Mini Pomodoro

You want one focused half hour and you do not want to install an app, create an account, or pick between forty background themes first. Open the page, press start, get to work. A counter of completed pomodoros sits right under the clock, so at the end of the day you can glance at it and see how many focus blocks you actually closed.

The intervals are hardcoded and there is no settings panel: 25 minutes of focus, 5 minutes of short break, and a 15-minute long break after every fourth completed focus block. Phase switching happens on its own and the label above the clock updates with it. One detail catches people out: the timer subtracts one second per interval tick rather than reading the system clock. Hide the tab and the browser throttles those ticks, so the countdown falls behind.

Keep the tab visible, or at least the window in front, if you want 25 minutes to mean 25 minutes. There is no chime and no notification at the phase change, so the only signal is on screen. Nothing persists either: reloading the page resets both the clock and the counter, and the reset button clears the pomodoro count along with the time. The whole timer runs in your browser, with no server involved.