10-minute visual timer
Seeing time pass can make it easier to start, to keep going and to stop. Pick a duration and press Start: the coloured part of the disc shrinks until it disappears. The timer stays accurate even if you change tab.
Duration
Colour
Pomodoro mode
Background noise while it runs
Keyboard: space to start or pause, R to reset, F for full screen. Your settings stay in this browser only.
10 minutes: tidy one area, answer a few messages or read a few pages.
How to use it
- Start short: 10 or 15 minutes is often easier to begin than an hour.
- Put the timer where you can see it without unlocking anything: second screen, tablet, full screen.
- For a task you keep putting off, start the timer and commit only to beginning; you are allowed to stop when it ends.
- For transitions (leaving the house, ending a game), show the disc a few minutes before the change: the end comes as less of a surprise.
Frequently asked questions
Does a visual timer help with ADHD?
Many people with ADHD say that seeing time pass helps them start and stop, and visual timers are widely used with children. Research on the timers themselves is limited and mostly made of small studies: treat it as a practical aid to try, not a treatment.
Does it keep counting if I change tab or lock my phone?
If you change tab, yes: it counts from the real clock, not from screen refreshes. The sound at the end needs the page to stay open. On a phone, the screen stays on while the timer runs when your browser allows it; if the phone locks, the sound may not play.
What is the Pomodoro technique?
A way of working in short blocks: usually 25 minutes of work, then a 5-minute break, with a longer break after a few rounds. Francesco Cirillo devised it in the 1980s, as a university student. In Pomodoro mode you can change every duration.
Is anything saved or sent?
No. The timer runs entirely in your browser. Only your settings (colour, durations, sound) are remembered in this browser, so you find them next time.