — a gentle chime and an optional notification mark the end of every session.
Session tracking — round dots and a counter show your progress through the cycle at a glance.
Fullscreen focus clock — a large, distraction-free display for deep work or the classroom.
Saved across reload — your settings and progress stay put if the page reloads.
Keep screen awake — the display stays on while a session is running.
No install, no sign-up — it's completely free and runs in your browser.
What is the Pomodoro Technique?
The Pomodoro Technique is a time-management method created by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. You break work into focused intervals — traditionally 25 minutes, called a "pomodoro" — separated by short breaks, with a longer break after every four. The idea is simple: a ticking limit turns vague, open-ended work into a single concrete sprint, and the guaranteed break removes the guilt of stepping away. You return refreshed instead of drained, and four pomodoros add up to roughly two focused hours before you even notice.
A focus sprint
One pomodoro is a single, undivided block of focus — usually 25 minutes on one task, no email, no switching. The deadline is short enough to start without dread and long enough to get real work done.
A real break
After each sprint comes a short break of about five minutes, and a longer one after four. Stepping away is part of the method, not a reward — it's what keeps your focus sharp sprint after sprint.
Ways to use a Pomodoro timer
Studying & exam prep
Break revision into focused study blocks with built-in breaks so you absorb more and burn out less. The Pomodoro rhythm is a favorite study timer because it makes long sessions sustainable.
Deep work & writing
Protect a single block of attention for coding, writing or design. One pomodoro, one task — the short deadline quiets the urge to check messages and helps you reach flow faster.
Beating procrastination
When a task feels too big to start, commit to just one 25-minute sprint. Starting is the hard part, and a single pomodoro is small enough to say yes to — momentum does the rest.
Focus with ADHD
Short, clearly-bounded sprints and frequent breaks suit minds that struggle with open-ended tasks. The visible countdown and session dots give attention something concrete to hold on to.
Work & billable hours
A Pomodoro timer is great for structuring focus, but it only counts a session — it can't tell you which project or client to bill, it won't become a timesheet, and it lives in a browser tab you can lose. If you're focusing on client work, pair it with a real time tracker so each sprint becomes a billable record. Need to add up a day of sessions? Drop the hours into a time card calculator or check them against an overtime calculator.
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When a focus timer isn't enough
A Pomodoro timer is perfect for staying focused right now. But it only counts sessions in a browser tab — it can't tell you which project the time belonged to, which client to bill, or where your week actually went. WebWork turns focus into something you can use: it tracks work automatically across projects and tasks, keeps a permanent record you can bill from, and turns those hours into timesheets and invoices — from clock-in to payroll. Professional time tracking, starting at $3.99 per user. Browse our time tracking guides to dig deeper.
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It's a time-management method that breaks work into focused 25-minute sessions called "pomodoros," each followed by a short break, with a longer break after every four. The short deadline makes it easier to start, and the regular breaks keep your focus fresh.
Yes. This is a fully customizable Pomodoro timer — set your own focus, short-break and long-break durations and choose how many focus sessions happen before a long break. The classic 25/5/15 is the default, but you can tune everything to fit how you work.
Yes — the countdown and the end-of-session chime are scheduled so they stay accurate even when the tab is in the background, and your settings and progress are saved in your browser, so a reload keeps your place. This is browser storage, though, not a permanent record — clearing your browser data resets it.
Yes — completely free, no sign-up and no download. It runs in your browser.
Yes — a gentle chime plays at the end of each session, and you can turn on desktop notifications to get an alert even when you're in another tab or app. Use the sound toggle to mute or unmute at any time.
Yes. Turn on Auto-start and each session flows straight into the next — focus into break, break into focus — so you can stay hands-free and in the zone. Leave it off if you prefer to start each session yourself.
Twenty-five minutes is short enough that starting feels easy and long enough to make real progress on one task. It's the traditional length from the original technique, but it's only a starting point — if 50/10 or 90-minute sessions suit you better, change it.
A Pomodoro timer counts down from a set focus length and alerts you at zero, then cycles through breaks. A stopwatch counts up from zero to measure how long something takes. Use a Pomodoro timer to structure focus; use a stopwatch to measure elapsed time.
For structuring focus, yes. But a Pomodoro timer only counts sessions — it can't tell you which project or client to bill, and it won't turn your hours into timesheets or invoices. To track billable work hours properly, WebWork is built for exactly that.
Yes — the timer is fully responsive and works in any modern mobile browser. Keep the tab open and turn on "keep screen awake" so the display stays on while a session runs.