Focus Sessions
Pomodoro
Automatic work and break cycles with customizable intervals.
Pomodoro mode runs the classic cycle for you: work, short break, work, short break… and a long break after a set number of sessions. Everything advances automatically.
Enabling Pomodoro requires FocusMo Pro. Free users can try preset intervals; custom sliders are Pro. See Free vs Pro.
Defaults
| Setting | Default |
|---|---|
| Work interval | 25 minutes |
| Short break | 5 minutes |
| Long break | 15 minutes |
| Sessions before long break | 4 |
| Auto-start breaks | On |
Configure everything in Settings → Pomodoro:
- Free — preset buttons only: work 15 / 25 / 45 / 50 minutes, break 5 / 10 / 15 minutes. Applied immediately.
- Pro — full sliders for work, break, and long break lengths; a Number of Sessions slider (1–8); and the Auto-start Breaks toggle.
How a cycle flows
- You start a task — the work interval runs.
- Work completes → a break starts (automatically, if auto-start is on) and a full-screen break window appears.
- The break ends → the next work interval begins, with the same task still active (your active task persists through breaks).
- After the configured number of sessions, you get a long break.
- At the end of a cycle, the completion screen offers Start Next Cycle or Finish Session.
Stopping early at any point skips the pending break and goes straight to the session wrap-up.
Breaks
- Hide Break Window — dismisses the full-screen break overlay without skipping the break; the break timer keeps running in the background.
- Full-screen break notifications — toggle in Settings → Notifications → Break Experience. When off, you keep the small floating timer during breaks instead of the full-screen window.
- Smart Do Not Disturb — if the DND integration is on, DND lifts during breaks (so you can check messages guilt-free) and re-engages when work resumes.
Sounds
With notification sounds enabled, Pomodoro plays distinct system sounds: Submarine when a break starts, Ping when it ends, and Hero when a cycle completes.