Tomato Timer
The original tomato, drawn as an actual tomato.
Pomodoro means tomato in Italian, after the little kitchen timer shaped like one. Most tomato timers forget the tomato. This one did not.
Here the tomato is the timer. The juice drains as your session runs down, the leafy top slowly wilts, and when you finish there is a small burst to celebrate. Start it and it gives a happy little squish. Leave it paused and it breathes.
Under the playful part it is a real, accurate Pomodoro timer, twenty-five and five by default, keyboard shortcuts and all. Press start and watch the tomato do its thing.
More timers
25 minutes on, 5 minutes off, a longer break every fourth round.
Soft pastels, warm gradients, and a timer that looks good on your screen.
Forty minutes of work, then one episode as your break.
Your timer and your task list, working together.
Questions
What is a tomato timer?
It is another name for a Pomodoro timer. Pomodoro is Italian for tomato, after the tomato-shaped kitchen timers the method was named for. This one leans into that and draws the timer as a tomato.
Does the tomato change how the timer works?
Not at all. The animation is just for fun and never blocks the controls. Start, pause, reset, and the countdown all work exactly like a plain timer.
Will the animations bother me or slow things down?
They are lightweight CSS and SVG, and they respect your reduced-motion setting. If your system asks for less motion, the tomato holds still and only the time keeps ticking.