25 minute timer
The classic Pomodoro. Twenty-five on, five off.
Time’s up.
Space bar starts and pauses · F goes full screen · the countdown survives a page refresh.
How to use this timer
- Press Start Or tap the space bar. The countdown keeps the right time even in a background tab or after a refresh.
- Pick a face Eight faces from the app, all free here. Your pick is remembered on this device.
- Go full screen Press F or the corner button to leave only the clock. Escape brings the page back.
Also: set a timer for 25 minutes · 25 min countdown · online 25 minute alarm.
What 25 minutes is good for
The number came out of one student’s kitchen in the late 1980s, not out of a study. It survives because it is a price most people will pay on most days. Run four of them with five-minute breaks, then take fifteen to thirty.
While the clock runs
- Add brown noise Generated in the browser — it never loops and never buffers.
- Study with me mode Full screen, nothing but the clock — for working alongside someone, or filming.
- Change the clock face Eight faces — minimal, neon, split-flap, LED. All free here.
- The full timer Four modes with breaks handled for you, and all eight clock faces.
Questions people ask
How do I set a timer for 25 minutes?
It is already set. The countdown on this page opens at 25 minutes — press Start, or tap the space bar. Nothing to install and no account.
Is 25 minutes the correct Pomodoro length?
It is the standard one, not a scientific finding — it came out of one student’s kitchen in the late 1980s. Fifteen and fifty work just as well; the rule worth keeping is that if starting feels hard, you shorten the interval rather than lengthen it.
Does the timer keep running if I switch tabs?
Yes. The clock is worked out from the real time rather than counted frame by frame, so a background tab, a locked screen or a page refresh all resolve to the correct remaining time when you come back.
Will it make a sound when the time is up?
Yes, unless you turn off “Sound at the end”. Browsers block audio until you have interacted with the page, so the alarm works from the moment you press Start.
Can I use it full screen?
Press F or the icon in the corner. Full screen fills the display with the clock alone, which is what makes it readable from across a room or on a second monitor.
A browser tab can only do so much
This page keeps counting as long as it stays open. The iPhone and iPad app does the part a tab cannot: it blocks your distracting apps for the length of a session, keeps the clock on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and turns finished sessions into streaks and a heatmap.
Worth saying plainly: the shield only covers apps on that iPhone. It has no opinion about the laptop open next to it.