Time you can see
If your brain doesn’t feel minutes passing — a very ADHD thing called time blindness — a normal countdown is just a number that occasionally surprises you. So this timer makes time visible in three ways: a progress bar fills across the top of the page as your sprint goes, the tab title counts down so you can see it from any other tab, and the timer shows the actual clock time you’ll finish (“done around 3:42”) — because “25 minutes from now” is abstract, but “3:42” is a real thing you can hold onto.
How it works
Name one task
Type a single task under the timer. Not a list — one thing. That’s the whole plan.
Pick a length
10, 15, 25, or 45 minutes. If starting feels impossible, choose tiny. Ten focused minutes beats zero perfect ones.
Focus, then rest
Work until the chime, then take a real break — stand up, stretch, look out a window. Then go again.
Made for ADHD brains (and every other kind)
Every choice here is deliberate:
- Starting is the hard part, so the presets go down to 10 minutes and the start button is the biggest thing on the page.
- Decisions are distractions, so there’s one task line and one button — not a project manager.
- Nothing relies on color alone. Each mode has its own background color — picked to stay distinct in every common type of color vision — and it always comes with an icon and a word, with states written out in plain language.
- Motion is optional. If your system asks for reduced motion, transitions stop and everything holds still.
- Keyboard first. Space starts and pauses, R resets, S skips — and you can turn the shortcuts off in Settings.
- Private by default. No account, no tracking — your settings and task live in your browser and nowhere else.
Questions, answered
What is the Pomodoro Technique?
A time-management method that breaks work into focused sprints — traditionally 25 minutes — with short breaks between them and a longer break after about four. The fixed, visible countdown makes it easier to start and easier to notice time passing.
Why does this timer help with ADHD?
Three reasons. Starting is the hard part, so the sprint presets go down to 10 minutes — small enough that starting feels easy. Time blindness makes minutes invisible, so a progress bar fills as you work, the tab title counts down, and the timer shows the actual clock time you’ll finish. And decisions are distractions, so there’s one task line, one big button, and nothing else fighting for your attention.
Can I change the sprint and break lengths?
Yes. Use the quick presets (10, 15, 25, or 45 minutes) or open Settings to set any focus, short-break, and long-break lengths, how many sprints make a round, and whether the next session starts automatically.
Is it colorblind friendly?
Yes. The three mode colors differ in warmth and lightness, not just hue, so they stay distinguishable across the common types of color vision deficiency — and color is never the only signal anyway: every mode also has an icon and a word, states are spelled out in plain language, and progress is shown by a filling bar and a countdown.
Is it free, and does it need an account?
Completely free, no account, no tracking. It runs entirely in your browser, and your settings and task are saved on your own device only.