Pomodoro timer
Calm your head with one task at a time.
Pick a task, work for 25 minutes, then take a 5-minute break. One tap on Done ticks the task off.
30 minutes. You choose the day and the time.
- Installs from your browser
- iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows
Working on: Write the cover letter
Five moments
Your day, one timer at a time
01Sitting down to work
Set a timer on the task you're avoiding.
Open the task you keep putting off and start the timer from it. Twenty-five minutes is set for you. Pick 15 or 50 if that suits the job better.
- 25 minutes to start with
- 15 or 50 when 25 doesn't fit
- Started from the task you picked
Working on: Write the cover letter
02Ten minutes in
Your phone buzzes. The timer keeps counting.
Answer the message, switch tabs, lock the screen. The timer runs on the clock, so when you come back it shows the right time left.
- Keeps counting when you switch tabs or apps
- Still counting after you lock your phone
- A sound when the session ends
03When it rings
When it rings, take five minutes. Then go again.
A sound tells you the session's up. Take a 5-minute break, then start the next round when you're ready.
- A sound at the end of each session
- A 5-minute break timer
- The next round when you're ready
04Back to your list
Finish the session, tap Done, and it's off your list.
Started from a task? When the session ends, tap Done and the task is ticked off your list. One less thing waiting for tomorrow.
- Ticked off when you tap Done at the end
- Off today's list without a second step
- One less thing for tomorrow
- Write the cover letter
- Sort out the tax return
- Revise chapter 4
- 9:00am Study block50m
05Your week
See how long you focused this week.
Every session adds to today's minutes and this week's. On a week that felt scattered, you can see the hours you did put in.
- Today's focused minutes
- This week's total beside it
- No timesheet to fill in
BY TAG
- Deep work2 h 5 min
- Study50 min
- Reading25 min
And the rest
Small things that keep you on one task
Goes well with
One task tomorrow. Twenty-five minutes.
Pick the task you keep putting off, and start the timer on it.
30 minutes. You choose the day and the time.
Before you start
Questions
The one that starts from your to-do list. Look for a timer you open from the task itself, that keeps counting when you switch tabs, and ticks the task off when you tap Done. That's what the planner's focus timer is built around.
Because this one starts from the task. Open it from the task you picked, then tap Done when the session ends and the task is ticked off your list.
You work on one task for 25 minutes, take a 5-minute break, then go again. The timer does the counting, so you don't watch the clock.
Yes. Pick 15, 25 or 50 minutes, or type a length of your own.
The timer keeps counting. It runs on the clock, so it shows the right time left when you come back.
Not yet. Palby Planner installs from your browser on iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows, and opens from its own icon like any other app.