15 minute timer
Focus
25:00A quarter of an hour is a friendly amount of time: long enough to finish something, short enough that you never dread it. The countdown on this page is already set to 15 minutes and starts with one click or the Space bar. Add rain or lofi in the background, and let the alarm tell you when you are done.
Short focus blocks for low-energy days
When your attention is scattered, a 25- or 50-minute session can feel like a mountain. Fifteen minutes is often a better fit on tired afternoons, after a bad night, or for anyone who finds long sessions hard to sustain, including many people with ADHD. The goal is to string together short blocks you can actually win, not to force concentration.
Pick one small outcome before pressing Start: "outline the first section", "fix one bug", "sort today's inbox". When the alarm rings, take a short pause, then decide whether to run another 15 minutes. If you would like those pauses scheduled for you, use the Pomodoro timer on the home page, which adds breaks automatically.
What fits in 15 minutes
- A power nap: naps of about 10 to 20 minutes are commonly recommended for feeling refreshed without waking up groggy.
- Language practice: a vocabulary review, one lesson in your app, or reading a page out loud.
- Email triage: answer what takes two minutes, archive the rest, and flag the few messages that need real work.
- A quick workout: a bodyweight circuit, a jump rope session or a brisk walk around the block.
- Scales, warm-ups or one tricky passage on your instrument.
- A daily journaling or planning habit.
Set up your quarter hour
Press Space to start and pause, R to reset, and F for fullscreen if you want nothing on screen but the numbers. For a nap, choose an alarm you will hear and allow desktop notifications so the end is hard to miss. For focused work, a steady background like café chatter or white noise helps mask interruptions, and the floating mini timer (P) keeps the countdown on top of whatever app you are using.
Every completed countdown counts as a focus session in your stats, so a handful of 15-minute blocks still adds up toward your daily goal and your streak.
How the Pomodoro timer works
Four simple steps. No account, nothing to install: it runs right here in your browser.
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Pick what to work on
Add a task and estimate how many pomodoros it needs. The active task is credited automatically when a session ends.
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Start the timer
Press Start (or the Space bar) and give the task your full attention until the bell rings.
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Take a real break
Step away from the screen for 5 minutes. Stretch, drink some water, rest your eyes.
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Repeat, then rest longer
After four pomodoros, take a longer 15–30 minute break. Your stats and streak update on their own.
Everything you need to focus. Nothing you don't.
A calm, distraction-free timer with the tools serious students and makers actually use.
Pomodoro, Flowtime & countdowns
Classic 25/5, 50/10 or your own durations, a count-up Flowtime mode and simple countdowns, exact even in background tabs.
Ambient sounds & lofi
Layer rain, café or forest sounds, brown noise or 40 Hz binaural beats, and add lofi radio or your own Spotify playlist.
Tasks, projects & templates
A to-do list under the timer: pomodoro estimates, notes, subtasks, projects and reusable templates. See when you'll be done.
Stats, streaks & badges
Daily goal, charts, a year heatmap, time per project, session history with CSV export and 100+ badges to unlock.
Study rooms with friends
Create a room, share the link and focus on one shared timer. See who's working and cheer each other on.
Floating timer
Pop the timer out into an always-on-top mini window while you work in other apps.
Scenes, clocks & themes
Dial, flip clock or kitchen timer. Animated scenes or your own photo, snow or sakura effects, light, dark and any colour.
Keyboard shortcuts
Space to start, R to reset, S to skip, F for fullscreen. Your hands never leave the keyboard.
Private by design
No sign-up, no ads, no tracking of your work. Your tasks and stats stay in your browser, exportable anytime.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I start a 15 minute timer?
Press the Start button or the Space bar: the countdown above is already set to 15 minutes. If you need a different length, pick another chip or type a number of minutes.
Is 15 minutes a good length for a power nap?
Short naps in the 10 to 20 minute range are often recommended because they tend to leave you refreshed rather than groggy. Everyone is different, so try 15 minutes and adjust with the duration chips if needed.
Can I use a 15 minute timer instead of a Pomodoro?
Yes, many people use shorter blocks when 25 minutes feels too long. This page runs a single countdown, so you take breaks yourself; for breaks that start automatically, use the Pomodoro timer on the home page.
Does the timer keep running if my computer goes to sleep?
Yes. The countdown stays accurate through sleep, background tabs and page reloads, and the tab title always shows how much time is left.
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