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About Pomodoro Dial
A free Pomodoro timer that shows time the way a wind-up kitchen timer does: a dial with sixty ticks, a lit arc for the minutes left, and a chime at the end.
Why it exists
Most online timers are cluttered, want an account, or quietly track you. I wanted one that opens instantly, works offline, keeps its data on my device, and looks good enough to leave open all day. I also wanted the timer itself to feel like the tomato-shaped kitchen timer the Pomodoro Technique is named after, rather than a bare countdown. That is the dial.
What it does
- Focus, short break and long break sessions, 25, 5 and 15 minutes by default, all adjustable.
- Add or remove minutes mid-session, or click the digits and type a length.
- A tasks list with pomodoro estimates and a rough finish time.
- Stats: sessions per day, streaks, lifetime totals, and a CSV export.
- A chime when a session ends, an optional mechanical tick while you work, and desktop notifications.
- Keyboard shortcuts for everything, light and dark themes, and preset links such as
/?focus=50&short=10. - Installable as an app that runs without internet.
Principles
- Private by default. Settings, tasks and stats stay in your browser. There is no account and nothing to sign in to. The privacy page lists every request the site makes.
- Free, without ads. There is no premium tier and no plan to add one. The site costs a few dollars a year to run.
- Open source. The whole timer is one HTML file, published under the MIT license on GitHub. Read it, fork it, run it on your own machine.
- No dark patterns. No pop-ups, no nagging, no fake urgency. The only thing the timer asks of you is to take your break.
Who makes it
Pomodoro Dial is made by one person in their spare time, starting in 2026. There is no company behind it. Feedback and ideas from people who use it shape what gets built next; the changelog shows what has shipped.
Get in touch
The quickest way is the feedback panel inside the timer, which takes ideas, bug reports and anything else. You can also email feedback@pomodorodial.com or open an issue on GitHub. Every message is read.