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Pomodoro with rounds and phases

I want to …

… work in Pomodoro mode, with work and break phases, a long break, and visible rounds.

Before you start

  • Works on every plan (Free, Pro, Ultra) and for every role (Owner, Admin, Member).
  • Pomodoro is a mode in your personal Timer settings, next to Fixed. The lengths apply on every board and sync across your devices.
  • Defaults: 25 minutes Work, 5 minutes Break, and a 15-minute Long break after 4 rounds. The next phase starts on its own.

Here's how

  1. Open Focus and tap the line under the clock. In Timer settings, choose Pomodoro.
  2. Set Work and Break with minus and plus, or tap a preset: 25/5 or 50/10.
  3. Set Long break and Long break after. Choose Off if you only want work and short breaks.
  4. Turn Start next phase automatically off if you want to start each phase yourself.
  5. Close the sheet and tap the play icon (Start). The clock shows Round 1 and Work.
  6. When the work phase ends, your timer sound plays and Zeitlicht moves to Break. After the set number of rounds, the break is a Long break.
  7. After the break, the next round starts. The round number goes up.
  8. With Start next phase automatically off, the next phase waits paused at its full length. Tap the play icon (Resume) to begin it.
  9. The skip icon (Skip) ends the current phase early and moves on. With a keyboard, press S.
  10. The pause icon (Pause) and the play icon (Resume) work as in fixed mode. The circular arrow (Reset) ends the Pomodoro run; the next start begins again at Round 1.

The result

You see phase and round at the clock. The light column burns the current phase, not the whole day.

Common questions

Can I switch to Fixed in the middle of a break?

Yes. Tap Fixed in Timer settings. While a run is live, Zeitlicht asks Switch mode?. Switch ends the Pomodoro run and resets the timer.

Can I change a phase length while it runs?

Yes. A new Work length applies to a running work phase right away, a new Break or Long break length to a running break. With a keyboard, the up and down arrows change the phase that is running.

Can I turn the long break off?

Yes. Set Long break after to Off. Work and break then simply alternate.

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