25 minute timer
A 25 minutes countdown with an alarm, set and ready. Press Start.
Ready
25:00
Quick start
Tip: press Space to start or pause.
Ideas
What fits into 25 minutes?
Twenty-five minutes is one pomodoro: the focus session at the heart of the Pomodoro Technique.
- One Pomodoro focus session on a single task
- A writing, coding or study sprint
- A 25-minute run or workout
- Finally starting a task you keep putting off
Press Start and the countdown begins. You can pause, add a minute or reset at any time, and an alarm sounds when time is up. Need another length? Choose a quick-start time or enter your own; the online timer also takes any time up to 99 hours.
More tools
More ways to tick and pick
- Online timerCount down seconds, minutes or hours, with an alarm when time is up.
- Pomodoro timerFocus for 25 minutes, then take a break. Adjustable, with long breaks.
- StopwatchTime anything to a hundredth of a second, with lap times.
- Countdown to a dateDays, hours and minutes until any date, with a link to share.
- Random number generatorRandom numbers in any range, with or without repeats.
- Dice rollerRoll up to ten d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20 or d100 dice.
- Wheel spinnerSpin a wheel to pick from your own list of names or options.
- Random name pickerDraw names from a list or split people into random teams.
Frequently asked questions
Why 25 minutes?
Francesco Cirillo, who created the Pomodoro Technique in the late 1980s, used 25-minute sessions: long enough to make real progress, short enough to stay focused. It is a starting point, and many people prefer 30 or 50 minutes.
What should I do when the 25 minutes are up?
Take a 5-minute break, then start another session. After four sessions, take a longer break of 15 to 30 minutes. The Pomodoro timer does all of this for you automatically.
Will the alarm sound if I switch to another tab?
Yes. The timer keeps running in the background and the alarm plays when time is up, as long as the tab stays open and your device isn’t muted. The time left is also shown in the tab’s title.
Why is there no sound?
Check that "Alarm sound" is on, that your device isn’t muted, and on iPhone that the silent switch is off. Browsers only allow sound after you have clicked something on the page, so start the timer with a click or a key press.