Start in 5 Minutes

1. Start a focus session

On the Mac, Pomodorome lives in the menu bar: it has no Dock icon. At the first launch a welcome window shows where to find it. The menu bar shows the time of a focus session, 25:00. Click it to open the panel, then click Start.

On iPhone and iPad, tap Start under the ring. The first time, the app asks to send notifications: allow them, so that you know when a session ends while the app is closed.

The ring counts the session down. Work on one thing until it ends.

2. Take the break

When the focus session ends, you get a notification and the Focus complete card. Click or tap Start short break. After every fourth focus session in a row the button says Start long break.

When the break ends, start the next focus session with Start (iPhone) or the play button (Mac). Nothing starts on its own: the next session waits for you.

3. Set the lengths

The lengths are 25 minutes of focus, a 5-minute short break and a 15-minute long break. To change them:

Mac: the ••• button in the panel → Settings → Intervals.
iPhone and iPad: the gear at the top left → Timer.

While you are there, turn on Pause if you want to pause focus sessions: it is off by default, and without it a focus session can only be stopped or skipped. See Settings.

4. Name what you work on

With Pomodorome Pro, pick a task for the session: click or tap the task above the ring. Statistics then shows your time per task. See Tasks.

5. See where your focus went

Open Statistics: the chart button at the top right on iPhone, or ••• → Statistics… on the Mac. Overview shows your focus time and History lists every session. See Statistics.