Focus with the Pomodoro timer

Start a focus session

The timer always runs on one task or habit, and the time is saved to it.

1. 1

   Pick a task or habit

   Click its card on the schedule, or use Today's schedule at the top right in fullscreen. A task in the Tasks list must be dragged into your day first.

   Until then the panel reads No activity selected. Start focus stays grey for a finished item or a past day.

2. 2

   Press Start focus

   Or press Space. Press it again, or Pause, to stop the clock.

3. 3

   Finish the item

   Press the tick beside Pause.

Choose Timer or Pomodoro

Pomodoro splits your time into sets and breaks. Timer counts on one clock with no breaks.

Breaks never count toward your focus totals.

When a set ends, the panel moves to the break: press Start break, or Skip break. Why a timed set makes starting easier is in the method.

Set the length of sets and breaks

Each length is a stepper in the timer settings.

1. 1

   Open the timer settings

   Press the gear at the foot of the timer panel. Or open Settings, then the Timer tab, and press Open beside Timer settings.

2. 2

   Change the lengths under Session durations (min)

   A short break follows each full setSet. One run of focus on the Pomodoro timer, 25 minutes by default. A short break follows each set., and a long breakLong break. A 15 minute break that comes after every 4 sets by default. every Long break frequency sets.

3. 3

   Press Save

   Closing with unsaved changes asks first: Save changes, Keep editing or Discard.

• Auto-start breaks starts each break as soon as a set ends. Off by default.
• Auto-start focus starts the next set as soon as a break ends. Off by default.

Pick an alarm sound

The alarm plays when a set or a break ends, and when a timed item finishes.

Choose a sound under Sound & notifications and press Test sound. Alarm repeat plays it more than once. If you hear nothing, check that the sound is not None and Volume is above zero.

Count sets across tasks

By default each task counts its own sets. The Cycle section, in beta, counts them across everything.

With Global set counter on, switching tasks keeps your place in the cycle. Reset cycle at midnight starts a fresh cycle each day, and Reset cycle starts one now.

Focus in fullscreen

Two buttons at the foot of the panel give the timer more room.

In another app, the floating timer keeps the countdown on top of your windows.

Know when the timer stops

The timer stops on its own in three cases.

• A timed item finishes when its planned time is up, and pays its coins.
• One activity tracks at most 6 hours, and a planned timer goes up to the same cap.
• A habit belongs to one day. At midnight its timer stops and asks: Mark as completed or Not completed.