Pomodoro & Timeboxing Planner
Plan your Pomodoro session schedule for any block of available time, customising work intervals, short breaks, long breaks, and cycle length.
Results
What is it?
The Pomodoro Technique structures work into timed focus blocks separated by short breaks, with a longer break after every N cycles. The classic rhythm is 25 minutes work / 5 minutes break / repeat 4 times / 15-minute long break. Research on cognitive performance supports taking regular breaks to sustain attention — the specific interval is less important than the consistency of the rhythm.
How to use
Enter your total available working time, your preferred focus block and break durations, and how many sessions make up one cycle before a long break. The planner calculates how many complete cycles and extra sessions fit within your time, and shows total focus versus break minutes.
Example scenario
A 4-hour (240-minute) work block with classic 25/5/15 settings: each cycle = 25 x 4 + 5 x 3 + 15 = 130 minutes. Full cycles = floor(240 / 130) = 1 cycle. Remaining = 110 minutes. Extra sessions = floor(110 / 30) = 3. Total sessions = 4 + 3 = 7. Total focus time = 7 x 25 = 175 minutes.
Pro tip
Experiment with longer focus blocks (50-90 minutes) if you do deep, flow-state work like writing or coding. Research suggests that some professionals achieve far more output with two 90-minute deep sessions than six 25-minute Pomodoros. The best interval is the one you will actually follow consistently.