Pomotroid is a simple and configurable Pomodoro timer. It aims to provide a visually-pleasing and reliable way to track productivity using the Pomodoro Technique.
Built with Tauri 2, Rust, and Svelte 5.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Configurable timer — customise work duration, break durations, and the number of rounds per long break.
- Statistics — daily, weekly, and all-time session history with charts and a 52-week heatmap.
- 37 bundled themes — including Dracula, Nord, Tokyo Night, Catppuccin, Gruvbox, Rose Piné, and more; auto-switches with your OS light/dark preference.
- Custom themes — drop a JSON file into the themes folder; applied instantly without a restart.
- Localization — 7 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), and Portuguese; auto-detects OS language.
- Global shortcuts — control the timer from anywhere, even when the window is hidden.
- Custom audio — replace the built-in alert sounds with your own files.
- Tick sounds — optional ticking during work and break rounds, independently toggleable.
- Dynamic tray icon — progress arc updates in real time; reflects round type and pause state.
- Minimise / close to tray — keep Pomotroid running in the background.
- Desktop notifications — native OS alerts on round transitions.
- Compact mode — a minimal set of controls appears when the window is resized small.
- Always on top — optionally keep the timer above other windows.
- WebSocket server — opt-in local server for stream overlays and external integrations.
- Diagnostic logging — rotating log file with a one-click shortcut to the log folder.
Website: github.com/Splode/pomotroid
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Developer: Christopher Murphy
License: MIT License
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